320 Question

blackdog · Post by **blackdog** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 4:17 pm

Hello,
I haven't ever seen or played a real 320 before and I was wondering if the guitar is solid body, or semi-hollow. I was just wondering as I've seen pictures of 320's with f-holes.

Thanks,
Sam Novak

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 11:45 pm

Rumor has it it's a semi-hollow

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:18 am

Sam: All 300-series Rickenbacker guitars are thin-line hollow bodies. Most have a slash/cat's eye sound holes, but the 320's and 350's are the exception. The 320's had optional F-holes and the 350's didn't. Most of the 320's have solid tops.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:40 am

You can see clearly in this picture of a formerly owned 320 MG with f-hole that the body is semi-hollow:

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 12:47 pm

Gorgeous, Gary.... I LOVE those!

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:04 pm

Yeah, I now wish I hadn't traded it for an all-gold Gibson Custom Shop Hall Of Fame Edition Les Paul Standard. The trade was with a Forumite at the time, Al Adams, but I'm not sure if he's currently active here.

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 1:20 pm

Oh geez, Gary, that one looks too pretty to even think about parting with.... wish it were mine, LOL!

steve_hershberger · Post by **steve_hershberger** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:53 am

Gary - That 320 definitely was beautiful! I kind of did the opposite from you though - I sold my early '70's Les Paul Deluxe goldtop to buy a jetglo 320 with an f-hole back in 1980. But looking at yours, I'm thinking I had a 2:00 f-hole in mine. I don't remember now, and it's long gone anyway. Still miss both those guitars though.

My ex-father in law used to have a '55 Les Paul that was all gold, with P-90's and it played/sounded heavenly. Quite rare. A lot of the finish was worn off the neck and (in the early '80's) I had to convince him to leave it that way - he wanted to send it to Gibson for a refinish!

It eventually got sold some years after he died, but I'll always remember how he told me he paid $75 for it in 1957 or so.

ken_j · Post by **ken_j** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 6:20 am

Gary, Al has been busy starting up their tube amp business. He put gold guards and toasters on it. He no longer owns that 320.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:35 pm

Thanks for the update, Ken. I thought I remembered seeing him put the 320 up for sale after he did the mods, which I thought looked great on it.

I still have his phone number, so maybe I'll give him a call some time and shoot the breeze.

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:38 am

I can't help but post a pretty picture of my '81 320JG whenever "320" is mentioned!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/ ... /ricky.jpg

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 9:50 am

Okay...

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:43 pm

Very nice Doug. Gotta love the little Rickenbackers.....

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:58 pm

Here's my '80 320 BG fitted with reissue vintage parts:

drathbun · Post by **drathbun** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:11 pm

Woof! Nice burgundy!