Study this photo carefully
This course builds upon the foundational knowledge of Rickenbacker bindings that you acquired during your undergraduate studies. This includes the standard Rickenbacker binding and the distinctive checkerboard binding.
Let’s begin our discussion by examining this photo: a 60's bound guitar headstock. Who would like to volunteer to explain to the class what we’re looking at here? What model is this and what models would you find this binding on and during what approximate years of manufacture?
From @high.numbers:
I believe we are looking at the headstock of a pre-production 1968 model 381, though checkered headstock binding could be found on limited production 360 and 360 slant fret models from 1968 to 1971. And also on the Banjoline, of course.