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The Rickenbacker 360 is an electric, semi-acoustic guitar made by Rickenbacker, and part of the Rickenbacker 300 Series.The instrument incorporates many features standard on Rickenbacker guitars, including a three-ply maple/walnut neck, shallow headstock angle, a thick rosewood fretboard finished with clear conversion varnish, and double truss rods.
Production models retained the prototypes' use of the rectangular trapeze tailpiece until late 1964, when twelve-string models were fitted with Rickenbacker's "R" tailpiece. The last 360/12 OS was produced in Fireglo and made in December 1968 S/N HL1725.(Ref. R.Smith) [citation needed] After 1969, the 360/12 gained a 24-fret neck instead of the ...
Toggle Rickenbacker Electro Bass Guitar subsection. ... Model 360/12V66; Model 362/12 - Double-neck ... Slides, Amplifier Covers, Amplifier Legs, Guitar Legs ...
Rickenbacker instruments are known for narrower necks (41.4 mm versus 43 mm at the nut for most competitors) and lacquered rosewood fingerboards, giving them a different feel. Known for their bright jangle and chime, early Rickenbacker guitars were often favored by folk rock, and British Invasion bands such as the Searchers, The Beatles and The ...
The "1" in the model name signifies pickups, as the 380 was originally intended as an acoustic guitar with electric guitar styling (although the 380 was supplanted by the 381's popularity.) It was most famously used by John Kay of Steppenwolf. Rickenbacker guitars sold in Europe had traditional f-shaped sound holes until the 1980s.
The 330 is equipped with a monaural jack plate, lacking the Rick-O-Sound stereo functionality of other Rickenbacker models such as the Rickenbacker 360. The Rickenbacker 330, like all Rickenbacker models, is manufactured in the United States, specifically within the Rickenbacker factory located in Santa Ana, California. It is not mass-produced ...
A replica of Lennon's 325 is available as a guitar controller for The Beatles: Rock Band. Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles played the 325 and its full scale variant, the model 350. [1] John Fogerty played his modified Fireglo 325 on many Creedence Clearwater Revival songs and live concerts, including their appearance at the 1969 Woodstock festival. [2]
A twelve-string model (similar to DB122), with a trapeze tail piece. Only used a few times in the studio, most notably on "Every Little Thing". Lennon used it at home for songwriting purposes. [11] A Rose Morris model 1996, finished in Rickenbacker's Fireglo finish, and with an f-shaped sound hole. Used after Lennon's second Rickenbacker was ...