Rickenbacker 620 Electric Guitar - Jetglo Reviews

I've been playing guitar for 30 years now. I won't lie, when it comes to electrics, I've always been a Fender guy. Enter the Rickenbacker 620. I got on a waiting list for one in April. I had a Fireglo on order for September, but about a month ago, I was a single Rickenbacker 620 in Jetglo on Sweetwater's website so I pounced on it! (It was already a tough choices between the two colors.) Long story short, this is the best electric guitar I've ever played, not just owned. I knew I had something special when I opened the case. By the way, I've never even seen a case this nice before. It is custom made for the 620 body shape; no movement at all when in the case. For just over a month now, I have only played this Rickenbacker. I typically play acoustic but i haven't picked one up since this arrived! I can't stress how well made this instrument is and how great it sounds. I was worried about the fretboard width a little having never played a Ric before, but those fears were quickly put to rest.

This thing is a work of art and is the pinnacle of American craftsmanship. Seriously, I feel like I had a much more expensive luthier-made guitar custom built for me. For those wondering, my fretboard has a finish on it. (I've seen some talk online saying that they stopped doing that.) The Hi-Gain pickups are amazing. I can get a classic Rickenbacker jangle but this is so not a one trick pony! You can get classic to heavy rock sounds on this thing. Playing it sitting down took a little getting used to because of the short lower horn, but I just use a strap and wouldn't have it designed any other way. The Schaller tuners are absolutely amazing at keep tune. The neck through body makes this so more different sounding and solid feeling than the rest of the guitars in my collection. I can honestly say that if I had bought a Rickenbacker 25 years ago, I wouldn't own half of the electric guitars I do. I'd have invested in a couple more Ric's. Through my own research, and I did a whole lot of research on this thing, Sweetwater hand's down has the best price on this particular instrument. I see why people are willing to fork out the extra cash and get on a waiting list for these guitars. If you're on the fence about this one, take the plunge! You will not regret it. I play folk, rock, classic rock, well, you name it. This is so well suited to so many genres of music. I don't know if it was the Rickenbacker factory or Sweetwater's 55 pt inspection, but this is the best set up on a new guitar I've ever bought. Many thanks to my rep, Timothy VanSlyke, who helped me out big time in deciding to get this guitar. The man knows his stuff!

I just got my Rickenbacker 620 Jetglo! It plays great! It was setup great by Sweetwater before it arrived. It has that Rick sound. Thanks to my sales engineer Nate Brown for helping me out! Fantastic instrument.

Rickenbacker makes beautiful guitars and this one is no exception. My main style is instrumental/ surf and the variety of tones I can get from my Ric covers all the bases. Also useful in a lead setting it is one of the most useful guitars in my collection. Quality of build is top notch. Playability is superior.

So I finally got this beauty today. The Fireglo is no doubt a beauty but the Jetglo is to me dynamite cool..... but then aren't they all? This guitar I think is one of Rics best hard rockers. If you want crunch tones this is the one. Very well balanced. Super nice sustain. Someways kinda reminds me a bit of a Telecaster. As always build quality is outstanding.
Cameron..... man you rock and thank you so much for hooking me up. Took a little while but so worth it. LOVE Sweetwater.... my only music equipment source.

This guitar sounds amazing!It feels light at 7 pounds 15 ounces,it does not dig into my shoulder.It came perfectly set up by Sweetwater. Thanks to sales engineer Christian Baer!!

Despite Rickenbackers being pigeon holed as diminutive jangle machines you might be surprised. I do a lot of recording with Fenders, but picked this up for a new sound to my palette. I was more than pleasantly surprised! You can definitely get the classic sounds, but with a little overdrive this little axe opens up a new realm of tone. I play instrumentals and it definitely adds a dimension to both Rhythm and lead parts. The fit and finish on my guitar was top notch and the price for such quality is an absolute value. Looking forward to scoring a 12-string in the future.

This is the best sounding bridge pickup ever and the feel of this guitar is so different from anything else. The body is super thin and the tuxedo look is amazing in person. Nice case, too! Sweetwater set it up well. Thanks to Ken Davis the best Sweetwater rep there is!