a brighter, cleaner sound, and are generally seen as key to obtaining the true British Invasion guitar tone, as they were original equipment of the era. In addition to the standard pickups, vintage reissue bass models are equipped with Horseshoe wrap-around style pickups, very similar to the pickups on the earliest Rickenbacker Frying Pan models. Copyright enforcement Rickenbacker are known for their proactive approach to preventing the sale of counterfeits of their instruments. Product list Notable Rickenbacker players Aviv Geffen Al Cisneros (Sleep, Om) Brix Smith Start (The Fall) Bob Hardy (Franz Ferdinand) Carl Wilson (The Beach Boys) Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney) Chris Squire (Yes) Cliff Burton (Metallica) Cook Craig (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) Fred Turner (Bachman Turner Overdrive) Geddy Lee (Rush) George Harrison (The Beatles) Guy Picciotto (Fugazi) Glenn Frey (Eagles) Helmut Hattler Hilton Valentine (The Animals) Jenny Lee Lindberg (Warpaint) Jim Reeves Joe Walsh (Eagles) Joey Walker (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) John Deacon (Queen) in his early days as the bassist of The Opposition John Fogerty (Creedence Clearwater Revival) John Kay (Steppenwolf) John Lennon (The Beatles) Cordell Mosson (Parliament-Funkadelic) John McNally (The Searchers) Johnny Marr (The Smiths) Kat Bjelland (Babes in Toyland) Kenny Howes Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) Lemmy (Motörhead) Les Claypool (Primus) Marty Willson-Piper (The Church) Matthew Ashman (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow) Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) Mike Connell (The Connells) Mike Mills (R.E.M.) Mike Rutherford (Genesis) Noel Gallagher (Oasis) Paul Kantner (Jefferson Airplane) Paul McCartney (The Beatles, Wings) Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council) Per Gessle (Roxette) Pete Townshend (The Who) Peter Buck (R.E.M.) Rick James Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) Sergio Pizzorno (Kasabian) Leon Sylvers III (The Sylvers) Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks) Simon Gallup (The Cure) Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) The Edge (U2) Tom Petty (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) Toots Thielemans Zeta Bosio (Soda Stereo) References External links Björn Ericksson's Rickbeat Reference Page Interview with John C. Hall NAMM Oral History Library (2003) Interview with Cindalee Hall NAMM Oral History Library (2017) 1931 establishments in California Companies based in Santa Ana, California Guitar amplifier manufacturers Guitar manufacturing companies of the United States Manufacturing companies based in California Manufacturing companies established in 1931 Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States