As far as 12-string electric guitars go, it’s hard to beat a Rickenbacker Capri model. The Fender Electric XII is perhaps the greatest competitor in terms of playability and sound, and the Gibson ...
One of guitar playing’s simplest joys comes in ringing out a big, open chord and letting the guitar’s strings and tonewoods work their magic. Now imagine that joy, doubled. The best 12-string guitars ...
Byrds boxed set gives a refreshing angle on the “jingle jangle.” Beatle George Harrison introduced the world to the Rickenbacker 12-string electric guitar — a revolutionary rock instrument for 1964 — ...
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in New York Feb. 9, 1964. From left, front, are Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr plays drums. (AP Photo) Don't Edit The Hofner ...
With ringing intros written on a Rickenbacker 12-string that helped define the musical tastes of a generation, the songs of The Byrds changed the shape of contemporary music in the mid- and late 1960s ...
Like any electric 12-string, the JF12 is at its best with loads of compression. Lay it on thick and you'll want to pick it back up and do it again. The folk at Italia can't take all the credit for the ...
NEW DELHI: All things must pass. But there are some that stay with you. I remember holding the Rickenbacker 12 string guitar when I was a kid. I wanted to play the Byrds' version of Bob Dylan's ...