Fender and Gibson are probably the most famous guitar names known. However the Sounds of the Sixties would not have been the same without the Rickenbacker. 

John Lennon acquired one from a shop in Hamburg in 1960, which he used throughout the early days of The Beatles.

In February 1964, while in New York City, F.C. Hall of Rickenbacker met with the band and their manager and gave George Harrison a model 360/12 (the second electric twelve-string built by Rickenbacker). This instrument became a key part of the Beatles' sound on their LP and film 'A Hard Days Night'. 

Roger McGuinn of The Byrds saw the movie and immediately bought a Rickenbacker 12-string.

Pete Townshend loved them. John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival also.

The music of The Hollies and The Searchers rang to the sound of the Rickenbacker too. 

The company was founded in 1931 by Adolf Rickenbacker, their electric guitars have a distinctive logo with a Soundhole 'slash' instead of the 'f-hole' and are famous for that signature 'jangle' sound. They enjoyed a renaissance in the 1980s with The Smiths, REM, Tom Petty's Heartbreakers, U2 and Smashing Pumpkins, to name just a few (and all favourites of mine). 

Here's a clever demo titled '20 Classic Rickenbacker Riffs & Licks' played by Joe George[s] >

 ... and so to today's Track:

 

I found this on an introduction to a YouTube video called "The Rickenbacker 12: A Short History, Featuring Jason Loughlin" - he says it's a little piece that's XTC meets The Byrds to underscore the intro. However he didn't name it, so I'm calling it 'Guitar Jangle' by Jason Loughlin > 

 

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