#RICKENBACKER 325 SCALE LENGHT SERIES#

Smith and The Rickenbacker Book: A Complete History of Rickenbacker Guitars by Tony Bacon and Paul Day. Sources for this article include by Rickenbacker by Richard R. Late-вЂ™60s Kustom 2x12 cabinets provide the backdrop for this 325. The current value for one in excellent all-original condition is $10,000. The 1964 325 pictured has the features most often associated with the export Rose Morris Model 1996: 3/4-scale, a one-piece maple neck with an unbound, 21-fret, lacquer-finished rosewood fretboard, three вЂњtoasterвЂќ single-coil pickups, a hollow maple body, f-hole, and AcвЂ™cent vibrato tailpiece.

His Fireglo 325 can be heard playing searing lead on CCRвЂ™s covers of вЂњSuzie QвЂќ and вЂњI Put a Spell on You.вЂќ The hollow body of the Rickenbacker combined with FogertyвЂ™s Kustom amp produced musical, controlled feedback on both the recorded and live versions of these songs.

The other rock-вЂ™nвЂ™-roll legend known for using a 325 is John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Signature details include three вЂњtoasterвЂќ single-coils, a classic f-hole, and RickenbackerвЂ™s AcвЂ™cent vibrato. Lennon used one of these as a backup to his more famous solid-top Jetglo (black) 1964 325. Like most other export models, it had a Fireglo finish and a traditional f-hole. The export version of the 325 was known in Rose MorrisвЂ™s catalog as the Model 1996. To meet this need, the British company Rose Morris became Rickenbacker distributors. The BeatlesвЂ™ growing popularity caused a sudden demand for Rickenbacker guitars, initially in England. Lennon acquired his natural-finish 1958 325 while the Beatles were in Hamburg, Germany. This petite, lightweight guitar didnвЂ™t achieve its intended popularity until it was seen in the hands of Beatle John Lennon. The first Capri model announced was the three-quarter-size 325.

Models ending in zero had no vibrato, while those ending in the number five had vibrato.

#RICKENBACKER 325 SCALE LENGHT SERIES#

The Capri series consisted of Models 310-375. German-born guitar maker Roger Rossmeisl (hired in 1954) was responsible for the unique design of these instruments, a distinctive look seen in most Rickenbackers to this day. By 1958 he had developed a new line of thin hollowbody electric guitars known as the Capri series (named after the Hall familyвЂ™s cat). Hall overhauled the business and began focusing on standard electric guitars rather than the steel guitars the company pioneered. (Radio-Tel), purchased the Electro String Company from Adolph Rickenbacker in 1953. Hall, owner of Radio & Television Equipment Co.

Rickenbacker 325 scale lenght