John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325 features a 20-3/4" short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small (12-3/4" wide) body. The body is unbound, semi-hollow (though lacking a sound hole), 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.
Notable Players[]
- John Lennon of The Beatles played 325s and their assorted variants all throughout his career.[1] 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 this guitar in the 1950s and may have inspired John Lennon, a fan of Toots, into buying one himself.[citation needed]
References[]
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- ↑ John Lennon's musical instruments
325C58 MG
A replica of the 1958 model played by John Lennon
A replica of the 1958 model played by John Lennon
325C58 MG(Pickup Zoom)
325C58 JG