The 12 String Guitar of Roger McGuinn

In this vintage Homespun video series, discover the signature sound of Roger McGuinn's Rickenbacker electric 12-string guitar, and be immersed in the music that made legendary musical group The Byrds a prime musical force.

Videos

• Introduction (02:44) - Roger opens the course with a song , introduces himself, and tells you what you will learn.

• Tuning Up (03:06) - Roger tunes up his guitar and gets ready to rock

• Playing Chords on the Rickenbacker (02:17) - Roger dives into plying some chords on his 12-string Rickenbacker.

• Mr. Tambourine Man (03:07) - In this video, Roger discusses and demonstrates "Mr. Tambourine Man,"includeing the highlighting the way he achieves ringing sustain with the use of finger-picks and flatpick.

• Turn! Turn! Turn! (11:08) - Roger shows banjo-like rolls, double-time picking and other techniques from this folk classic.

• Eight Miles High (03:45) - Roger dives into blues scales, single string bends, and up-and-down picking for the dynamic solo of the song "Eight Miles High".

• Changing Strings (15:11) - Roger demonstrates how he changes the strings on his guitar.

• Acoustic 12-String (04:14) - Roger pulls out his acoustic 12-string and plays a song.

• Martin D12-45 (05:44) - Martin discusses the guitar he is playing (a Martin D12-45) and plays the song "Mr. Spaceman".

• Studio Techniques (03:30) - In this final video, Roger talks about his advice for playing, guitar maintenance, recording preferences, and more!