Rickenbacker 620
| Rickenbacker 620 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Manufacturer | Rickenbacker |
| Period | Late 1950s - Present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Thru body |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Maple |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Adjustable |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Single-coil |
| Colors available | |
| Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue | |
The Rickenbacker 620 is a solid-body guitar manufactured by the
Chris Urbanowicz of Editors. Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers acquired the first 620/12 12-string (made in December 1963, actually called a prototype 625/12) in 1977, and has used it on hits such as Listen to Her Heart and Here Comes My Girl
.
Features at a Glance
- Body Type Solid
- No. Frets 21
- Scale Length 62.9 cm (243⁄4")
- Neck Width at Nut 41.4 mm (1.63")
- Neck Width at 12th Fret 49.05 mm (1 .931")
- Crown Radius 25.4 cm (10")
- Weight 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs.)
- Overall Length 94.0 cm (37")
- Overall Width 33.7 cm (131⁄4")
- Overall Depth 31.8 mm (11⁄4")
- Tailpiece R
- Bridge 6 Saddle
- Output Type Mono and Stereo
- Machine Heads Schaller[1]
Notable players
- Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
- Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen
- Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles
- Chris Urbanowicz of Editors
- Ringo Shiina of Tokyo Jihen, who also mentions her 620 in the song "Marunouchi Sadistic"
- Christopher Owens of Girls
- Matej Krajnc (Matt Kaye), Slovenian singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and translator
- Caleb Harper of Spacey Jane
- Jon Niederbrach of The Untold Fables
- John Dyer Baizley of Baroness