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 ...

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 ...

LITTLE ROCK — Rickenbacker International has a problem that General Motors would love to have. The company that made the first electric guitar and whose instruments were popularized by The Beatles in ...

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 ...

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