Buying Unique Rickenbacker Electric Guitars
Many brands produce electric guitars, but there are some that just stand out. Rickenbacker produces limited editions of their finely crafted instruments that you can't find at every music shop. eBay is a marketplace where you can find unique, affordable Rickenbacker guitars for sale at competitive prices.
String configurations for Rickenbacker vintage guitars
You can find new and used vintage guitars with various string configurations. Look for guitars with:
- Four strings
- Five strings
- Six strings
- Seven strings
- 12 strings
How are hollow, semi-hollow, and solid guitars different?
The body of the guitar plays a vital role in the sound and quality of the music produced. While the shape is very specific for various models, you can find new or preowned Rickenbacker guitars with a hollow, semi-hollow, or a solid body. Solid-body guitars are known to have longer sustainment of the tone than hollow guitars. With a solid guitar, you can amplify the sound a lot more than with other guitar bodies. The body of the solid guitar is not so sensitive to shape, so you can get an odd shape with this type of guitar body. Hollow-body guitars are mostly used for classical and jazz music. The sound they produce is much more acoustic, and their tone has more warmth and bass to it. Their sustain is lower than that of solid guitars. Semi-hollow guitars fall in the middle. They have both the warm tone of the hollow guitar and high sound resonance. They do well with amplifications and have the typical bright tone of a solid guitar.
Materials used by Rickenbacker International Corporation
Whether you choose a more expensive or cheaper Rickenbacker electric guitar, you will immediately notice the craftsmanship in these guitars. They are made of different quality materials that will affect their sound and performance slightly, which will be noticeable by an experienced musical ear. You can have guitars made of:
- Alder: The alder wood is light in weight and has a balance of brightness and warmth in the tone. It is a great material for a bass guitar because of its ability to sustain lower tones.
- Maple: Widely used wood for guitars. It has a bright tone and an average weight. The sustain of the wood is good because of its high density.
- Mahogany: Used widely for electric guitars and basses because of its availability. It gives the guitar a warmer tone.
- Laminate: Laminate is made of pieces of wood pressed together. It is a cheaper version of wooden guitars.
- Rosewood: Rosewood gives richness and warmth to the sound of the guitar. It has good resonance and high volume. The rarity of the wood makes for pricier guitars.
- Walnut: Walnut is a wood that gives a very bright tone to the guitar. It is heavier than most other woods, which gives basses made from this wood a good sustain.
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