2012 Rickenbacker 330 Jetglo, Near Mint, Original Hard,

This Rickenbacker 330 is part of Rickenbacker's 300 series of guitars, the series for which Rickenbacker is perhaps best known. The 330 entered the Rickenbacker product line in 1958, though at the time the 300 series of guitars was known as the "Capri" series.

This instrument incorporates many features standard on Rickenbacker guitars, including a three-ply maple/walnut neck, a shallow headstock angle, and a thick rosewood fretboard finished with clear conversion varnish. The 330 also features a body with Rickenbacker's "crescent moon" double-cutaway shape with sharp, unbound edges, and an "R"-shaped trapeze tailpiece. One idiosyncrasy of the guitar is its dual truss rods, which allow for the correction of problematic and unwanted twists, as well as curvature, of the guitar's neck.

The Rickenbacker 330, like all Rickenbacker models, is manufactured in the United States, specifically within the Rickenbacker factory located in Santa Ana, California. Modern 330s are equipped with Rickenbacker's Hi--Gain single-coil pickups. For each of the 330's two pickups there are two knobs that control tone and volume. However in 1961, a fifth "blend" knob was added to the guitar to expand the possible adjustment of the guitar's tone. This knob has several different functions, such as acting as a tone blender between pickups and as a general EQ between the bass and treble tones of the guitar. Its primary function, however, is to serve as a bass pickup volume equalizer, allowing for the generally quieter bridge pickup to be brought up to comparable levels of volume with the neck pickup.

If you have ever wondered why guitarists the likes of Pete Townshend, Tom Petty, George Harrison, The Edge and many more, are drawn to the "Charm and Character" of Rickenbacker guitars, this beautiful instrument will tell you!