Rickenbacker 325

Rickenbacker 325

Rickenbacker 325C64 (A reissue of the 1964 model 325 played by John Lennon)[1]
Manufacturer Rickenbacker
Period 1958–present
Construction
Body type Semi-hollow
Neck joint Set-in
Woods
Body Maple; alder on 50s instruments & reissues.
Neck Maple; alder on 50s instruments & reissues.
Fretboard Bubinga (1960s–2000s), Paduak (late 1950s), Chechen (current).
Hardware
Bridge 6-way
Pickup(s) Three single-coil pickups
Colors available
Mapleglo (natural), Jetglo (black), Fireglo (red sunburst)

The Rickenbacker 325 is the first of the Capri series of hollow body guitars released in 1958 by Rickenbacker.

Overview

It was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers. Production models were 20-3/4" short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small (12-3/4" wide) body. The body is unbound, semi-hollow, with 2 o'clock angled sound hole (although re-issues lack a sound hole due to the Lennon connection), and boasts the "crescent moon"-style cutaways. This series is currently available only in "C" reissue form. These instruments gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles. John Lennon's 1958 model was among the very first batch made and has the pre-production feature of a solid top, i.e., no sound hole. All subsequent production short-scale 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s.

Notable players

References

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  1. http://www.productwiki.com/rickenbacker-325c58/
  2. John Lennon's musical instruments
  3. Sollenberger, Kraig. "Susanna Hoffs Yesterdays... And Today". Vintage Guitar Magazine. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. R.R. Smith, The History of Rickenbacker Guitars, Anaheim, 1987, p. 75.


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