The Rickenbacker 360/12 is a Rickenbacker electric guitar. Close alternatives include the Rickenbacker 330 and the Fender Jaguar. It pairs well with the Mesa Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo and the Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo.
Rickenbacker 360/12
Rickenbacker · electric guitar
The Rickenbacker 360/12 is a semi-hollow 12-string electric guitar with a maple body, through-body neck and bright single-coil pickups, famous for its shimmering jingle-jangle chime and long sustain. Its compact headstock and reversed string-course order give a unique attack where the octave strings ring out distinctively. It defined the bright, chiming jangle of 1960s guitar pop and rock and is central to Pete Townshend's early Who sound on I Can't Explain. It sounds best clean or just on the edge of breakup, where the top-end shimmer cuts through, and it loses definition under heavy gain. A defining instrument for jangle pop, folk rock and 60s-flavored rhythm playing.
- jangle
- chime
- bright
- sustain
- gain
- rhythm
- clean
- attack
Genres the Rickenbacker 360/12 is commonly used in
- Folk
- Rock
- Psychedelic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Surf Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Rickenbacker 360/12
Mesa Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo
Mesa Boogie
21% matchInto a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo brings the high gain it's missing
Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo
Peavey
21% matchWhere this leans bright, Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo answers back warm
Carr rambler
Carr
20% matchCarr rambler's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Ampeg V-4
Ampeg
tonal matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ampeg V-4 gives it mid-forward to fill it with
Harmony H650
Harmony
tonal matchRun Harmony H650 into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward
Blackstar Unity Bass U250
Blackstar
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Blackstar Unity Bass U250 answers back warm
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchInto a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings the high gain it's missing
Ampeg V4-B Head
Ampeg
tonal matchWhere this leans bright, Ampeg V4-B Head answers back smooth
Pedals that stack with the Rickenbacker 360/12
Klon KTR
Klon
19% matchRun Klon KTR into that transparent platform and it finally gets some medium gain
Boss OD-1 Overdrive
Boss
18% matchThe transparent tone has headroom to spare — Boss OD-1 Overdrive gives it low gain to fill it with
NuX SSD-10
Nux
tonal matchRickenbacker 360/12 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform NuX SSD-10 wants
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchRickenbacker 360/12 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Fender Hammertone Overdrive wants
Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp
Crazy Tube Circuits
tonal matchRickenbacker 360/12 leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Crazy Tube Circuits Heatseeker Pre-Amp wants
Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Behringer
tonal matchBehringer SF300 Super Fuzz's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Rickenbacker 360/12 delivers it
Catalinbread MontaVillian
Catalinbread
tonal matchCatalinbread MontaVillian's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Rickenbacker 360/12 delivers it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchBlack Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Rickenbacker 360/12 delivers it
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Rickenbacker 360/12?+
The closest matches in character are the Rickenbacker 330, the Fender Jaguar, the Epiphone Riviera Electric Guitar.
What pairs well with the Rickenbacker 360/12?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Mesa Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo, Peavey Classic 30 II 2-Channel 30W 1x12 Combo, Carr rambler — Into a transparent tone, Mesa Boogie JP-2C 1x12 Combo brings the high gain it's missing.