Ultra rare Rickenbacker 481 Slant Fret guitar. Periodically guitar designers turn their attention to the ergonomics of the guitar fingerboard and implement improvements to the traditional parallel fret layout. If you’re resting the neck in the crook of your thumb, the fingers naturally curve forward. Thus, if you angle the frets slightly forward on the bass side, it’s more comfortable to fret, more natural and matches precisely the natural angle of the fretting fingers.the Model 481 is one of the more desirable of Rickenbacker’s 1970s output, probably because it’s so unlike the usual Rickenbacker. Phase reversal switch and crushed pearloid shark’s teeth inlays and even the varnished fingerboard surface. The model 481 in the first place is quite rare, it plays amazingly well with a very low action and the slanted frets will amaze you as well. It sounds phenominal with the Rickenbacker humbukers. The guitar has one mark on the top that is noticeable and some light scuffing, a repaired crack in the pickguard (repaired). Well, come on. You gotta love any guitar with slanted frets. Whether or not the guitar really fits in with your personality. Comes with the original case.
