If you’re a steel player, then you’ll probably have heard of the old Rickenbacker steels, with their legendary horseshoe magnet pickups – and everything you’ve heard is true! The fully adjustable string-thru horseshoe design really packs a punch, giving this superb 46yo instrument an incredible edge over any modern day steel.

Built at the Rickenbacker factory in Santa Ana, California, in September, 1964, we’ve listed this as a Model 105, but it could be a Model 102 – available literature fails to make the difference clear – one came with screw-on legs, one without. Whichever model number this is, it’s the one without legs. (And not to be confused with their own guitar color, on the Rickenbacker lap-steel range, for some reason this Cherry Red color was described as Fireglo)

Complete with its original hard shell case, this great Rickenbacker Electro model is in fantastic shape – the chrome plating is in excellent condition, the silkscreened aluminium fretboard is near-perfect, the Kluson Deluxe tuners all work perfectly, as do the tone and volume knobs & pots. There’s some light playwear scuffs and scratches in the finish from 40 odd years of playing, but the overall condition is a solid 8.5 – 9 out of 10.

The steel’s design is classically understated Rickenbacker – the side body bevels, the black-and-white fretboard design and the stylishly angled chrome-plated control panel all coming together in a sleek, eminently playable instrument. That it sounds so good is just a bonus – nice wood tones from the solid Maple body, with bell-clear chime from everything else that’s Rickenbacker!

Ships in its original blue velvet lined, wood hard case

Price: AUD$875.00 GST Included