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| Rickenbacker 330 |
| Manufacturer |
Rickenbacker |
| Period |
Late 1950's - Present |
| Construction |
| Body type |
Semi-Hollow |
| Neck joint |
Set |
| Woods |
| Body |
Maple |
| Neck joint |
Three-ply Maple/Walnut |
| Fretboard |
Rosewood with pearloid dot inlays |
| Hardware |
| Fretboard |
Adjustible |
| Pickup(s) |
2 Single-coil |
| Colors available |
| Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue |
[edit] Overview
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 at a Glance
- No. Frets 24
- 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)
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