1964 Rickenbacker 360-12 Deluxe Guitar - Seattle, WA
N 47° 37.298 W 122° 20.913
10T E 548949 N 5274453
Located within the Museum of Pop Culture is a gallery containing rare guitars belonging to some of the best musicians in the U.S. Admission fees apply.
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Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 09/04/2017
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Over 50 guitars are located in the Guitar Gallery: The Quest for Volume within the Museum of Pop Culture. One of them is a 1964 Rickenbacker 360-12 Deluxe guitar. A nearby placard reads:
Twice the usual number of strings makes for an unforgettable sound
Though twelve-string guitars had been around for decades--bluesman Leadbelly played one back in the 1930s--they never got much play in rock circles until Rickenbacker thought to electrify them in 1963.
Twice the standard six strings created a ringing, jangly-sounding guitar that quickly found a place in ________ music of the mid-sixties as well as in the rise of ____ rock.