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A handy categorized table of contents.

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Getting Started

1. The Complete Model Identification Guide

2. Glossary of Terms

3. Other Rickenbacker Resources

4. Site Updates

Core Models

1. The Model 330 Family

2. The Model 350

3. The Model 450

4. The Model 620 Family

5. The Model 4001 Family

6. The Model 4003 Family

Special Models

1. Signature Limited Edition Models

2. Beatles-Inspired Models

3. The 75th Anniversary Models

4. The 90th Anniversary Models

5. Special Runs 1983-2014

6. Special Runs 2015-Present

Other Models

1. The Model 1993Plus

2. The 200 Series

3. The Model 362/12

4. The Model 380L Laguna

5. The Model 381

6. The Model 3000 & 3001

7. The Combo 400

8. The Model 430

9. The Model 480

10. The Model 4005

11. The Model 4030

12. The Model 4030S

13. The Combo 600 & 800

14. The Model 6000 Bantar

15. The Model 900/950/1000

16. The Contello/Symfomia Grand

17. The Model ES16 & ES17

18. The 6/12 Convertible Guitars

19. The 8-String Basses

Rickenbacker-Adjacent Guitars

1. The Premiervox Spanish Guitar

2. The Astro Guitar Kit

3. The Barth/Magnatone Guitars

4. The Chandler 555

5. Nelson Guitars

Serial Numbers

1. Serial Number Overview

2. Serial Number Stickers

3. Vibrato Equipped 425 Serial Numbers

4. Serial Number Locator

Construction

1. Truss Rod Deep Dive

2. Neck Construction

3. Neck-Through Construction

4. Semi-Hollow Bracing

5. Deck Height

Design Elements

1. Deluxe vs. Standard Guitars

2. “Vintage”

3. OS vs. WB Guitars

4. Triangle Fretboard Markers

5. The BT & BH/BT Eras

6. The German Carve

7. F-hole Orientation

8. Bound Headstocks

9. The Gumby Headstock

10. The Bass Bridge Pickup Cover

Finishes

1. Conversion Varnish

2. Factory Colors

3. Special Run Colors

4. Color of the Year

5. 2021-2022 Unfinished Fingerboards

Electronics

1. Toaster Pickups

2. Higain Pickups

3. Other Rickenbacker Pickups

4. The Vintage Tone Circuit

5. Byrd Wiring

6. The Blend Knob

Plastics

1. Standard Truss Rod Covers

2. Special Truss Rod Covers

3. Knob Overview

Hardware

1. Grover Tuners Overview

2. Van Ghent Tuners

3. Schaller M6 Tuners

4. The Accent Vibrato

5. The “Boyd” Vibrato

The Transitional Era

1. What Is The Transitional Era

2. The Model 360 Transition Timeline

3. The Model 4001 Transition Timeline

4. The Model 4000 Transition Timeline

Company History

1. Rickenbacker and Intellectual Property

2. Branding

Design Flaws

1. Exploding Wavy Grovers

2. Tail Lift

3. Glueglo

4. Midnight Blue Binding Bleed

5. 4001/4003 Crack of Doom

Miscellany

1. Cases

2. The Sceusa Neck

3. Slanted Frets

4. Vaporware and Zombie Guitars

5. Knob Orientation

6. “Lennonizing”

Interesting/Unusual Instruments:

1. 1938 Model 59 Lap Steel

2. 1957 Polynesian

3. 1961 Kenny Blackwell Doubleneck

4. 1963 Suzi Arden 360/12

5. 1964 360S/12

6. 1964 Long Headstock 360S/12

7. 1966 Rose Morris “Redburst” Guitars

8. 1967 “Shaded” Guitars

9. 1967 John Paul Jones 4001S Prototype

10. 1968 “Moonglo” Guitars

11. 1968 Ebony Fingerboard 366/12OS

12. 1969-1971 21 Fret 4001s

13. 1971 Bound Neck 330

14. 1971 Transitional 360

15. 1972 360SF

16. 1973 Bound Neck 330/12

17. 1974 Bound Neck 4000s

18. 1974 4001SS

19. 1981 4001S FL

20. 1983 360/12 New Style WB

21. 1984 610/12

22. 1986 230 Blackstar

23. 1986 4003 Shadow

24. Mike Campbell 359V89

25. 1992 350 SH Overrun

26. 1993 RCA Models

27. 1992/93 Jackson Browne Prototypes

28. 1994 Norman’s Rare Guitars 1993SPC

29. 2003 Henry McGuinn 350/12

30. 2007 Chris Squire Pastel Burst 4003s

31. 2011 Pearl White 1997

32. 2014 330-F

33. 2016-2022 Noir Special Runs

34. 2020 4003CB SPC

35. 2022 3503

36. 2025 425 SPCs