Rickenbacker 370/12
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1965
The Rickenbacker 370/12 is the 12 string version of the 370 model. This three pickup semi-hollow bodied guitar has the distinctive ringing tone that evokes the 1960s sound of Roger McGuinn of the Byrds. Introduced in 1965 the 370/12 originally had 21 frets: this was increased to 24 frets from 1969 onwards. The 370/12 has both stereo and mono outputs.
Specifications (23)
Body
| Body material | maple body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
| Soundhole | wedge-shaped soundhole |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Tailpiece | R-style tailpiece |
| Tuners | Schaller tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | triangle fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | black finish, brown finish, natural finish |
| Number of strings | 12 strings |
| Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Neck
| Neck joint | neck through body |
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 21 fret, 24 fret |
| Tuner layout | six-per-side tuners |
Electronics
| Input and output jack type | mono output jack, stereo output jack |
| Pickups brand and model | Rickenbacker Hi-Gain pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 3 single coil pickups |
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
