Jangle Explained: The Electric 12-String and the Rickenbacker Sound
How an electric 12-string works: octave pairs, tuning, Rickenbacker's reversed stringing, compression, and the 1960s models behind the jangle sound.
How an electric 12-string works: octave pairs, tuning, Rickenbacker's reversed stringing, compression, and the 1960s models behind the jangle sound.
The Rickenbacker 620/12 traces to a forgotten 1963 prototype Mike Campbell found in a classified ad — and now Rickenbacker has quietly retired it again.
The Rickenbacker 381V69 is the brand's most labor-intensive flagship — beloved by John Kay, mostly ignored otherwise, then quietly discontinued in 2021.