![]() All subsequent production short-scale 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s. Lennon's 1958 model was among the first batch made and has the pre-production feature of a solid top with no sound hole. These instruments gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles. The body is unbound, semi-hollow, with an angled sound hole, and boasts "crescent moon"-style cutaways. Production models were 20 + 3⁄ 4 inches (530 mm) short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small ( 12 + 3⁄ 4-inch-wide ) body. The 325 was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers. The Rickenbacker 325 is the first of the Capri series of hollow body guitars released in 1958 by Rickenbacker. ![]() Mapleglo (natural), Jetglo (black), Fireglo (red sunburst) ![]() Maple alder on 50s instruments & reissues.īubinga (1960s–2000s), Paduak (late 1950s), Chechen (current). Rickenbacker 325C64 (A reissue of the 1964 model 325 played by John Lennon) ![]()
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