Rickenbacker 325c64

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skchurch
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Rickenbacker 325c64

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I welcomed a new Rickenbacker 325c64 home yesterday, and although I can understand some of the quirks you read about (can get a little buzzy, and tuning not quite as stable as the trapeze- or R- tailpiece (and why some chose to switch these out), it's a fun guitar to play! It is it's own kind of thing: quite small, has more "chunk/bottom end growl" than my other Rickenbacker guitars, and getting the John Lennon and John Fogerty sound is as simple as plugging it into the amp. I did have to adjust to the shorter scale for a few minutes, but it does come together and opens up other ways of playing (and sometimes does feel a bit cramped). I wouldn't want this as my first or only Rickenbacker guitar (wouldn't want just one anyhow), but it has a personality all of it's own and I'm really looking forward to spending more time getting to know it's ins- and outs- and just have fun playing the beautiful little thing
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Re: Rickenbacker 325c64

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Yeah I've got a new 325C64 and I'm getting to like it more than my classic 60s Stratocaster. I have small hands and the short scale fits me just fine. If it was good enough for Lennon then its good enough for me. Its fast becoming my favorite guitar. I find my self playing it most of the time. Wish I had got one sooner.
2007 Rickenbacker 325C58, 2018 Rickenbacker 325C64, 2006 Fender classic 60s Strat with Fender pure 59 pick ups. 1990 Fender Dreadnaught. Fender Champion 20, and 100 amps. Yamaha G50 112 11 amp.
Previous fenders..1958 Jazzmaster, 1959 Stratocaster.
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Re: Rickenbacker 325c64

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Heck I'm thinking about getting a 325C58 so I will have both of them.
2007 Rickenbacker 325C58, 2018 Rickenbacker 325C64, 2006 Fender classic 60s Strat with Fender pure 59 pick ups. 1990 Fender Dreadnaught. Fender Champion 20, and 100 amps. Yamaha G50 112 11 amp.
Previous fenders..1958 Jazzmaster, 1959 Stratocaster.
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