Rickenbacker 330F
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Rickenbacker 330F
I’m really don’t know much about Rickenbacker guitars, but I am curious about one particular model, an early 1960’s 330F. I believe the F stands for full body, but it is unclear to me what this means a exactly. What particular features differentiates a 330F from a standard 330? Are there any particular years of this model from the early 60’s that are particularly rare and valuable? I would appreciate any information you can provide to educate me on this model of Rickenbacker.
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Re: Rickenbacker 330F
The 330F is a rare and valuable guitar. The differences it and a standard 330 should be pretty apparent when compared side-by-side.
Re: Rickenbacker 330F
Further to John's comment, here is a very brief 2015 article from Premier Guitar on a 1960 330F. Welcome to the RRF Gary.
https://www.premierguitar.com/reader-gu ... acker-330f
https://www.premierguitar.com/reader-gu ... acker-330f
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Re: Rickenbacker 330F
What most photos don't show is how deep the body is.
Re: Rickenbacker 330F
Thanks for the info. Very helpful. What a gorgeous instrument. In the instrument pictured above, it looks like it has P90 style pickups. I thought the Rickenbackers of that era used toaster style pickups. Can you clear that up for me? Oh, and 330Fs come in both single and double cutaways?
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Re: Rickenbacker 330F
I don't think the first photo in John's post is showing (at least it isn't for me).BlueWolf wrote:Thanks for the info. Very helpful. What a gorgeous instrument. In the instrument pictured above, it looks like it has P90 style pickups. I thought the Rickenbackers of that era used toaster style pickups. Can you clear that up for me? Oh, and 330Fs come in both single and double cutaways?
The second photo that I think you're referring to is a bog standard modern 330 model in Fireglo.
None of these guitars ever had a P90 style pickup. They are all single coils (both toaster and Hi Gain varieties). The 330F models (along with all other Rickenbackers during that era) had toaster pickups.
All F-model guitars were single cutaway with a similar profile/silhouette to an early Gibson ES-175.
Re: Rickenbacker 330F
Here is a 330F.
I'm not sure but it may be from Ron.
I'm not sure but it may be from Ron.