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)
