This is a product list of items manufactured by Rickenbacker International Corporation, and predecessor companies, including musical instruments, amplifiers and accessories. The three Rickenbacker Vintage series (B - 1st, V - 2nd and C - 3rd) are listed in numerical order within the relevant product sections, not as a separate grouping, as are Specials and Limited Editions.[1][2]
'Fireglo' (a shaded red), the company's longest running color option, has been made available every year since 1958, with 'Jetglo' (black) and 'Mapleglo' (natural) right behind, being made available every year since 1959. The colors' names usually have official abbreviations (such as 'JG' for 'Jetglo').
Current Available Colors
Fireglo (FG) - a sunburst color; deep dark red that fades into a lighter maple center
Jetglo (JG) - black
Mapleglo (MG) - Natural
Walnut (W) - Walnut unlacquered body with natural unpolished maple neck and fretboard. Introduced 2014 (not the same as WAL).[57]
Matte Black (MBL)
Matte Autumnglo (MAG) - a matte sunburst color; deep brown that fades into a yellow center
Non-standard, only available for 650 series:
Walnut Oil Finish (WAL)
Non-standard, 480/481/483 Series:
Among the 'special' colors available for the 480 series guitars, AutumnGlo (AUTUM) and Walnut (WAL) are often mistaken as being the same. AutumnGlo on the 480 series represented a flat matte finish, where Walnut designated the same color and burst, but in a traditional lacquered finish.
Formerly available colors
Blonde (1954 - 1957)
Brown (1954 - 1957)
Green (1954 - 1957)
Turquoise Blue (1954 - 1957)
Jet Black (1954 - 1957)
Autumnglo (1957 - 1983)
Natural (1957 - 1960)
White (1957, 1969 - 1999)
Burgundyglo (1963 - 1983)
Azureglo (1969 - 1984)
Ruby Red (1978 - 1984, 2012 - 2017)
Silver (1978 - 1984)
Red (1984 - 1997)
Turquoise (1989 - 2002)
Midnight Blue (1986 - 2019, mid-1960s 360/6's)
Colors of the Year: 2000-2006
Rickenbacker produced a 'color of the year' for most of their models from 2000 to 2006.[58]
2000: Sea Green
2001: Desert Gold
2002: Burgundy
2003 - 2004: Montezuma Brown
2004: Blue Boy
2005: Blue Burst
2006: Amber Fireglo
Other finish options:
Recently (as of February 2024), special limited edition runs (typically 25 units) of instruments have been commissioned including British Racing Green (BRG), Snowglo and Pillar Box Red.
Additionally, a selection of models were released to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Rickenbacker in Dark Cherry Metallic (DCM),