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RICKENBACKER BANJOLINE
If you have any enquiries about the guitars below or would like to purchase any, please email Steve using the icon at the end of the description of each guitar.

1968 Rickenbacker Banjoline
A six string four-course plectrum length electric guitar with two pick-ups similar to their electric guitar models - it was designed by Eddie Peabody, the famous 1930s plectrum banjoist. It was supposed to be tuned CGBD with the C and G strings in octave pairs and the B and D strings as singles. Although not commercially successful when it was introduced, it is a very interesting instrument that has the jangly sound of the Rickenbacker 12 string electric guitars, It also has a wide variety of tuning options. I usually have it tuned to CGDA using the Eddie Freeman re-entrant tuning CcGgda because of its longer scale length. Click each photo for a larger view.