Past to Present in Pictures

From the beginning, Rickenbacker has been present at every stage of the music you hear. With the start of electric guitars in the 1930s, to the Hawaiian and Country slide era, to the British Invasion, to the Alternative 1980s, to rock’s reinvention at the turn of the millennium, to present day guitar pioneers, Rickenbacker is a defining and unmistakable sound.

  • The Raiders with Tommy Sands seen here with a Model 360 Special in Natural, a Model 385, and a model 330F Two-Tone Brown
  • The Kim Sisters had a career that took them from Las Vegas, to the Ed Sullivan Show, and more. The instruments pictured here are Model 310, Model 4000, and a Model 360.
  • Jerry Byrd with A Rickenbacker CW-8 and a M-12 Amplifier.
  • Rick Nelson and his Model 385, with James Burton and James Kirkland
  • Sam Cooke was a popular gospel/soul artist. He is shown here with a Model 390 Acoustic in Two-Tone Brown.
  • Toots Thielmans
  • Blanco the cat
  • Transonic 200 Amplifier
  • Crystal Cove, CA. 1968
  • Glenn Frey
  • Roger McGuinn
  • RIC showroom 1965
  • Marty Willson-Piper
  • Dave Stewart and Roger McGuinn
  • Jimmy Babjack
  • Mike Mesaros
  • Lemmy Kilmister
  • 650 Series guitars
  • Model 5002V58 mandolin
  • Pete Townshend
  • Steppenwolf on tour
  • Chris Squire with 4001CS Limited Edition bass
  • Susannah Hoffs
  • Tom Petty with 660/12TP
    Tom Petty with 660/12TP Limited Edition Guitar
  • Chris Squire with 4001CS
    Chris Squire with 4001CS Limited Edition bass
  • John Hall and F.C. Hall’s secretary Dawn Pryor pose with a Model 325/12 that was specially made for John Lennon
  • John Kay and Steppenwolf with Model 381JK Limited Edition Guitar