| Alongside guitar names like Gibson and
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| | Rickenbacker guitars himself. The
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| Fender, you can't mention the best of the
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| | guitars had become so attached to the
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| best without adding the name of
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| | Beatles that one of the models was known
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| Rickenbacker. This company has been
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| | as the "Beatlebacker". Never in history
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| around since 1931, but it wasn't until
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| | had one guitar been so identified with
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| 1956, on its 25th anniversary, when
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| | one particular group or person.It wasn't
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| Rickenbacker began to make a name for
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| | long though until Rickenbacker made its
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| itself in the world of guitars.That year,
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| | way to a number of groups. Roger McGuinn
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| Rickenbacker introduced the Combo 400.
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| | of the Byrds bought himself a
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| Guitar collectors call it the guitar with
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| | Rickenbacker after seeing the Beatles
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| the butterfly style body. But
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| | movie "A Hard Day's Night". The sound of
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| Rickenbacker didn't stop there. That
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| | the guitar that McGuinn bought actually
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| same year they added a solid body
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| | became the trademark of the Byrds' sound.
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| electric bass guitar. The one thing
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| | Other groups and artists that latched
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| about these guitars that made them
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| | onto the Rickenbacker were Pete Townsend
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| different from any other guitar was that
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| | of The Who, John Fogerty of Creedence
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| they had necks that extended from the
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| | Clearwater Revival and John Kay of
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| head to the bass of the body. Today they
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| | Steppenwolf. By the late 60s there was a
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| call this neck through body construction.
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| | six week waiting period just to get one
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| Rickenbacker was the first company to
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| | of these guitars. They were beyond
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| make guitars like this and soon came to
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| | popular. They were a true phenomenon.By
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| be a trademark of the company.During the
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| | the 1970s, Rickenbacker started making
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| 1950s, Rickenbacker had many popular
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| | guitars with detachable necks. They even
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| models. Probably the most popular were
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| | matched slanted frets to match the angle
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| the hollow body six string Capri models.
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| | of the player's hand. They also started
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| This guitar was first unleashed on the
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| | making their famous double neck models
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| world in 1958. The guitar itself was
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| | that became quite standard. Other groups
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| designed by Roger Rossmeisl. There were
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| | started jumping on the Rickenbacker
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| three models of this guitar and each one
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| | bandwagon like Tom Petty and
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| had a different body style.But it wasn't
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| | R.E.M.Currently, Rickenbacker is as
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| until the 1960s that Rickenbacker has
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| | popular as it ever was. More current
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| sealed its name in rock and roll history
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| | groups like Oasis, Pearl Jam, Radiohead
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| when its guitars got permanently fastened
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| | and U2 all use Rickenbacker guitars to
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| to the British invasion of the mid 60s.
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| | get their patented sound.If you want to
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| This invasion came in the form of the
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| | get an idea of just how popular
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| greatest rock band of all time, the
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| | Rickenbacker is, George Harrison of The
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| Beatles. The groups featured several
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| | Beatles was once asked what guitar he
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| Rickenbacker guitars in its arsenal.
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| | played and he answered, "Of course it's a
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| Before the Beatles called it quits for
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| | Rickenbacker".Could there have been any
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| good, John Lennon had owned four
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| | other answer?
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