Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Through the 1960s, F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) controlled the Rickenbacker name, and 2 plants built it: Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964) and Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory.[1, 2, 3, 4]
2 eras touch the 1960s across 1 line. The version changed in 1964. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Rickenbacker.
| Year | Controlled by | Built at | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964)[1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| 1961 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964)[1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| 1962 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964)[1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| 1963 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964)[1, 2, 3, 4] | |
| 1964 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] | yes |
| 1965 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] | |
| 1966 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] | |
| 1967 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] | |
| 1968 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] | |
| 1969 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory[1, 2, 3] |
| Line | Years | Controlled by | Built at | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickenbacker USA (electric guitars and basses) | 1953–1964 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Electro String / Rickenbacker original factory, Los Angeles (pre-1964) | unverified[1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Rickenbacker USA (electric guitars and basses) | 1964–1984 | F.C. Hall / Radio & Television Equipment Co. (Radio-Tel; distributor later renamed Rickenbacker, Inc.) | Rickenbacker Santa Ana factory | unverified[1, 2, 3] |
Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.
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