“In my opinion, the Byrds’ sound would have been impossible without the
 invention of the Rickenbacker twelve string electric guitar.”   -- McGuinn
“While George Harrison brought attention to the Rickenbacker twelve string,
 James Roger McGuinn put it on the map.”  -- Rickenbacker, Smith, page 84
   “As usual, The Byrds played far too loud, but this was seen as evidence of
 empowerment or, as one critic called it, ‘loud music dancing on electric cable,
 music written in voltage.’”  -- Timeless Flight Revisited [1998], Rogan, page 188

1966 RICKENBACKER 370/12BYRD McGUINN’S MAIN GUITAR IN THE BYRDS • 1966-1971

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