Rickenbacker Jerry Byrd JB-6 Model High Steel Electric Guitar (1968), made in Santa Ana, CA, serial # HG-1217, natural finish, walnut body, original black tolex hard shell case.
A particularly striking (and great sounding) Rickenbacker steel guitar; not your average console! This late 1960's Jerry Byrd Model 8-string has a beautifully grained walnut slab body with the front edge faced with woven Transonic amp grill cloth. Equipped with Rickenbacker's classic horseshoe pickup and a 3-knob control circuit with dual tone settings, this is a truly great sounding steel. The guitar looks more than anything else like playable Las Vegas lounge furniture and is the perfect instrument for Exotica sounds and Tiki d�cor.
Overall length is 32 in. (81.3 cm.), 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm.) width, and 3 in. (7.6 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.). Width of nut is 2 1/2 in. (64 mm.). Superb condition overall; one spot of plating wear on the pickup magnet and some very small dings but overall a very fine example. Includes the original black HSC fully functional but with some bend to the key latches. Excellent + Condition.
