The Rickenbacker company, skillfully managed by new owner Francis H. Hall in the 1950’s, grew to a leading name in the American electric-guitar market until 1964 when an unexpected cultural tide spread from the UK to the Atlantic, associating them to Beatlemania, making them the most immediately recognized in the world.

Today’s Feature is the 325 | 1958

Introduced as part of the 1958 Capri series. 325 was a semi-hollow , three-quarter scale length model with three pickups. John Lennon owned four and was rarely seen playing anything else during the Beatlemania period. Rickenbacker has since issued many limited-edition tribute models such as the 325C58 Hamburg and the 325 JL.

• DATE :: 1958
• ORIGIN :: Santa Ana , California , USA
• WOOD :: Maple semi-hollowbody maple set neck , rosewood fingerboard.
• UNUSUAL FEATURE :: The short 527mm (20 3/4)scale length is 102mm (4in) shorter than a standard Rickenbacker.

FUN FACTS ::

• The headstock has a Fireglo finish , matching the tones of the body.
• The 325 featured an unusual fingerboard – a three quarter scale length.
• There were three toaster pickups on the 325.

~ All information courtesy of The Practical Illustrated Book of the Electric Guitar by Terry Burrows and Ted Fuller.