Rickenbacker Lap Steel History

This page is dedicated to rickenbacker lap steel players and will be restricted to pictures of steels from the registry.

Rickenbacker lap steel history.

It used a vibration transfer rod from the instrument s sounding board attached to magnets inside the guitar and was not. Played by hawaiian musicians of the 1930s to jazz bassists of the 1990s by the beatles and byrds to the most current rock groups on mtv the ringing sound of rickenbacker instruments has helped define music as we know it. Rickenbacker lap steel bakelite body 1938 39. The numbers that appear at the bottom of pictures refer to registration number on the rickenbacker registration page followed by the year and model number.

Sell safely on reverb. Dating rickenbacker lap steels. A previous attempt the stromberg company s transducer based stromberg electro was introduced in 1928. 17 wide thin 2 1 2 deep hollowbody single rounded cutaway controls mounted on split level pickguard same trim and feature patterns as regular model 14 frets clear of the body sunburst or natural finish.

Most orders are eligible for free shipping. Rickenbacker electro lap steel 1940 s. There are various nicks and marks about the body. The following information is courtesy carl dixon as posted on the steel guitar forum.

Rickenbacker international corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in santa ana california the company is credited as the first known maker of electric guitars in 1932 and eventually produced a range of electric guitars and bass guitars. Thin fullbody series models 330f to 375f. Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of rickenbacker lap steels at guitar center. This lap steel is in very good condition.

Ric s history now spans 89 years in business on the leading edge of music trends that have changed popular culture forever. Secure transactions and shipping protection dedicated team of gear experts. Rickenbacker did not keep serial to date records until after the second world war. 1959 rickenbacker 330f fullbody.

Email from brad bechtel on october 25 1999. There is some bakelite repair on the back of the headstock at the 1st tuning gear. Rickenbacker deluxe hawaiian model g 1950. Used 1951 rickenbacker model b 8 string lap steel guitar serial number 2089171.