Welcome to the Rickenbacker guitar page.
Rickenbacker was the first company to successfully market electric guitars. Pre-WWII lapsteels and pre-WWII spanish models are collectible, but really more for historic reasons than for playing. Post-WWII lapsteels are interesting, but not to the extent of the pre-WWII models.
The most interesting Rickenbackers are the hollowbody models. In particular, the 1958 to pre-June 1964 models with the old style (squared edge) body shape, "stove" or "TV" knobs, and gold pickguard are the most interesting to me personally.
The marketplace has a different idea though - The newer 1964 and later hollowbody models with checked binding and sparkle fingerboard inlays are collectible, because of their association with the Beatles, Byrds, and other 1960's super groups.
The "export" models are also collectible.
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