This is a product list of items manufactured by Rickenbacker International Corporation, and predecessor companies, including musical instruments, amplifiers and accessories. The three Rickenbacker Vintage series (B - 1st, V - 2nd and C - 3rd) are listed in numerical order within the relevant product sections, not as a separate grouping, as are Specials and Limited Editions.[1][2]
Industry | Musical instruments |
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Founded | 1931 |
Founder | George Beauchamp and Adolph Rickenbacher |
Headquarters | 3895 South Main Street, Santa Ana, California, USA |
Area served | Global |
Key people | George Beauchamp, Adolph Rickenbacher |
Products | Lap and Console steel guitars Guitars Bass guitars Electric violins Electric mandolins Electric banjos Amplifiers |
Website | Rickenbacker.com |
Ro-Pat-In Corporation
editHawaiian Electro Guitar
edit- MODEL A "Frying Pan"
- Model A-22 6 string
- Model A-22 7 string
- Model A-25 6 string
- Model A-24 7 string
Electro String Instrument Corporation
editElectro Series
edit- MODEL ES
- Model ES-16
- Model ES-17
Rickenbacker Electro Hawaiian Guitar
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Console Series
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Rickenbacker Electro Spanish Guitar
edit- Spanish Guitar (standard)
- Ken Roberts Model Spanish Guitar
- Model SP
- Model B Spanish Guitar
- Vibrola Spanish Guitar
200 Series
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Rickenbacker 300 Series (Thin Body)
editStandard 3/4 Range
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Standard Full Size Range
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Deluxe Semi-Acoustic 3/4 Range
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Deluxe Semi-Acoustic Full Body Range
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Deep Body Acoustic Range
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Combo 400 Series (Full Size Solid Body)
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Combo 600 Series (Solid Body)
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Acoustic 700 Series
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Combo 800 Series (Solid Body)
edit- Model 800
- Model 850
Combo 900 Series (3/4 Solid Body)
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Rose Morris Series
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Rickenbacker Electro Bass Guitar
edit- Tenor Guitar
Rose Morris Series
edit- Model 1999 (4001 Export)
2000 Series
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3000 Series
edit- Model 3000
- Model 3001
4000 Series
edit- Model 4000
- Model 4000 FL
4001 Range
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4002 Range
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4003 Range
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• Model 4003w
• Model 4003sw
4004 Range
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4005 Range
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Higher Range
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Rickenbacker Electro Mandolin
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Rickenbacker Electro Banjo
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Other Instruments
edit- Harpo Marx (Electric Harp)
- Electro Violin
Amplifiers
editB Series
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R35B
M Series
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R Series
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TR Series
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Others
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Extension Speakers
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Accessories
editCases
editMicrophones
edit- 664 Microphone
Pedals
edit- No. 300 - Pedal Volume Control for Hawaiian and Spanish guitars
Pics
edit- Pics 14-C
- Speed pics 61-C
Stands
edit- MS-10c
- MS-11C
Others
editPick Display Cabinets, Hawaiian Guitar Stand, Electro Strings, Slides, Amplifier Covers, Amplifier Legs, Guitar Legs, Amplifier Tube kits, Dust Cloth, Phantasmagorion, [56]
Colors and Body Finish
edit'Fireglo' (a shaded red), the company's longest running color option, has been made available every year since 1958, with 'Jetglo' (black) and 'Mapleglo' (natural) right behind, being made available every year since 1959. The colors' names usually have official abbreviations (such as 'JG' for 'Jetglo').
Current Available Colors
edit- Fireglo (FG) - a sunburst color; deep dark red that fades into a lighter maple center
- Jetglo (JG) - black
- Mapleglo (MG) - Natural
- Walnut (W) - Walnut unlacquered body with natural unpolished maple neck and fretboard. Introduced 2014 (not the same as WAL).[57]
- Matte Black (MBL)
- Matte Autumnglo (MAG) - a matte sunburst color; deep brown that fades into a yellow center
Non-standard, only available for 650 series:
- Walnut Oil Finish (WAL)
Non-standard, 480/481/483 Series:
- Among the 'special' colors available for the 480 series guitars, AutumnGlo (AUTUM) and Walnut (WAL) are often mistaken as being the same. AutumnGlo on the 480 series represented a flat matte finish, where Walnut designated the same color and burst, but in a traditional lacquered finish.
Formerly available colors
edit- Blonde (1954 - 1957)
- Brown (1954 - 1957)
- Green (1954 - 1957)
- Turquoise Blue (1954 - 1957)
- Jet Black (1954 - 1957)
- Autumnglo (1957 - 1983)
- Natural (1957 - 1960)
- White (1957, 1969 - 1999)
- Burgundyglo (1963 - 1983)
- Azureglo (1969 - 1984)
- Ruby Red (1978 - 1984, 2012 - 2017)
- Silver (1978 - 1984)
- Red (1984 - 1997)
- Turquoise (1989 - 2002)
- Midnight Blue (1986 - 2019, mid-1960s 360/6's)
Colors of the Year: 2000-2006
editRickenbacker produced a 'color of the year' for most of their models from 2000 to 2006.[58]
- 2000: Sea Green
- 2001: Desert Gold
- 2002: Burgundy
- 2003 - 2004: Montezuma Brown
- 2004: Blue Boy
- 2005: Blue Burst
- 2006: Amber Fireglo
Other finish options:
Recently (as of February 2024), special limited edition runs (typically 25 units) of instruments have been commissioned including British Racing Green (BRG), Snowglo and Pillar Box Red.
Additionally, a selection of models were released to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Rickenbacker in Dark Cherry Metallic (DCM),
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