2004 Rosetti Catalog
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Guitars & Basses Body Construction Controls • Semi-acoustic hollow body • Three-way pickup selector and • Top, sides and support ribbing are five precision controls carefully carved from a single • Master preset allows tonal or 330 piece of Maple volume changes to be set up for Careful acoustic research • Solid back is precision-laminated instant selection by the toggle has resulted in the full, rich and warm to the front and bound on Deluxe switch sound of the 330. This guitar embodies the models Rickenbacker philosophy behind guitar design. A Finish Neck Construction • Proprietary Colorglo system guitar that looks and sounds like no other • Sleek, fast necks and • Resistant to bumps without instrument. Available as a twelve string. fingerboards crazing • Only premium Maple and • Formulated to handle the Rosewood toughest abuse Pickups Hardware • Single coil design, utilizing • Top quality machine heads individual string polepieces • High gear ratio for accurate tuning 360 • Output ranging from clear, • Deep chrome plating, gold plating This guitar broke all the rules distortion-free to saturation or rock hard black coating of traditional styling when it appeared overdrive power protects, resists corrosion and in the 1960’s. The 360 has since become • Complete shielding provides a superior appearance synonymous with the British sound of that period. • Feedback-cancelling mounting Its specially contoured deluxe hollow body makes Protection it still one of the most comfortable guitars to play. Bridge • Deluxe plush lined hardshell case • Micro-adjustable for perfect setting • Four elevation screws • Removable cover 36012 380L Laguna Like its six string counterpart, A fusion of history and the 36012 has played a very important technology, the 380L takes the role in the history of the electric guitar. Its development of the 300 series a stage further ghostly shimmering sound has graced thousands The characteristic Ric jangle is there, but backed of records. up by substantial bass response and the addition of a piezo pickup system. Oiled natural finish only. Neck Through Body Construction Model 620 Bridge • Sleek, fast necks and • Micro-adjustable for perfect 650 Dakota & Sierra fingerboards setting Continuing the 650 family • Field-replaceable truss rods, • Individual string saddles allowing simple, quick and • Four elevation screws theme, these guitars are crafted from accurate adjustment • Removable cover solid walnut with a maple thru-neck. The • Tapered heel and contoured angle Dakota features all chrome hardware, whilst the for better fret access Model 650 Bridge Sierra is topped off with gold parts. Oiled natural • 24K gold or chrome plated finish only. Model 620 Pickups • Individual saddled rollers allow • Clear ringing brightness string repositioning in all axis • Single coil design, utilizing • Superior sustain and comfort individual string polepieces • Output ranging from clear, Controls distortion-free to saturation • Three-way pickup selector and 650 Colorado overdrive power four precision controls Like the other 650 models, • Two tone controls this outstanding guitar has a sleek Model 650 Pickups • Two volume controls provide sculpted body shape, contoured for ultimate • Humbucking design independent adjustment of each • Single coil tonality pickup group comfort and ease of playing. Jetglo only. • Virtually hum-free • Master preset on 620 models • High output allow tonal/volume set up for • Unusually wide spectral response toggle switch selection Hardware Protection • Top quality German-made • Deluxe hardshell case machine heads • Plush lined 620 • Crafted to microscopically fine • Accessory pocket tolerances • Heavy duty hardware A beautifully sculpted • High gear ratio for accurate tuning • Extra padding instrument. The small body makes • Slippage and gear backlash are the 620 a lightweight dream to play. Tonally all virtually eliminated of that Rickenbacker “jangle” is there, plus a • Deep gold plating or chrome whole lot more. plating protects, resists corrosion and provides a superior appearance 62012 66012 This electric twelve string The 660 and this twelve retains all the deluxe features of its string equivalent feature a six string counterpart. The unique alternating charactered maple body based on an machinehead system makes for easy tuning and innovative design from the 1950’s. perfect neck balance. Neck Through Body Construction Pickups • Markedly superior sustain and • Unbelievable clarity tone • Wide range response • Two field-replaceable truss rods, • Single coil, hum protected design allowing each side of the neck to • High power output be adjusted separately • Pickup height fully adjustable 4003 The classic Rickenbacker Balanced Neck and Body System Controls bass, famous for its ringing sustain, • Instantly recognizable body and • Toggle pickup selector to punchy treble and soild underlying bass. head shape also establish proper separate or combine output balance channels • Thin, fast neck • Separate treble and bass tone • Ergonomically accurate body controls contour • Separate pickup volume controls • Full cutaways for complete fret access Hardware • Top quality machine heads Combination Tailpiece and Bridge • Crafted to microscopically fine • Reflects maximum string energy tolerances back as extra punch • High gear ratio for accurate tuning • Height adjustable 4003FL • Slippage and gear backlash are • Individually saddled strings virtually eliminated A fretless version of the • Generous intonation adjustment • Components are removable for classic 4003, this bass produces a range cleaning or maintenance unique subtle tone, similar to a traditional 4003 • Variable mute assembly hides out • Finished to a superlative but with that added fretless warmth. of the way until needed, smoothness adjustable on each side • Fully protected from hard use or abuse Model 4004 Bridge • 24K gold or chrome plated Protection • Individual saddled rollers allow • Deluxe hardshell case string repositioning in all axis • Plush lined with accessory pocket • Superior sustain and comfort 4004L Laredo 4004CII Cheyenne II This stylishly sleek bass The 4004C Cheyenne has features a low loss circuit design received a facelift. Featuring American which, when coupled with Rickenbacker’s high farm-grown timbers, the Cheyenne II sports a output humbuckers delivers a distinctive clear lavish figured maple top. Available in Natural, sound. Jetglo finish only. Green, Red and Blue translucent finishes. Also available as a five-string. Model 325C58 Model 36012C63 • Light weight Alder neck and body • Maple neck and body, with glued for vintage reissue accuracy in internal support brace • Rosewood fingerboard, sealer • Rosewood fingerboard with 325C58 coated only to resist dirt special pearloid swirl inlays true This 325 is an exact replica • Kauffman Vibrola to 1963 spec of John Lennon’s first 1958 Model • 1950’s vintage style scatter-wound • 1960’s style toaster-top single coil 325 purchased in Hamburg. Available in the pickups with short magnets and pickups pictured Mapleglo or Jetglo finishes, this guitar dimple tops • Replica six-saddle channel bridge features a Kauffman vibrola. • Roller style bridge with authentic • Dual mono output replica components Model 325C64 Model 4001 C64 and 4001 C64S • Maple neck and body construction • Eastern Rock Maple body and 325C64 throughout neck The British explosion of 1964 • Gloss coated Rosewood • Reverse neck and headstock prompted a rise in popularity of the fingerboard like the original recreates vintage style left hand 325. This model duplicates this fine example • 1960’s style toaster-top single coil bass even on right hand model from the history of the electric guitar. pickups • Rosewood fingerboard, dual • Roller style bridge with authentic truss rods for adjustability hardware detail • 4001C64S has restyled body and zero fret fingerboard • Horseshoe treble and 1960’s style toaster-top bass pickups 36012C63 with hardware appropriate to era Created to the exact specifications of the world’s most popular electric 12 string. This is a replica of the guitar made so famous by George Harrison. 4001C64 4001C64S From Liverpool in 1964 to the Perhaps the most famous present day, this instrument 4001 was bought in 1965 by a meticulously re-creates the greatest ancestor certain Paul McCartney. Over the years this of the modern electric bass guitar. guitar “evolved” through several modifications such as a body re-shaping and addition of a zero fret. This instrument beautifully chronicles a wealth of history. Body Design harmonic tones • Balance and feel of these historic instruments reflect the foresight Hardware of original designers. • Masterfully recreated to match Bridge original 350V63 Liverpool • Carefully recreated from original • Many parts tooled on original dies Based on the classic 325 specifications • Modern measuring and machining shape, this vintage stylisation updates • Adjustable along every axis for improved performance and the traditional design to full size scale and reliability Pickups • Deep chrome finish protects, resist performance. Jetglo finish only. • Carefully recreated from original corrosion and scratches specifications • Similar to earliest Rickenbacker Protection pickup of 1930’s • Deluxe vintage-style hardshell case • Notable wrap-around magnet design for bass for unusually rich, 38112V69 Derived from a design dating back to 1957, this guitar is memorable 5002V58 Mandolin for its precision carved arch top and back. First produced in 1958, this Employing only premium