• Year of manufacture: 2025 (May)
• Country of origin: USA (Santa Ana, CA)
• Serial number: 25-20723
• Body Type: Semi-acoustic thinline with a "slash" soundhole
• Body & Top Wood: Solid Maple
• Neck Wood: Maple with a walnut "skunk stripe"
• Fingerboard Wood: Rosewood finished with a high-gloss lacquer.
• No. of Frets: 21 (standard for 2025 production models)
• Scale Length: 24.75" (62.9 cm)
• Nut Width: 1.63" (41.4 mm)
• Pickups: 2 x Hi-gain single-coils
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, and 1 Blend knob
• Switching: 3-way toggle selector
• Output: Mono only (single jack plate)
• Hardware: Chrome-plated "R" tailpiece and 6-saddle bridge
• Tuning Machines: custom "R" tuners made by Gotoh
• Fret Markers: Dot inlays
• Weight: 7.60 lbs (approx. 3.35 kg)
• Condition: 9/10
• Case: OHSC (Original Rickenbacker Hard-Shell Case)

 

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The Rickenbacker 330, originally called the "Capri" series, was first introduced in 1958. Designed by Roger Rossmeisl, it has become Rickenbacker's most popular and best-selling model. It is iconic for its "jangle" and "chime," historically associated with the 1960s British Invasion and later with the 1980s alternative rock scene. The body is carved from a solid block of maple, with a separate maple back glued on to create internal resonance chambers. The Fireglo colour is Rickenbacker's signature sunburst finish, featuring a vibrant red-to-amber transition that highlights the maple body's wood grain. In a major update starting in January 2023, modern 330s returned to a 21-fret neck (the vintage specification) from the 24-fret standard used since 1970. Modern 330s use Hi-gain single-coil pickups, which offer more bite and sustain compared to the lower-output "toaster" pickups of the 1960s, but still feature the traditional blend knob (the "fifth knob") to balance pickup output.

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