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THUNDERBYRD
BY ALAN DI PERNA
OVERLOOKED, UNDERRATED, SIDELINED AND DOWNPLAYED SIXTIES GUITAR HEROES PART 1: ROGER McGUINN
June 2, 1965: McGuinn — with his Rickenbacker 360/12 — at a Byrds recording session in Los Angeles
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