Rickenbacker 330
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| Rickenbacker 330 | |
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| Manufacturer | Rickenbacker |
| Period | Late 1950's - Present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Semi-Hollow |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Maple |
| Neck | Three-ply Maple/Walnut |
| Fretboard | Rosewood with pearloid dot inlays |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Adjustable |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Single-coil |
| Colors available | |
| Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue | |
The Rickenbacker 330 is part of Rickenbacker's 300 series of guitars, the series for which Rickenbacker is perhaps best known. The instrument incorporates many features standard on Rickenbacker guitars, including a three-ply maple/walnut neck, a shallow headstock angle, a thick rosewood fretboard finished with clear conversion varnish, and double truss rods. The 330 also features a body with Rickenbacker's "crescent moon" cutaway shape with sharp, unbound edges, and an "R"-shaped trapeze tailpiece. Also available with an additional pickup (Model 340) and as twelve string versions with either 2 or 3 pickups (Model 330/12 and Model 340/12 respectively).
[edit] Features
- No. Frets 24 (originally 21 until 1970)
- Scale Length 62.9 cm (24 3/4)
- Neck Width at Nut 41.4 mm (1.63)
- Neck Width at 12th Fret 49.05 mm (1 .931)
- Crown Radius 25.4 cm (10)
- Weight 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs.)
- Overall Length 100.3 cm (39 1/2)
- Overall Width 38.1 cm (15)
- Overall Depth 38.1 mm (1 1/2)
[edit] Notable Players
- Pete Townshend of The Who
- Tom Petty
- Hilton Valentine of The Animals
- Paul Weller of The Jam
- Johnny Marr of The Smiths
- Guy Picciotto of Fugazi
- Thom Yorke of Radiohead
- Brix Smith of The Fall
- Peter Buck of R.E.M.
- Mick Whitnall of Babyshambles
[edit] External links
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Joseph Ryan of Makeout Party.
