Artist	Song
The Beatles	Ticket to Ride
The Who	I can't explain
The Byrds	Turn Turn Turn
The Dovers	What am I going to do?
Stiv Bators	Not that way anymore
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	The Waiting
The Lemon Drops	I live in the springtime
The Long Ryders	Ivory Tower
The Chesterfield Kings	Stop
The Rutles	I must be in love
The Paragons	Abba
The Cynics	Lying all the time
Teenage Fanclub	I need direction
The Blow Pops	Wake up Mary
The Flamin' Groovies	There's a place
The Byrds	She don't care about time
The Frampton Brothers	Mr. Invisible Man
R.E.M.	South Central Rain
The Velvet Underground	I'm set free
The Move	Fire brigade
The Pandoras	It's about time
The Turtles	Outside Chance
The Beau Brummels	Just a little
The Choir	It's cold outside
Matthew Sweet	What matters
The Hollies	I can't let go

Comment:

A new series devoted to my favorite moments of guitar history, underappreciated or otherwise. My love affair with the 12-string Rickenbacker began in the early 80s. That's when I first *really* listened to the Byrds and Beatles and wondered how they got those great chimey guitar sounds. Well my little friends, the 12-string Rickenbacker is largely to blame. I bought my first Rick from a good friend. It was one beautiful guitar, but the sound was never quite what I expected. That is, not until I scored a Vox amp a few years later and made some good use of that Rick-o-sound (that is, using the stereo pickup effect). Sadly, few people sound like Roger McGuinn and I was no exception - that treble boost that he used was integral to the sound of those Byrds records, you know. In any event, I eventually discovered Gretsch guitars and found myself playing the Rick less and less - unfortunately, the necks on most Rickenbackers are notoriously skinny and I have enormous clumsy paws. So, I traded it (against my better judgment). Anyhow, for years after that I wanted another electric 12 string but the Rick's were too costly and unfriendly to play. Then one day I stumbled onto a late-60s Gretsch 12 string electric, and the riff to "She don't care about time" sounded stellar. Man, that guitar could chime! The rest is history. I still love the 12-string sound, but with the playability of a Gretsch. So what is this particular mix all aboot? It's a tribute to the mighty 12-string electric sound, as largely played through Rickenbackers. To be fair, you might find a Vox Phantom 12 or Gretsch 12 string buried in here, but certainly no cursed double-neck Gibsons. I threw in a song I played on - please indulge me. Any other fave electric 12-string tracks out there? Couldn't find a copy of Paul Revere's "Kicks", which I swear starts with a Rick-riff.

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