Mid 1940s Rickenbacher B-6 Bakelite Panda Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar B6 Lapsteel Rickenbacker

Rickenbacker Bakelite B-6 "Panda" steels were the professional standard of their day. They are still generally considered by many players to be the finest-sounding lap steel ever made. Pros such as Sol Hoopii, David Lindley, Jerry Byrd, and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe have helped give these Bakelite Rickenbacker B series steels their iconic reputation! 

Overall length: 29 3/4 in
Lower Bout: (75.6 cm.), 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.)
Body Depth: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm.)
Scale length: 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.)
Nut Width: 2 1/4 in. (57 mm.)

This lovely example is a mid 1940s model with a unique set of transitional features. It sports the Rickenbacher T style logo on the headstock. Around this time, Rickenbacker changed spellings from the original Rickenbacher, and this would have been one of the last before that change. It also features a patented tailpiece for easy and quick string swapping. 

Overall, this example is in lovely shape and is ready to gig! It has just a few light age appropriate marks here and there. At some point there seems to have been another set of tuners on this guitar. However, a well working vintage correct set was in place when it arrived. The pots and jack have been changed and are working perfectly. A padded gig bag is included. It's a tone machine and it's ready to play!

We can't keep these B-6 steels in stock. Grab it before it's gone!

Very Good Plus (VG+)