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A selection of career-defining albums featuring David Crosby albums (clockwise from top left): The Byrds 'Mr. Tambourine Man,' 'Crosby, Stills & Nash' eponymous, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 'Déjà Vu', David Crosby 'If I Could Only Remember My Name,' 'Graham Nash David Crosby' eponymous, Graham Nash & David Crosby 'Wind On the Water', 'CPR' eponymous and David Crosby 'For Free.'
"Albums Are Still Our Art Form... They Are What We Are Going to Leave Behind”: David Crosby on His Epic Recording Legacy The acoustic legend delivers guitar insights into his classic period and final album, 'For Free'
Steve Dawson
“After Years of Experimentation, I’ve Boiled It Down to the Simplest Format”: Steve Dawson Shares Some Expert Advice on Recording Acoustic The acoustic virtuoso reveals his favorite way to mic a guitar, how to achieve a clean slide sound and more
Fender Electric XII
How the Fender Electric XII Became the Sound Everyone Chased During the Late-’60s Craze for 12-String Jangle The unorthodox 12-string electric found its way onto some of rock's most classic recordings, wooing guitarists the world over, but the course of true love ran any way but smooth.

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Tim Buckley with Guild 12-string acoustic

Watch 12-String Virtuoso Tim Buckley Perform His Beautifully Eerie Masterpiece “Song to the Siren”

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 29 June 21

The father of equally legendary guitarist Jeff Buckley performs live on ‘The Monkees’ TV show in 1968.

Bob Dylan's Fender XII guitar is headed to the auction block

Bob Dylan's 1965 Fender XII is Headed to Auction

By Jackson Maxwell published 14 April 21

The 12-string was used by Dylan during the early sessions for his 1966 masterpiece, 'Blonde on Blonde.'

The 1965 Framus New Sound TV 12-String Has Chime and Jangle for the Ages

By Terry Carleton published 6 October 20

This unusual guitar is beautiful, easy to play, six pounds light and sounds like nothing else.

Mike Rutherford performs with Genesis at Newcastle City Hall, 1st October 1972.

Decoding the 12-String Tapestry of Early Genesis

By Vinnie DeMasi published 16 April 20

The early music of Genesis should provide you with a largely untapped wellspring of inspiration.

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  1. K.K. Downing (left) and Glenn Tipton  perform at Rockford Speedway,  Loves Park, Illinois, July 27, 1980.
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    “It Was Pretty Obvious It Was a Song That Was Going to Go a Long Way”: Glenn Tipton Explains How John Lennon’s Home Inspired Judas Priest’s 1980 Classic “Living After Midnight”
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    Listen to Tropical F*ck Storm's Epic Cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “1983... (A Merman I Should Turn to Be)”
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    Get That Classic Rockabilly Sound, EVH Girth, Bathroom Ambience and Much More With Electro-Harmonix’s New Slap-Back Echo
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    Joe Bonamassa Announces Expansive New Live Album, ‘Tales of Time’
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    Listen to Bill Connors’ ‘Of Mist and Melting’ – ECM Jazz at Its Finest

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