Rickenbacker 620

The Rickenbacker 620 electric guitar combines the distinct jangle of a great Rickenbacker with the performance of a great solidbody. The 620 was first produced in the 1950s to provide a superb instrument for aspiring rock ‘n’ rollers.

Rickenbacker 620 has since been seen in the hands of guitar legends including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell.

The Rickenbacker 620’s all-maple construction and Hi-gain single-coil pickups produce the classic Rickenbacker tone. The 620 also includes the renowned Rick-O-Sound stereo output for enhanced audio possibilities.

When did the Rickenbacker 620 come out?

The 620 was first produced in the 1950s to provide a superb instrument for aspiring rock ‘n’ rollers. It has since been seen in the hands of guitar legends including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell.

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Rickenbacker International Corporation (RIC) produces the Rickenbacker 620 solid-body guitar. It is part of the 600 series of guitars, all of which have the distinctive “cresting wave” body shape.

The Rickenbacker 620 has triangle fret markings, a thick rosewood fret board, a neck-thru maple body, a maple neck, and the Rickenbacker signature, a ‘R’ type floating tailpiece.

The 620 also includes a stereo output connection as standard. The pickups on the instrument are twin single coil ‘Hi-gains’. This guitar is also available in a twelve string variant, the Rickenbacker 620/12.

The Rickenbacker 620 is available from the factory in fireglo, mapleglo, jetglo, and midnight blue finishes.

The 620 is less popular with big recording artists than its siblings, the 330 and 360, but several guitarists, notably Christopher Owens of Girls, Caleb Harper of Spacey Jane, and Chris Urbanowicz of Editors, have routinely used them.

In 1977, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers purchased the first 620/12 12-string (built in December 1963, but referred to as a prototype 625/12) and played it on hits such as Listen to Her Heart and Here Comes My Girl.

Rickenbacker 620
Manufacturer Rickenbacker
Period Late 1950s – Present
Construction
Body type Solid
Neck joint Thru body
Scale 24.75″
Woods
Body Maple
Neck Maple
Fretboard Rosewood with pearloid triangle inlays
Hardware
Bridge Adjustable
Pickup(s) 2 Single-coil
Colors available
Mapleglo (natural), Fireglo (sunburst), Jetglo (black), Midnight Blue

Rickenbacker 620 Features at a Glance

  • Body Type Solid
  • No. Frets 21
  • Scale Length 62.9 cm (243⁄4“)
  • Neck Width at Nut 41.4 mm (1.63″)
  • Neck Width at 12th Fret 49.05 mm (1 .931″)
  • Crown Radius 25.4 cm (10″)
  • Weight 3.6 kg (8.0 lbs.)
  • Overall Length 94.0 cm (37″)
  • Overall Width 33.7 cm (131⁄4“)
  • Overall Depth 31.8 mm (11⁄4“)
  • Tailpiece R
  • Bridge 6 Saddle
  • Output Type Mono and Stereo
  • Machine Heads Schaller

Rickenbacker 620 Notable players

  • Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Steven Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen
  • Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles
  • Chris Urbanowicz of Editors
  • Ringo Shiina of Tokyo Jihen, who also mentions her 620 in the song “Marunouchi Sadistic”
  • Christopher Owens of Girls
  • Matej Krajnc (Matt Kaye), Slovenian singer-songwriter, poet, novelist and translator
  • Caleb Harper of Spacey Jane
  • Jon Niederbrach of The Untold Fables
  • John Dyer Baizley of Baroness