<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in The-byrds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/byrds Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:44:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Bob Dylan wrote some notes on a napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do withit.’ It was like the Holy Grail”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-the-byrds-ballad-of-easy-rider tjocuywYVw9LathbAtBX2A Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:44:32 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:26:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘Oh, it’s just a fellow musician, that’s fine,’ and he walked out with the case. When I went to get my guitar, it was gone”: Roger McGuinn on the Ovation 12-string that fell apart and the infamous Rickenbacker theft of ’65 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-stolen-rickenbacker-ovation-life-in-guitars xgCcfmusZSNaKB6bLQmgD6 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 10:29:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This guy walked in with a silver Rickenbacker case. I thought, ‘Oh, it’s just a fellow musician, that’s fine’”: How Roger McGuinn’s Byrds Rickenbacker was stolen – from right under his nose ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-on-the-theft-of-his-rickenbacker-in-1965 cMpbLjpupbSXxm5zbiqHrT Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:39:08 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think LSD had a real big impact on the songwriting or guitar playing… it was just that we saw brighter colors and got high!” Roger McGuinn on The Byrds’ influential guitar style, and why they didn’t follow The Kinks and The Who into distortion ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-the-byrds JytaMb6QCmDDeaCZHNPtXH Wed, 16 Jul 2025 11:35:24 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:16:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David Crosby said, ‘I don't like it, man. That folky 2/4 time never gonna play on the radio’”: The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-the-byrds-bob-dylan-mr-tambourine-man-first-single jRVwYBY7N4hQPY3KfL6Vbe Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:16:41 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:23:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Clarence White entered the band, it elevated their guitar work. White and Roger McGuinn were electrifying”: Christian Parker on the Byrds’ legacy as folk-rock trailblazers, gear innovators and righteous players in their own right ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/christian-parker-on-the-guitar-legacy-of-the-byrds U7HtDJBa9bxNBZLUuDtRgP Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:58:52 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm still slammed with orders. Each B-Bender is made with care and love, just like I did with the first one for Clarence White”: How Gene Parsons reinvented electric guitar playing with the B-Bender ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gene-parsons-b-bender kVokKP2o4SsS8J4rkgacka Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:24:11 +0000 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:58:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is one of rock's greatest guitar heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/why-the-byrds-roger-mcguinn-is-one-of-rocks-greatest-guitar-heroes 9xWAx8nyQTc7tkEi8Jqeim Fri, 07 Aug 2020 21:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest 12-string guitar songs of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/best-12-string-guitar-songs PqZhFV7ruRDSSU5Huhohjc Tue, 19 May 2020 16:21:11 +0000 Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:23:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Everything you wanted to know about the B-Bender, a guitarist's ultimate secret weapon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-b-bender-a-guitarists-ultimate-secret-weapon sPieYXa7o3hrVRb9raGP6d Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:59:42 +0000 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:59:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Salute to Clarence White of The Byrds and Kentucky Colonels ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/white-lightning-ode-original-b-bender-clarence-white-byrds s7cLTuDwcvzmFSgCoNPVAX Wed, 24 Apr 2019 17:37:58 +0000 Mon, 29 Apr 2019 13:09:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tom Petty, Eric Clapton and More Talk Laurel Canyon Music Scene in 'Echo in the Canyon' Trailer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-tom-petty-eric-clapton-and-more-talk-laurel-canyon-music-scene-in-echo-in-the-canyon-trailer 9mTDqXBMYD9gETnCWbetMo Thu, 04 Apr 2019 18:45:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roger McGuinn Talks Byrds, Rickenbackers, New Album and Touring with Chris Hillman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/roger-mcguinn-talks-byrds-rickenbackers-new-album-and-touring-with-chris-hillman kSYxLvCSPBDrMiQVQmUyXa Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:05:11 +0000 Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:06:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman Team Up with Marty Stuart to Honor a Landmark Byrds Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/roger-mcguinn-and-chris-hillman-team-up-with-marty-stuart-to-honor-a-landmark-byrds-album bVJev4rLaCEmAef3VjZQUN Tue, 11 Sep 2018 14:51:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Byrds' 10 Greatest Guitar Moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/byrds-10-greatest-guitar-moments 5QnJxpBUQaYufA6Vc78i8M Fri, 13 Jul 2018 20:27:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman Announce 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' 50th Anniversary Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/roger-mcguinn-and-chris-hillman-announce-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo-50-anniversary-tour xK5SWSP77VS6jTNqA94uRV Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:32:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pedal Steel Legends Lloyd Green and Jay Dee Maness Honor 50th Anniversary of Byrds' 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/pedal-steel-legends-lloyd-green-and-jay-dee-maness-honor-50th-anniversary-of-byrds-sweetheart-of-the-rodeo stJJsLhxX5dmTvRgrvuJe5 Sat, 21 Apr 2018 10:52:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Hillman Announces New Album, 'Bidin' My Time' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/chris-hillman-announces-new-album-bidin-my-time BmeH9eNoeGz5LDuGMWRQ2j Fri, 30 Jun 2017 13:38:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chris Hillman Talks Signature Guild Bass, Flying Burrito Brothers and Byrds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/chris-hillman-talks-signature-guild-bass-flying-burrito-brothers-and-byrds KeHj46zNrsqjaid8jxVTfa Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:15:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Clarence White Plays Buck Owens' "Buckaroo" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/clarence-white-plays-buck-owens-buckaroo vXN4pTS8wU8FDN75Zg4Rcb Mon, 01 Feb 2016 22:50:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guild Guitars Introduces Chris Hillman Signature Byrds Bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guild-guitars-introduces-chris-hillman-signature-byrds-bass xcBXKycAyjdpp3rPbXMXRg Mon, 14 Sep 2015 17:51:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Great Guitar Solos by Clarence White of The Byrds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/blogs/five-great-guitar-solos-clarence-white-byrds TNMPovEtjSxzc364SXswA6 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 02:03:25 +0000 Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:57:47 +0000