Post on Harmony Central Electric Guitar Forum

[octagon]

"Please excuse my Rickenbacker ignorance for a second here...
A friend of mine is selling a Rickenbacker 325. He said that "the knobs need work" ... which leads me to believe that some of the electronics might need replacing or work.
I asked him what he was thinking he wanted for it, and he said $300. Wow.

He said that it was "a replica of John Lennon's model 325." The only problem is I have no idea which of 3 or 4 different replica models it is. I can borrow it from him, though, and I will hopefully be able to find out then.

Considering that some of the electronics might need to be repaired/replaced, is $300 a really good price for ANY model 325? It sorta seems like a steal."

[tennis_nick]

he also posted on the gear page. I told him that if his friend is willing to part with it for 300 bucks, chances are he didn't pay much more for it, chances are it's a fake, don't buy.

[j_gary]

Sounds like a great deal if all it has is electrical issues.

Seems any 325 is $1000+.

[j_gary]

Oh oh!

Too good to be true?

[simer4001]

I think in this case replica means faker. I agree with you Nicolas.

[rkbsound]

Well, keep in mind how many people sell guitars way, way below their value because they don't care to look into what they've got. Hard to do, nowadays, though.

[octagon]

Maybe it is this one:

May be he has this one.It sold on ebay for $242.50 and the controls don't work:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v228/fuzztone65/rick325.jpg

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacker-325-John-Lennon-Scale-Model-6-string-arts_W0QQitemZ200094211508

[beatlefreak]

If that's the one, 13" is a little short to be a 325 - Replica is right!

[whowasthursday]

The internet can be a small world (thanks to google)...

I'll be able to check out the guitar tonight, and I'll let you guys know what's up!