Rickenbacker Lap Steel History

There are various nicks and marks about the body.

Rickenbacker lap steel history.

Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of rickenbacker lap steels at guitar center. Sell safely on reverb. A previous attempt the stromberg company s transducer based stromberg electro was introduced in 1928. This lap steel is in very good condition.

It used a vibration transfer rod from the instrument s sounding board attached to magnets inside the guitar and was not. Rickenbacker did not keep serial to date records until after the second world war. 1959 rickenbacker 330f fullbody. Rickenbacker twelve string guitars were favored by the beatles roger mcguinn of the byrds hilton valentine of the animals and gerry.

The numbers that appear at the bottom of pictures refer to registration number on the rickenbacker registration page followed by the year and model number. I will tell you what is generally known and some distinguishing features that should help. Secure transactions and shipping protection dedicated team of gear experts. Most orders are eligible for free shipping.

Thin fullbody series models 330f to 375f. Rickenbacker electro lap steel 1940 s. Dating rickenbacker lap steels. The rickenbacker electro a 22 nicknamed the frying pan is the first electric lap steel guitar developed in 1931 1932 it received its patent in august 1937.

Rickenbacker deluxe hawaiian model g 1950. 17 wide thin 2 1 2 deep hollowbody single rounded cutaway controls mounted on split level pickguard same trim and feature patterns as regular model 14 frets clear of the body sunburst or natural finish. This page is dedicated to rickenbacker lap steel players and will be restricted to pictures of steels from the registry. Rickenbacker lap steel bakelite body 1938 39.

Ric s history now spans 89 years in business on the leading edge of music trends that have changed popular culture forever. Email from brad bechtel on october 25 1999. Rickenbacker international corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in santa ana california the company is credited as the first known maker of electric guitars in 1932 and eventually produced a range of electric guitars and bass guitars. There is some bakelite repair on the back of the headstock at the 1st tuning gear.