Rickenbacker
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Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker (pronounced /ˌrɪkənˈbækɚ/) [1] Archived 2008-01-12 at the Wayback Machine), is an American company that makes electric guitars. The company invented the first electric guitar during the 1930s. The guitars are made at its headquarters in Santa Ana, California. Rickenbacker is the largest guitar company to make all of their guitars within the United States.
Rickenbacker Media
Body of a 370/12, with the distinctive R-tailpiece, sharkfin inlays and stereo jacks
The typical 12-string headstock, with the slotted tuners for the octave strings
Double truss rod neck, Rickenbacker guitar.
- RickenbackerBassJG
Lemmy Kilmister playing his signature 4004LK
Other websites
- Rickenbacker International Corporation Archived 2007-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "Born to Rock" guitar exhibit at Harrods, London, February 2007, featuring the 1931 Rickenbacker "Frying Pan". Also see BBC 6 Music
- news story.
