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| Rickenbacker 360/12 |
| Manufacturer |
Rickenbacker |
| Period |
1963 - Present |
| Construction |
| Body type |
Semi-Hollow |
| Neck joint |
Set |
| Woods |
| Body |
Maple Carved, with white plastic binding along the back |
| Neck joint |
Three-ply Maple/Walnut |
| Fretboard |
Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays and white plastic binding |
| Hardware |
| Fretboard |
Adjustable |
| Pickup(s) |
Two Single-coil pickups |
| Colors available |
| Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue |
[edit] Overview
The Rickenbacker 360/12 was among the first electric twelve-string guitars. This instrument is visually similar to the Rickenbacker 360. Rickenbacker uses an innovative headstock design that incorporated both a slotted-style peghead and a solid peghead, thereby eliminating the need for the larger headstock normally associated with a twelve-string guitar. Another feature unique to Rickenbacker twelve-strings is the ordering of the courses. Most twelve-strings have the octave course on the bass side of the standard course; Rickenbacker reverses this convention. The 360/12 was given worldwide attention by George Harrison, who used it on many Beatles recordings, beginning with 1964's A Hard Day's Night.
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