Mapleglo (natural), Jetglo (black), Fireglo (red sunburst) The Rickenbacker 325 is the first of the Capri series of hollow body guitars released in 1958 by Rickenbacker.
#SPECIFICATIONS OF RICKENBACKER 325 FULL#
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).A replica of Lennon's 325 is available as a guitar controller for The Beatles: Rock Band. John Lennon played 325s and their assorted variants during the 1960s (Including a 12-string made to match his second 325).All subsequent production short-scale 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s. John 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. This series is currently available only in "C" reissue form.
The body is unbound, semi-hollow, with 2 o'clock angled sound hole (although re-issues lack a sound hole due to the Lennon connection), and boasts the "crescent moon"-style cutaways. short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small ( Script error: No such module "convert".) body. Production models were Script error: No such module "convert". It was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers.