The Rickenbacker 330 is part of Rickenbacker's 300 series of guitars, the series for which Rickenbacker is perhaps best known. Incorporating many features standard on Rickenbacker guitars, including a three-ply maple/walnut neck, a shallow headstock angle, a thick rosewood fretboard finished with clear conversion varnish, and double truss rods. The 330 features a body with Rickenbacker's "crescent moon" cutaway shape with sharp, unbound edges, and an "R"-shaped trapeze tailpiece.