Rickenbacker 325

Rickenbacker 325C64 (A reissue of the 1964 model 325 played by John Lennon)
Manufacturer	Rickenbacker
Period	1958–present
Body type	Semi-hollow
Neck joint	Set-in
Body	Maple; alder on 50s instruments & reissues.
Neck	Maple; alder on 50s instruments & reissues.
Fretboard	Bubinga (1960s–2000s), Paduak (late 1950s), Chechen (current).
Bridge	6-way
Pickup(s)	Three single-coil pickups
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.

It was designed by Roger Rossmeisl, a guitar craftsman from a family of German instrument makers. Production models were 20-3/4" short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and a small (12-3/4" wide) body. 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. This series is currently available only in "C" reissue form. These instruments gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles. John Lennon's 1958 model was among the very first batch made and has the pre-production feature of a solid top, i.e., no sound hole. All subsequent production short-scale 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s.

325C58 MG
A replica of the 1958 model played by John Lennon

325C58 MG(Pickup Zoom)

325C58 JG
A replica of another 1958 model played by John Lennon