Generally these guitars tend to hold their value so you should keep yours safe in a case when not in use to maintain its worth. Most Rickenbackers should come with a hard case included, however if your model does not you should look at buying a case for its protection. Over the 60s and 70s popular artists known to use Rickenbacker guitars included: In 1960 a unknown John Lennon purchased a Rickenbacker 325 Capri in Hamburg and played it continuously throughout the early Beatles days.
Many bands that were part of the British invasion in the mid 1960s favoured Rickenbacker guitars for their tonal characteristics. In 1958 Rickenbacker launched the Capriseries to the market, including a semi acoustic model with a double cutaway, from witch the famous Rickenbacker 300 series would later evolve. Rickenbacker electric guitars are known to have a very chimey and jangly tone that creates the distinctive sound they are well known for.