Think Auctions Bid On New And Used Rickenbacker Electric Guitars

Rickenbacker has a long and storied past. The original company was known as The Electro String Instrument Corporation and was formed in 1931 by Adolph Rickenbacker and George D. Beauchamp.

Rickenbacker was a well-known name due to Eddie Rickenbacker's fame as a WWI flying ace. "Frying Pan" was what the early Rickenbackers were called due to the long neck and round body.

The earliest bodies were made out of metal and later they used Bakelite, a hard plastic material.

The pickups for Rickenbacker's guitars consisted of two horseshoe magnets on the top, with the strings running between the magnets' arms. Today, Rickenbacker
makes three kinds of pickups. The pickups are called Hi-gain, Vintage Single Coil Toaster Top, and Humbucking.

In 1958, Rickenbacker created the "Capri" series, which included double-cutaway semi-acoustic guitars. And in 1963 Rickenbacker created a twelve-string electric guitar.
Whereas many other manufacturers extended the length of the head to accommodate six extra strings, Rickenbacker set the tuners at right angles and allowed the use
of a regular headstock.

During the 1960s various artists and groups began using the Rickenbackers. John Lennon and George Harrison, of the Beatles, used Rickenbackers. The Byrds were
also well known for the use of the Rickenbacker twelve-string in their recordings.

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