George with a different Ric

[revolver323]

Don't know if this has been posted before, but George is playing a Ric I haven't seen on film before

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E3m-gOelA8g

[wmthor]

Looks like it might be the 425 that George purchased in Illinois while visiting his sister.

[lennon211]

Looks like it might be the 425 that George purchased in Illinois while visiting his sister.

Yep, that's it.

[simer4001]

Great little guitar. I have a couple of the 425V63 reissues. George's original 425 is on display at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It now has a second pickup, additional knobs and a modified pickguard. Rickenbacker also reissued a version of the 2 pickup model as the 450V63.

[JakeK]

Is the 425 a good guitar? The single pickup kinda throws me off a little...

Does anyone think George could have used the 425 on any recordings? Most of the time in 1963, he was using his Gretsch Country Gentleman. I only know of two performances where he used the 425: "Ready, Steady, Go!" October 1963 and the clip hosted which was probably December 1963. Throughout their tour of Europe in October-November 1963, it served as a backup to the Country Gent.

[admin]

This was George's 420 that was mislabeled as a 425. There is a bit of a story here.

[kog]

I believe there is a school of thought that George might have used the 425 in "I Want To Hold Your Hand", particularly in that high-pitched "dee-oh" twang that shows up throughout the verses. I have no idea myself -- it doesn't sound to me like the Gent, but who knows.