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Rickenbacker 12 String Guitars Rickenbacker 12 String Models vintage specs. This is a Rickenbacker 330-12, a 12-string version of the popular 330 by Rickenbacker. Rickenbacker's guitars featured a thin and rounded hollow body with a single round triangular sound hole. The 12 string guitar from Rickenbacker also featured these, with some additional innovations of it's own. Pickups 1932 to 1943: Horseshoe pickup, 1 1/2" wide, magnet wraps over strings. 1946 to 1971: Horseshoe pickup, 1 1/4" wide, magnet wraps over strings. 1957 to 1970: "Toaster" pickup, looks like the top of a bread toaster. 1960 to present: "Rick-O-Sound" stereo (extra jack) on deluxe models. 1969 to present: Hi-Gain pickups. Pickups Pickguards. 1956 to 1963: Gold back-painted clear Lucite. 1964 to present: Thick white plastic. 1958 to present: Split level pickguards on hollowbody models. Knobs. 1956 to 1963: "TV" or "Stove" knobs, large diamond gold knobs with raised black thin center section. 1964 to present: Black knobs with edge indents. Vintage specs 330-12: Twelve string version of model 330, introduced in 1965. 360-12: Twelve string version of model 360, introduced in 1964 with 2 pickups, "Rick-O-Sound" stereo, double bound top, bound back, bound cat-eye soundhole, bound fingerboard with triangle inlays, flat plate tailpiece. In fall 1964 new body style with rounded top edge and no top binding, checkered back binding, "R" tailpiece. 336-12: Twelve string version of model 330 but with a "comb" to disengage extra 6 strings, introduced 1966. Discontinued 1974. 366-12: Twelve string version of model 360 but with a "comb" to disengage extra 6 strings, introduced 1966. Discontinued 1974. Discontinued 1943.