The Rickenbacker 330's beguiling tone soundtracked the '60s, but the classics never go out of style. In the 21st century, the Ricky chime has lost none of its magic; it's just waiting for the next ...

As the Byrds declared in 1967, if you want to be a rock 'n' roll star, "Just get an electric guitar, then take some time and learn how to play." The Rickenbacker had a fascinating history before the ...

We're at the Rickenbacker guitar headquarters to check out some examples from this California company's private museum. HOST: There are about 200 instruments in this room, but it all starts when we go ...

A Rickenbacker 330 would have cost around $300 in 1965 - equivalent to around $3000 today. Much to their manager’s horror, the Who’s wild guitarist would get through several of these guitars every ...

On Aug. 10, 1937, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Electro String Instrument Corp. a patent for electrical stringed musical instruments. The Electro String company, now known as ...

They have come to symbolise teen rebellion, equally at home playing angry anthems as heart-wrenching love songs. They've been worshipped, coveted… and smashed or set fire to on stage. Some cost ...