Download or read book The History of Rickenbacker Guitars written by Richard R. Smith and published by Centerstream Publications. This book was released on 1987 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Reference). This 256-page soft-cover book gives a complete and illustrated history of the development of Rickenbacker instruments from 1931 to the present. Rickenbacker is the only book of its kind to chronicle the history of the company who in 1931 introduced electric instruments to the world. The book provides information and full-color photos of the many artists who have used and are using Rickenbacker instruments. Rickenbacker collectors will find this book invaluable as it contains recently discovered accurate facts previously unavailable to researchers.