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Short Takes: 1938 Model 59 Lap Steel
Short Takes: The Noir Special Runs
Short Takes: The 1963 “Suzi Arden” 360/12
Down the Rabbit Hole: Knob Orientation
Short Takes: The 1957 Polynesian
Short Takes: The 1936 Premiervox Spanish Electric Guitar
Overview: The Barth/Magnatone Guitars
Terminology: Conversion Varnish
Short Takes: The 1961 Kenny Blackwell Doubleneck
Short Takes: The 2020 4003 CB SPC
Short Takes: The “John Paul Jones” 1967 4001S Prototype
Terminology: Midnight Blue Binding Bleed
Terminology: The Bass Bridge Pickup Cover
Short Takes: The Jackson Browne Signature Limited Edition
Overview: The Contello and Symfonia Grand
Short Takes: Rose-Morris Redburst
Terminology: Neck-Through Construction
Timeline: The Evolution of the 330
Terminology: The Accent Vibrato
Overview: The 3000 & 3001 Basses
Terminology: 4001/4003 “Crack of Doom”
Timeline: The Evolution of the 4001
Short Takes: Vibrato Equipped 425 Serial Numbers
Short Takes: 1968 366/12 OS with Ebony Fingerboard
Overview: Rickenbacker and Intellectual Property
Short Takes: The 2021-2022 Unfinished Fingerboards
Terminology: The Gumby Headstock
Deep Dive: Other Rickenbacker Pickups
Short Takes: The 1974 Bound Neck 4000s
Overview: The 6/12 Convertible Guitars
Short Takes: The Astro Electric Guitar Kit
Short Takes: Norman’s Rare Guitars 1994 1993SPC
Terminology: Color of the Year
Timeline: The Evolution of the 620/610
Short Takes: 1983 360/12 “New Style” WB
Short Takes: The 1968 “Moonglo” Guitars
Terminology: OS vs. WB Guitars
Timeline: The Evolution of the 450
Short Takes: The 1967 “Shaded” Guitars
Overview: The 90th Anniversary Models
Timeline: The Evolution of the 4003
Deep Dive: Vaporware and Zombie Guitars
Short Takes: 2007 Chris Squire “Pastel Burst” 4003s
Short Takes: The Serial Number Stickers
Overview: The “Vintage Tone Circuit”
Short Takes: 2003 Henry McGuinn 350/12 One-Off
Timeline: The Evolution of the 350
Short Takes: The Mike Campbell “350V89”
Deep Dive: Special Runs Part 2 (2015-present)
Deep Dive: Special Runs Part 1 (1983 to 2014)
Terminology: F-Hole Orientation
Short Takes: 2011 Pearl White 1997
Short Takes: 1992 350 “SH Overrun”
Deep Dive: The Signature Limited Edition Models
Short Takes: 1971 330 with Bound Neck
Short Takes: 1986 230 Hamburg "Blackstar"
Timeline: The Short Scale Solidbodies
The Complete Rickenbacker Model Identification Guide
Overview: The 75th Anniversary Models
Timeline: Schaller M6 Tuner Dating/Identification Guide