Jim "Roger" McGuinn.

OK, boys and girls, the 60s live on: This Chicago native cut his teeth at the Old Town School of Folk Music. He played banjo and guitar with The Limeliters, the Chad Mitchell Trio and Bobby Darin. After watching "A Hard Day's Night" in 1964, he tried to find a 12-string Rickenbacker like George's "with the pointy cutaways" but couldn't. He had to settle for a "blonde" 360-12. It was stolen and subsequently auctioned in England for $100,000. Artist? Answer: Jim "Roger" McGuinn. He has been my guitar hero since I first heard him in '65 with The Byrds. And the rest, as they say, is jingle-jangle... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Jg4S9R-44&list=RDO0Jg4S9R-44&start_radio=1 I had a 1986 Rickenbacker 370-12 built by the same Rick luthier that built McGuinn's. It had "Byrds wiring" compression, without which you cannot get the iconic jingle-jangle sound, I ran it through a Fender tube amp and strung it with Pyramid Gold lights, just like McGuinn. A few years ago, I sold it to a very nice gentleman from Nashville who plays McGuinn in a Byrds tribute band. He loves it and I know that it is in good hands, getting a heckuva lot of play. I first saw The Byrds in 1967 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, Gene Clark had just left the group. I have seen McGuinn solo several times since. He puts on a great show with quite a bit of storytelling. I have met his lovely wife Camilla but, despite my best efforts, have never met him. According to Camilla, after John Lennon's senseless assassination, he became extremely reclusive as far as interacting with fans.