Private company

Rickenbacker

American guitar manufacturer

Rickenbacker International Corporation is a string instrument manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California, United States. Rickenbacker is the first known maker of electric guitars, having introduced an electric lap steel guitar in 1932, and produces a range of electric guitar and bass guitar models.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1931Founded1

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The story

Founded by Adolph Rickenbacker in 1931, in Santa Ana.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • console steel guitar
  • electric bass guitar
  • electric guitar
  • guitar amplifier
  • lap steel guitar

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1931Founded Founded in Santa Ana1

Sources

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