Rickenbacker 620

The Rickenbacker 620 is a solid-body guitar manufactured by the Rickenbacker Company. It is part of the 600 series of guitars which all share the distinctive "cresting wave" styled body. The Rickenbacker 620 features triangular fret markers, a thick rosewood fret board, a maple body with neck-thru construction, and maple neck. The 620 also comes standard with a stereo output jack. The guitar's pickups are twin single coil 'Hi-gains'. The Rickenbacker 620 sports the Rickenbacker signature, an 'R' style tailpiece. There is a twelve string version of this guitar available, the Rickenbacker 620/12. The Rickenbacker 620 comes in fireglo, mapleglo, jetglo, and midnight blue finishes from the factory. [ [http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=620 620 ] ] The 620 is less popular with big recording artists as its siblings the 330 and 360, however some guitarist have consistently used them including Chris Urbanowicz of Editors. Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received the very first 620/12 12-string (made in December 1963, actually called a prototype 625/12), and has used it on hits such as Listen to Her Heart and Here Comes My Girl.

Infobox Guitar model|title=Rickenbacker 620


bgcolor=#FFFFFF
manufacturer=Rickenbacker
period=Late 1950's - Present
bodytype=Solid
necktype=Thru body
scale=24.75"
woodbody=Maple
woodneck=Maple
woodfingerboard=Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays
bridge=Adjustable
pickups=2 Single-coil
colors=Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue

Features at a Glance

*Body Type Solid
*No. Frets 21
*Scale Length 62.9 cm (24 3/4")
*Neck Width at Nut 41.4 mm (1.63")
*Neck Width at 12th Fret 49.05 mm (1 .931")
*Crown Radius 25.4 cm (10")
*Weight 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs.)
*Overall Length 94.0 cm (37")
*Overall Width 33.7 cm (13 1/4")
*Overall Depth 31.8 mm (1 1/4")
*Tailpiece "R"
*Bridge 6 Saddle
*Output Type Mono and Stereo
*Machine Heads Schaller [ [http://www.rickenbacker.com/model.asp?model=620 620 ] ]

Notable players

* Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
* Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen

References

External links

* [http://www.rickenbacker.com/ Rickenbacker International Corporation]