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Greatest 12 String Guitar Rock Song?

YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 36,595 Founders Club
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Greatest 12 String Guitar Rock Song? 16 votes

The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
6%
YellowSnow 1 vote
Eagles - Hotel California
18%
PurpleThrobberBasemanJoey 3 votes
Rush - Closer to the Heart
0%
Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By
0%
Led Zeppelin - Over The Hill and Far Away
12%
RaceBannonFishpo31 2 votes
The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
6%
chuck 1 vote
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
18%
DerekJohnsonMad_SonLebamDawg 3 votes
Led Zeppelin - Stairway
18%
alumni94biak1El_K 3 votes
Alice in Chains - I Stay Away
6%
haie 1 vote
FO, Row Peter Puffer - you left off...
12%
Bad_MotherDuckerhuskyhooligan 2 votes
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  • chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,403 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
    Rather easily, unless you ask me another time. Then it could be something else.
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  • PurpleThrobberPurpleThrobber Member Posts: 45,413 Standard Supporter
    Eagles - Hotel California
    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.


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  • Fenderbender123Fenderbender123 Member Posts: 2,989
    Ticket to Ride is a legendary song. But from a guitarist standpoint, it doesn't stand out as a 12 string sound. Some people hear it distinctly, but many such as myself don't.

    If I had to choose a Beatles song for this list, from the same album, I feel that I've Just Seen a Face and You've Got to Hide Your Love Away have that more unmistakable 12 string richness. The rhythm guitar in Help has it too.

    As I type this, I realize I'm probably biased toward the acoustic 12 string.
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  • RaceBannonRaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 109,064 Founders Club
    Led Zeppelin - Over The Hill and Far Away
    Hotel California and Stairway are classic but over the hills is under appreciated and a real 12 stringer
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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 36,595 Founders Club
    The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
    Fenderbender123 said:

    Ticket to Ride is a legendary song. But from a guitarist standpoint, it doesn't stand out as a 12 string sound. Some people hear it distinctly, but many such as myself don't.

    If I had to choose a Beatles song for this list, from the same album, I feel that I've Just Seen a Face and You've Got to Hide Your Love Away have that more unmistakable 12 string richness. The rhythm guitar in Help has it too.

    As I type this, I realize I'm probably biased toward the acoustic 12 string.

    Hmmm... @Fenderbender123 I've always heard the intro to Ticket to Ride as one of the most jangly Rickenbacker riffs out there. It's not the most virtuoso but still pretty iconic. But to you point any number of Beatles songs could be on this list- e.g., A Hard Day's Night, And Your Bird Can Sing, If I Needed Someone, etc...plus the other you mention.

    Some of my most favorite 12 string riffs are the ones that are more subtle like the intro to Sloop John B or California Girls.
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  • chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,403 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
    YellowSnow said:

    Fenderbender123 said:

    Ticket to Ride is a legendary song. But from a guitarist standpoint, it doesn't stand out as a 12 string sound. Some people hear it distinctly, but many such as myself don't.

    If I had to choose a Beatles song for this list, from the same album, I feel that I've Just Seen a Face and You've Got to Hide Your Love Away have that more unmistakable 12 string richness. The rhythm guitar in Help has it too.

    As I type this, I realize I'm probably biased toward the acoustic 12 string.

    Hmmm... @Fenderbender123 I've always heard the intro to Ticket to Ride as one of the most jangly Rickenbacker riffs out there. It's not the most virtuoso but still pretty iconic. But to you point any number of Beatles songs could be on this list- e.g., A Hard Day's Night, And Your Bird Can Sing, If I Needed Someone, etc...plus the other you mention.

    Some of my most favorite 12 string riffs are the ones that are more subtle like the intro to Sloop John B or California Girls.
    And Your Bird Can Sing would have gotten my vote by a mile if I had thought of it. It's my favorite song on Revolver and easily a top 10 Beatles song for me.
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  • LebamDawgLebamDawg Member Posts: 8,759 Standard Supporter
    Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
    Well you could have included something from Leo

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Kottke
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  • Fenderbender123Fenderbender123 Member Posts: 2,989
    edited June 2020
    YellowSnow said:

    Fenderbender123 said:

    Ticket to Ride is a legendary song. But from a guitarist standpoint, it doesn't stand out as a 12 string sound. Some people hear it distinctly, but many such as myself don't.

    If I had to choose a Beatles song for this list, from the same album, I feel that I've Just Seen a Face and You've Got to Hide Your Love Away have that more unmistakable 12 string richness. The rhythm guitar in Help has it too.

    As I type this, I realize I'm probably biased toward the acoustic 12 string.

    Hmmm... @Fenderbender123 I've always heard the intro to Ticket to Ride as one of the most jangly Rickenbacker riffs out there. It's not the most virtuoso but still pretty iconic. But to you point any number of Beatles songs could be on this list- e.g., A Hard Day's Night, And Your Bird Can Sing, If I Needed Someone, etc...plus the other you mention.

    Some of my most favorite 12 string riffs are the ones that are more subtle like the intro to Sloop John B or California Girls.
    It's a great riff. I just don't hear a 12 string very well on it. George is playing one for sure, but it sounds more like a 6 string to me. Like I said, I'm just more of an acoustic 12 string guy.
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  • Fishpo31Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,521
    Led Zeppelin - Over The Hill and Far Away
    Found out about 12 string(?) when this came out...still love it. Write-Ins: If I Needed Someone; Feel a Whole Lot Better...Harrison / McGuinn mutual admiration...
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  • BasemanBaseman Member Posts: 12,367
    Eagles - Hotel California
    Fishpo31 said:

    Found out about 12 string(?) when this came out...still love it. Write-Ins: If I Needed Someone; Feel a Whole Lot Better...Harrison / McGuinn mutual admiration...

    Runner-up. Tho NOC about 2nd place
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  • Fishpo31Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,521
    Led Zeppelin - Over The Hill and Far Away
    Baseman said:

    Fishpo31 said:

    Found out about 12 string(?) when this came out...still love it. Write-Ins: If I Needed Someone; Feel a Whole Lot Better...Harrison / McGuinn mutual admiration...

    Runner-up. Tho NOC about 2nd place
    Very true, Base...threw those in because I would have voted for either song over a very strong field of existing choices...
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  • Bad_MotherDuckerBad_MotherDucker Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,354 Swaye's Wigwam
    FO, Row Peter Puffer - you left off...
    Acoustic 12 string with no production effects added. Raw and fucking amazing

    https://youtu.be/CzL7G0jItzU
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  • chuckchuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,403 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Beatles - Ticket to Ride
    Bad_MotherDucker said:

    Acoustic 12 string with no production effects added. Raw and fucking amazing

    https://youtu.be/CzL7G0jItzU

    The live, electric version of that song that you most commonly hear is one of his best rwcordings.
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  • alumni94alumni94 Member Posts: 4,858
    Led Zeppelin - Stairway
    Stairway, because the solo is played on his Telecaster.

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  • YellowSnowYellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 36,595 Founders Club
    The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
    alumni94 said:

    Stairway, because the solo is played on his Telecaster.

    It's funny how people always think of Page as a Gibson Les Paul guy even though the 1st album was all tele.
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  • huskyhooliganhuskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,650 Swaye's Wigwam
    FO, Row Peter Puffer - you left off...
    Obviously stairway but I like telling park city cake eater peter puffer rowers to fuck off.
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