Rickenbacker 330/6

Beautiful mapleglo 330 rickie, from 1996. All maple with glossy transparent finish, with awesome grain and same features as other models: rosewood board that is glossy and shiny ( has some sort of lacquer like the one used for maple necks), 5 controls (two tones, two volumes and blend), schaller machine heads, chrome hardware and huge sounding single coils. The neck is quite nice, not too thin and incredibly comfortable for someone with small hands like me.Hard original rectangular rickenbacker case, came with original Rick cleaning cloth.

The sound on this guitar is unlike any other Ive ever tried. Airy open sound because of the semi-hollow construction, but not too open like archtops. The single coils deliver an amazing sound through dirtied up amps, the clean sound on both pickups is quite astaounding. The neck pickup is very bassy and has a jazzy feel, althought its single coil nature comes out. The best sound you can get is when turning up the volume on old valve amps - get that clanging sound like The Jam or even The Who, thats what I use for most of the time.The tones coming from this guitar are so characteristic, albeit a bit limited, but they are so incredible, that just the sound on the bridge pickup is worth it every single cent.

The guitar came spot on. Action was fabulous, pickups needed a little tweaking because they were too close to the strings and distorted a little. The top looks lie heaven, and my girlfriend gets mad at me cause I drool at it, he he. The construction of this guitar is almost custom like, not a single flaw and I have yet to see a gutar so beautifully constructed.

I have used this guitar on numerous gigs and concerts. The only problem is feedback, unless you get to grips with it, you have to turn the knob down constantly, but I guess thats the norm with semi hollows. The hardware is quality and the guitar is all around solid, sometimes I have trouble tuning it after heavy playing, but this guitar is not only a looker on stage, but its sound through a revved up amplifier will leave the audience dropping jaws... I always carry a spare, sometimes after heavy sweating the fretboard can get quite slippery, but thats no problem for a normal gig.

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Finally, this guitar is probably the "best buy" I have purchased, for only 600 bucks I got the guitar almost brand new, with original case, and must say that Pick of the Ricks is a great store specializing in Rickenbackers, so they know their stock. The sound on my mapleglo Rick is so different to my other Fenders or Gibsons that I use it almost exclusively to get that incredible sound. It complements my music which is mostly old style British Invasion type, so the clean vs. kerrang suits my band perfectly. I am now considering buying one of the solid bodied rickies or even a 12 string model. If I had to choose one guitar out of all the ones I own, this would definitely be it!

hehehe. Went to guitar center today and played a bunch of things including this wonderful 1998 Rick. I'm pretty sure everyone knows what this guitar looks like. It's not exactly electronics heaven but it has plenty of features.

The sound was absolutely amazing. I played it through a vox ac 30 hoping to get that Tom Petty thing going but the only ac-30 in the place had a blown speaker. I plugged it into a 59 reissue fender bassman and the sound was breathtaking. The bright pickups were full of life. The neck pickups were a lot muddier but still cool.

The guitar's finish is impecably rick-like. It's nowhere near as lush as the PRS's guitars nor as expressive as the Gretsches but the finish was solid all around. The neck seems long to me. I don't know if this is typical of Ricks but the neck seemed quite long (maybe it's the cutaway that induces that feel). The setup was low and easy to play.

don;t own one but I will :)

The rick was an amazing guitar. It held up well against the Gretsches, Pauls and PRS I played today. There was an amazing sound from the guitar out of its bright pickup. It's not the best guitar I ever played but it was damn near close to it.

I've got several rickies: two of this model, an all black built 1990 and a tomato red from 1999. Usual setup: two superb pickups, 5 knob layout with built in morse coder.

I play mostly full on power pop (Who/Beatles) style and its great for that - a power chord machine Pete Townshend called it - but underrated for other syles like blues/country. This guitar has the richest, warmest single coil sound with singing feedback to die for.

Absolutely flawless from factory in finish fit and setup. The only problem I've encounted is the jack socket which is prone to work loose.

If you treat with respect it will outlive you for sure. You need to clean it occasionally as it has so many hidden crevices and watch out for chips off the old finish.

Never dealt with them. they sound extremely uptight about their babies tho'. Probably that's how they keep the quality so high.

I play it through a Vox Cambridge 15. Sounds fab through just about anything. In a world of massively subjective opinions, heres another. For a combination of style, looks and unique sound, this is the best guitar you can buy. If you play classic rock 'n'roll play it on this

My Rickenbacker 330 is Jetglo and made and purchased in 1999. Same features as all other reviews. Rickenbacker seems to be the only guitar manufacturer to use the "fifth" knob for blend control. It's a neat little feature although I don't use it much. I replaced the "R" tailpiece with a vibrato unit like on the 325 model (like Lennon's) but removed it shortly after. The vibrato tailpiece requires no modification or damage to the guitar so I can put it on agian if I choose. But it cuts down on the chiming sustain and the trem arm is short and more suited for the smaller 325.

There is nothing else that can sound like a Rickenbacker. Unlike Fender and Gibson style guitars that have numerous clones, there is no other manufacturer that rips off Rickenbacker designs (this is probably because of fear of a lawsuit). If you want the Rickenbacker "sound" - get a Rickenbacker. The sound is very unique and versatile. Yes it's known for clean jangle, but it can growl when put through an overdriven amp.

I bought this guitar when I worked for a large guitar retailer so I got the pick of the litter. I just waited until this shipment of Ricky's came into the warehouse and picked through the spanking new 330's until I found this beauty. Rickenbacker set-up from the factory is always great. The reason you see many warped necks and bad action when checking out Ricks at a guitar mega store is because of neglect. Generally employees don't maintain any equipment unless asked to do so. Customers come in and mess around and mistreat guitars. And the weather plays havoc too. For example, my 330 came in set-up perfectly and I took it home with no one else touching it. But after coming from warm, sunny California to dry, cold Chicago it took only a few days for the neck to need tweaking. Also since 330's don't have neck bindind like the 360 models, the cold dry air made my fingerboard shrink ever so slightly and I needed a fret edge file in a couple spots. Never had any problems since then!

Very reliable guitar. I have heard many morons who have never played a Rickenbacker say that those guitars look fragile. This is not true! I play very aggressively and I will fall apart before my 330 does. If you want to confirm very extreme use of Rickenbackers that will not fall apart think about Fugazi, The Church, The Jam, Flickerstick. Don't think of Rickenbacker killer Pete Townshend. The most aggressive I've met was Marty Willson-Piper from The Church who also can play amazing things on a Ricky 360 twelve string.

Never used.

Rickenbackers are classics. Made in USA with no cheap dumbed down versions like Fender and their Squire brand. I recommend this guitar to anyone who lacks a single coil sound that is unique from the usual Fender Strat. It doesn't matter if you don't have a Vox AC30, this guitar sounds good through anything and is more versatile than expected.

Mine is a 1999 Jetglo (black) Rickenbacker 330 6-string, made in the USA, of course. 24 frets, semi-hollow body, 2 Rickenbacker single coil pickups, independent tone and volume controls for each pickup, plus a fifth blender knob for adjusting the mix of the two pickups when both are on. The body and neck are maple, fretboard is rosewood.

Contrary to popular belief about Rics, I've found that this guitar is fairly versatile in tonality, without ever losing that unique Rickenbacker-esque nasality and shimmer. In the bridge position, you can go from twang and snap with the tone knob up high, to smoky, almost acoustic sounds when you turn it towards the bass end. The middle postion with is probably the most useful, because you can get the widest range of tones out of it. In this position, you can do fine tonal adjustments using the fifth blender knob, mixing different combinations of the two pickups (for example: bringing the neck pickup forward in the mix and putting the bridge at a lower volume, all the while adjusting each pickup's tonality with the independent tone knobs). The middle setting gives you the most typical Rickenbacker sound: creamy, yet shimmery. The neck pickup allows for some deep, clear, throaty tones, and turning the tone knob towards the bass end mellows things out and allows for some jazzy, archtop-sounding fatness. Also, the 330 sounds amazing when you lay a slide to it with a little bit of distortion. I use this guitar with my Fender Deluxe 112 amp and a load of effects stompboxes (Line 6 Delay Modeler, Boss Phase Shifter, Chorus, Flanger, etc.) The single coil pickups are actually pretty quiet, especially compared to my Telecaster's pickups. The only gripe I might mention is that when strings start to go dead on a Ric, you can tell right away that they are DEAD. In other words, just keep fresh strings on it and it sounds fabulous. I give it a 9, because no one guitar can do everything.

The factory setup on my particular 330 was perfect, and I haven't adjusted it yet. I've played other Rics at the store however, and their factory setup seems to be hit and miss: some play great, some are hardly playable. The action on mine was just right, not too high so as to be a pain in the butt, not too low so as to compromise tone or clarity. The finish was perfect except for one tiny chip on one of the horns, which I'm almost positive was the dealer's fault and not Rickenbacker's. Rickenbacker finishes are amazing, they look flawless and they're very resistant to scratching and checking.

It seems to be a dependable, well-made guitar; I have no worries about it falling apart any time in the next 30 or 40 years. Like I said, the finish is durable and resistant to wear moreso than any other finish I've had to deal with. I'd gig without a backup, sure. I'm a poor college student, so I'm certainly not about to go out and fork over another thousand to buy a backup.

I've only had one minor dealing with Rickenbacker. The dealer I bought this from does not have his act together at all, and so I called the company to try and ascertain whether or not my guitar was actually new (like the dealer claimed) or if it was simply a used one in "like new" condition. The representative I spoke to was pretty helpful once I explained my situation, but I did have to call back more than once to get the information I wanted.

I've been playing for 6 years. I own currently or have owned in the past a Gibson Les Paul Studio, a Fender Stratocaster, an Ovation Celebrity, and a Fender Telecaster. My Ric 330 is definitely the finest guitar out of all of them. If it were stolen or lost I'd be predictably upset, and then I'd miserably save my pennies and buy a replacement. Admittedly, the laminated freboard takes a little getting used to, but it's not that big of a deal, and it has actually helped improve my fretwork. I use this guitar in way that most people don't traditionally think of Rickenbackers, which is the whole 60's Beatles/Byrds pop-rock thing. I employ it in making ambient, dreamy, textured rhythm parts- sort of a space rock type thing (but I hate that label). The point is, this guitar is definitely not just a 60s revivalist instrument. I got outside the box of tradition and I've found that this a versatile, unique guitar suited to many styles of music.

The 330/6 features neck-through body construction, a semi-hollow maple body with a double cutaway design, and Fireglo finish that I became enamored with immediatley. It has 5 knobs for treble and bass, and one that acts as a mini-EQ for blending the two buttoned single coil pick ups. The bridge is of a unique design and allows you to "customize" the action for treble strings and bass strings of the guitar. It has a classic "R" tailpiece at the end. The neck is thin, (though not thin enough to bust out shredding) with a varnished roswood fretboard. This option may be the most troubling;despite the looks of the varnish, it doesn't allow for easy shifting of the fingers to adjacent frets due the friction between the fingers and the gloss. It is equipped with Schaller tuners that work well. The body had no binding at all (bummer). I also had to pay 100 extra for the deluxe hardshell case.

This guitar is ideal for vintage rock. Obviously the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Who are what this beauty was meant for. However, I can get some very fat jazz sounds out of it through a Fender Deluxe chorus while it is on the neck pick up. The pick-ups are single coils and have a great classic tone, although they are noisy at times. I use two MXR Reissue pedals (Phase 90 and Distortion+)and a VOX wah - they sound excellent. I recommend playing this guitar through a vintage Marshall Plexi-head or a VOX amplifier such as the AC-30 with some Electro-Harmonix pedals to fully utilize the vintage sound.

When I bought the guitar, the factory set-up seemed good but a little too high for my tastes. The pick ups were very high and were almost touching the strings so I had to re-adjust them. Finish on the guitar is vibrant and great looking, and could easily be one of Rickenbacker's greatest craft. My only gripe really is with the saddles on the bridge. The strings seem to pop out of the grooves sometimes and my B string seems to make a clicking noise by the saddle after a bend or vibrato.

The finish is strong and durable, and it only has minor wear. I was glad that Rickenbacker equipped strap-locking buttons on the 330/6. I am quite impressed with it, and it keeps in tune longer than I would have expected.

I have not dealt with Rickenbacker yet, nor do I hope to unless the problem is extremely mundane. I have heard that Rickenbacker is notorious for their lack of customer support and maybe that is why the dealer I bought from gave me a 2 year warranty at no extra charge

I have been playing for five years and play various styles. I think that this guitar sounds and plays great and is, contrary to what others may say, a versatile axe. I like its good sustain as well as its surprisingly fat tone. It is crafted with great care and am not regretting I bought it. One would also be hard-pressed to find an American made guitar with such great features and reliability.

Mine is a 1989 Midnight blue 330 with all black hardware and pickguards & nameplate. Today, all colors come standard with white pickguards & nameplate. It's a semi-hollow body with the classic unique Ric dovetail shape (double cutaway). The body edges are squared and there is no binding; unlike a 360 which has rounded body edges and white plastic binding. Personally, I like the look of the 330 better. I own a 360 (you can read my review if it's posted) and definitely prefer the 330. Same electronics as a 360 except without the "stereo Ric-o-sound" which I don't use anyway; just a single, mono output jack. 2 single coil pick-ups with volume & tone knobs for each. 3-way selector and a blending knob. Double decker pickguard. Set neck (solid) with a glossed rosewood fretboard. Dot inlays. F-hole which is shaped more like a car's tailfin from the 50's. Very retro yet modern look. A classy axe. All of the features it needs.

I really like the sound of this guitar. Very resonant as a semi-hollow should be. I do recommend heavier gauge strings (10-46). I can get classic Ric jangle out of it but I can also get beefy tones. The neck & bridge pick-ups sound very different and many tones can be found depending on how you use them. The neck pick-up can easily do jazz. The bridge will get that biting Tele type sound. The pick-ups suit the guitar well and I've had no inclination to change them. My favorite setting is using them both but favoring the blend toward the neck pick-up. The tone is truly better and more versatile than on my 360, but doesn't do that classic Ric jangle as well. A little overdrive or distortion on a tube amp is truly inspirational. It ranks with my Hamer USA Vanguard (w/P-90's), my Gibson ES-335, my Gretsch 6120, and of course the Ric 360 & 620. I play it through a Vox AC-15, Fender twin reverb, and a Marshall JCM 2000 half stack. It doesn't sound as good (too brittle) through the solid-state amps (Trace Elliot, old Yamaha). The guitar interacts well with Chorus & Phaser pedals (Boss) and an EQ pedal will really round out the sound if you need it (I like more low end, sometimes, which is why I didn't give it a "10" in this category).

The neck is thin, the frets are small, and the fretboard is glossed rosewood which isn't bad, but it ain't a Les Paul. But then it's not supposed to be a Les Paul. Its strength is that playing chords is very very easy throughout the entire neck, even above the 12th fret. Lead playing takes some getting used to, but I've had great success taking it to blues jams. Again, it depends on your hand size, what your preferences are, and what you're comfortable with. The action is low but without buzzing. The guitar plays & sounds great all over the neck. Very consistent. The cosmetics were perfect until I got ahold of it. Now it's a little scuffed, but that's my fault. It was before I learned what belt buckles can do.

Solid. The neck & frets have held up well. It's a professional quality, well-made guitar.

Unfortunately, this category is Rickenbackers greatest weakness, at least in my experience. The full story is in my review of my 360, but the short version is that I've now been waiting 3 months for replacement pickguards and an "R" tailpiece that Guitar Center in Texas has ordered for me. It is possible to order parts straight from the factory, but you are charged full retail/retail/retail. AND, They won't send you a new nameplate for the truss rod cover unless you send your old one back to them first; and yes they still charge you for the new nameplate without reimbersing you for the old one. All just because I wanted to change my other Rics from white to black pickguards. Oh well.

I love this guitar. I think it looks, plays, and sounds better overall than my more expensive Ric 360, but the 360 definitely fills a niche in my collection. I own 26 guitars and no 2 are the same. I go for diversity in my collection. I can't imagine not having this guitar in it. In fact, it's what prompted me to get a 330-12, a 620, and a 360 for the collection. It's fun to play and looks cool. Definitely not another strat, tele, or Gibson copy. If you like playing pop or classic Brit rock, then this guitar is a must have. Players with small hands will also dig this axe. Just hope you don't need to special-order parts for it.

This is a 2000 model Ric 330/6 in Mapleglo. The natural maple finish is really eye candy, with beautiful wood grain polished and buffed to an incredibly durable shine. It has a classic, unmistakable Ric profile. The body is made from maple and has a double cutaway, semi-hollowbody design with the signature Ric "slash" F-hole. The set maple neck is 1 5/8" at the nut and has 24 frets and dot markers on a polished rosewood fingerboard. The headstock is the unique Ric design with the famous slash nameplate and 6 Schaller tuners (3 up and 3 down). Two Ric high-gain single coil p/ups switched through a Switchcraft 3-way toggle are standard on this model, each p/up with individual volume and tone controls. Ric refers to the p/ups as "bass and treble", versus "neck and bridge" or "rhythm and lead". Kind of odd, but accurate. As I'll describe below, although most people think of the jangly, twangy tones you can get from a Ric, you can really get massive bass tone from it as well. The 330 also has a unique fifth tone control, which I find most useful as a master tone control once the individual tone pots have been set where I want them. Output is mono on the 330. The bridge is a unique 6 saddle design and the tailpiece is the Ric "R" style trapeze. The first thing you notice about the 330 when you strap it on is how unbelievably light it is (about 8 pounds). My Tele seems to weigh a ton by comparison. The 330 is a very, very comfortable guitar to play.

I play classic pop/rock from the 60's through 90's and the 330 obviously fits much of oldies set perfectly. Beatles, Beach Boys, Who, etc. - I mean, come on, this is the original article. On the other hand, the 330 is (surprisingly) a very versatile guitar, capable of a wide range of tone from 50's Duane Eddy twang to jazz rhythms to gut smashing metal riffs and most everything in between. It has an airy, live sound that does not rely on any effects or electronic tweaking. I have played it through an Acoustic Simulator pedal and it was practically overkill. It sounds marvelous through a trem pedal, where the ringing, bright tone really sparkles. With the tone turned down and switched to the treble p/up, the 330 is capable of really nasty punkish toned power chords pushed through an overdrive channel. For the classic tones, you need an AC30 or a vintage Marshall. I play it through a DSL401 and it sings.

My 330 was perfect in terms of fit and finish - I literally found no flaws whatsoever. The Schaller tuners, strap lock buttons, switch and controls were all tight and perfectly installed. The guitar was shipped from the factory with a very low action that is incredibly easy to play. It came stock with Ric 10-42 gauge strings, which are a little stiff but add some sustain.

The finish on this guitar is very durable, the parts and components are all first rate - I'd say this 330 will hold up under steady gigging. I currently play out 2-3 times a month and at that pace this guitar should last me a lifetime. The strap buttons are strap locks that are a very nice standard feature. I will always bring my Tele as a backup and for sets where I will use D tuning on the Tele, but I doubt my 330 will ever crap out in the middle of a gig. It is built like a tank.

A 1 yr warranty is standard and Ric is pretty fussy about making sure you get the warranty registration sent in within 2 wks of buying the guitar. Have not needed repairs yet and Ric insists on having repairs done at their plant in Santa Ana (they don't have any factory authorized service centers).

I've been playing for 15 years, primarily as a rhythm guitarist in pop/rock and oldies bands. The 330 makes a very sweet rhythm guitar, perfect for layering behind a hot lead player. If it were lost or stolen, I'd replace it with another Ric in a heartbeat. I compared the 330 to a few other guitar makes: Gibson 335 (way too expensive), Guild Starfire 4 (too heavy) and the Epiphone Casino and Dot (nice finish work, but cheap components). The 330 is an incredibly well built American guitar at a very reasonable price.

Mine's a 330FG, born in the USA Aug, 1994. I purchased it at the Dallas Guitar Show from the Rickenbacker regional sales display the summer of '95. I'm it's original "owner" though this one was being demo'd. at the show. Because it was a floor demo model and probably because the distributor didn't want to crate it back home I got it and the case at what I consider to be a great deal - around $450. Fantastic maple grain under that deep fireglow finish! You know the features: 24 frets glued-in 3-ply neck with rosewood fretboard (laquered), all maple thin line hollow body, 2x Ric single coil pickups, 2x vol and 2x tone plus 5th blend knob, 4-post floating 6-saddle bridge with chrome cover, "R" tailpiece, 2-tiered white plastic pickguard. It always fascincated me that Rickenbacker saddles are just hunks of what looks like lead, with a string notch just crudely cut into them - but they work, and I've had no broken strings.

I replaced the hi-gain "button" pickups (which I liked very much - like a Telecaster on steroids!) with Rickenbacker "vintage" "toaster" pickups. I like the look of that extra chrome, I guess. Huge difference in output, in favor of the modern hi-gain p/us. The modern pickups are more versatile as well - more midrange, lots more output, more "spank" and, especially in the neck position, less muddy. But I like the looks and it sounds like 1964 in the bridge and both pickups positions! But the modern "button" pickups are better than the vintage, in every case, unless you are looking for that specific vintage sound.

Originally, with the "button" hi-gain single coils it was what I refer to as "a Telecaster on steroids". But I wanted the more authentic Ric chime, and liked the looks, of the vintage "toaster top" single coils. The vintage pickups really de-fang the guitar. Not so much variety, not nearly the "spank" or output, and the neck position is very muddy.

Unless you just gotta have the look and sound, keep the "button" hi-gain single coils on your guitar.

I play her through a VOX AC15TB "reissue" (2x10, which I don't believe are made anymore) and a 1968 Fender silverface Princeton Reverb. Through the VOX, with those vintage pickups, it is pure 1964. The "CLANG" of "Hard Day's Night"? - I got it, buddy! Sounds great for those Beatles/Byrds/Beach Boys tunes, but not as versatile as the original pickups.

Factory set-up at the show was not all the great. The neck could have been straighter (and now is) and the action lower (and now is). It was a pretty darned average-playing guitar until I got her set up better. Now running 10s on her, neck is FLAT, action is low but not quite rediculously so. Great player - and very comfortable, to boot.

As with almost all Rickenbackers, fit, finish and construction was flawless. Astounding.

I'm a bass player, so this guitar just gets taken out of its case and admired from time to time and in the safety of my music room at home. It looks and feels like a toy - but I'm not fooled. I own (and play/gig) 3 Ric basses, and play in and have played in bands where Ric guitars were featured. They LAST. They hold up. Sometimes the pickup selector is noisy or feels "loose", but that's just the nature of the switch Rickenbacker uses. The floating bridge often seems to have buzzes in it - but these never get transfered to the amp. Rics also have very small strap buttons. Use strap locks. But I know from experience that Rickenbacker instruments are astoundingly durable and reliable. Case in point, one of the guitarists I play for plays a 1984 jetglow 330 (with original "button" single coils) as his only guitar - no backup. He is the original owner. He plays it ALL the time. In 16 years of ownership and playing he has finally worn a small "hole" in the finish above the low E where his pick often hits when he's flailing. That's just the finish - the rest of the guitar is just as tough. Yes, you can depend on a Rickenbacker.

In another review I gave Rickenbacker a "10". That review was for one of my Ric basses, a 4003JG - which likely won't get posted becuase I gave it straight 10s! Anyway, they (RIC) answered my letters promptly and professionally (this was way before the internet), and I've called them 1 time - years ago. All were positive experiences. But all were years and years ago. They were all for "good stuff". I've NEVER had to contact Ric for any repair/warranty or even to complain in any way except about their old guitar cases (which that year were changed to the plastic anvil cases of today - that's how long ago). Rics give years and years of enjoyment and faithful service - they just don't give problems. But I'll leave this "no opinion", because I haven't contacted them in almost a decade.

Bass player for 20 years. Guitar is for fun and to write with, and to humble myself. I play (gig and studio record) with Fender basses as well as my Rics, but Rickenbackers are my love. And I appreciate Ric guitars as well, wanted 1, have 1. Wish I had 4 Ric guitars (and at least another Ric bass): a 4001/V63, 660/12, 650D, 620 plus this 330. Slowly but surely, I'll get them. There's something about them - they have a soul. And there is no denying that they are works of art.

If my 330 were lost or stolen, I'd probably get one of the 350 reissues and keep working on the collection above. Or maybe a 1997. Or maybe another 330FG and keep the original "button" pickups in it. But I'd definitely get another Ric guitar.

I have other guitars, and other basses besides Rickenbackers. I just plain LIKE playing Rickenbackers. They feel and play great, and sound like nothing else.

For those of you with vintage 3-pickup Rics and want to split the neck and middle pickups, one of my guitarists wired his 350 like a 2-pickup model and wired the middle pickup (volume) to the blend knob. He no longer has the "blend" capability, but now has a more versatile guitar since he can dial in the middle pickup in tandem with the bridge, neck or both.

I own a 1995 rickenbacker 330 fireglo made in USA
has 24 frets
semi hollw body /wood
5 way selector

has that classic jangle

had to sen it to a luthier for complete set up

I would not use it without a backup

playing 30 years...own Fender / Ovation