Rickenbacker 360

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Rickenbacker 360
Manufacturer	Rickenbacker
Period	1958 - Present
Construction
Body type	Semi-Hollow
Neck joint	Set
Woods
Body	Maple Carved, with white plastic binding along the back
Neck	Three-ply Maple/Walnut
Fretboard	Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays and white plastic binding
Hardware
Bridge	Adjustable
Pickup(s)	Two Single-coil pickups
Colors available
Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue, Blueburst

The Rickenbacker 360 is a semi-acoustic/ thinline 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. The 360 also features stereo or mono output, a body with Rickenbacker's "crescent moon" cutaway shape and rounded top edge and bound back, and an "R"-shaped trapeze tailpiece. A twelve string version of the Rickenbacker 360 is available (Rickenbacker 360/12). A three pickup version of this model is also available, the 370.