A semi-hollow [[electric guitar]] released by American maker [[Rickenbacker]] in 1958 as part of the "300" series of guitars, which is one of their best known lines of instruments. It reached success and frequent use in a wide range of musical genres, anywhere from folk and alternative to new wave and everything in-betweem.

It is easily recognizable by its round shape, rather symmetrical cutaways, R-shaped tailpiece, simple edgy sound hole and five control kobs on post-1961 models.

Visually separate versions of the 330 include:
* [b]335S[/b], containing a vibrato tailpiece and an F-shaped sound hole.
* [b]1998PT[/b], a special 330 with an F-shaped sound hole and a triple pickup combination (similar to its older sibling the [[Rickenbacker 325]]).
* More regular-looking models with the aforementioned F-shaped hole.
rickenbacker 330