Most music aficionados credit The Byrds and its leader Roger (Jim) McGuinn for introducing the 12-string electric guitar to rock & roll, but they may have gotten the idea from The Searchers ...

Every acoustic aficionado needs a 12-string. There’s a magic in coursed string pairs and a distinctive power that Pete Seeger described as “the clanging of the bells.” But it's important to ...

In 1963, after capitalising on the popularity of the Merseybeat Phenomenon, The Searchers quickly established their own distinctive sound and a loyal following with a 12 string lead guitar and ...

With ringing intros written on a Rickenbacker 12-string that helped define the musical ... “I was just trying to emulate the sound of Beatles and Searchers recordings,” he says.