1980 Rickenbacker 360/12

George Harrison

Rickenbacker 360/12 — Harrison was given one of the first Rickenbacker 360/12 twelve-strings ever made, and its chiming sound became central to the Beatles' evolving guitar tone from 1964 onward, notably on A Hard Day's Night.

Tom Petty

Rickenbacker 360/12 (Mapleglo, 1980 acquisition) — Purchased from Norman's Rare Guitars in 1980; described by Petty as his favorite guitar, used across his solo and Heartbreakers career

Pete Townshend

Rickenbacker 360/12 — Townshend smashed a Rickenbacker at the Railway Hotel in September 1964, the founding moment of his signature guitar-destroying stage act, later cited by Rolling Stone among the "50 Moments That Changed Rock & Roll"; he continued using and occasionally destroying Rickenbacker 12-strings for decades, including a documented 1989 tour incident