Rickenbacker 325

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Rickenbacker 325
Rickenbacker 325C64 (A replica of the 1964 model played by John Lennon)[1]
Manufacturer	Rickenbacker
Period	1958 - Present
Construction
Body type	Semi-Hollow
Neck joint	Set-in
Woods
Body	Maple
Neck	Maple
Fretboard	Rosewood
Hardware
Bridge	6-way
Pickup(s)	Three Single-coil pickups
Colors available
Mapleglo (natural), Jetglo (black), Fireglo (red sunburst)

Overview

The Rickenbacker 325 was the first of the Capri series of hollow body guitars released in 1958 by Rickenbacker. 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'oclock angled soundhole (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 soundhole. All subsequent production 325. 315, & 310 guitars had soundholes until the 1970s.

Notable players

• John Lennon played 325s and their assorted variants during the 1960's.^[2] A replica of Lennon's 325 is available as a guitar controller for The Beatles: Rock Band.
• Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles played the 325 and its full scale variant, the model 350 (Hoffs even received her own signature version of the 350).^{[citation needed]}
• Toots Thielemans used a Combo 400 guitar in the 1950s and may have inspired John Lennon, a fan of Toots, into buying a Rickenbacker himself.^{[citation needed]}
• John Fogerty played his 325 on almost every song he played with Creedence Clearwater Revival

References

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