325C58 vs. 325C64: Battle Royale

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:09 am

Mark, oh yes--if you try to use the trem arm in the "usual" way (pulling "out" from the strings), you will gouge a hole in the topside of your guitar. When I got my c58, the very thing I did was disarm that thing--literally--took the trem arm off the guitar entirely. A couple weeks later I had the Bigsby installed.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:46 pm

And of course, the Bigsby came standard on the 325V59.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 1:58 pm

325C58 vs. 325C64 vs. 1996 vs. 325V59 vs....

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 3:14 pm

I forgot about this thread.....I heard that I'm now #12 for the C64...much better than 40+ back in March!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 4:34 pm

Here's a bit of trivia--Lennon's Kauffman found its way onto a Guyatone, played subsequently by Liverpool axeman Johnny Guitar. (Not the same Johnny Guitar who recorded with Bill Hurley, however...) I have seen a picture of Ringo Starr playing this guitar, pre-Beatles.

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Sat Sep 09, 2006 5:29 pm

That's a good piece of trivia Paul. Ummm! What the heck is a Guyatone. I'll have to see how many people are on their forum.

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 12:27 pm

Paul, that is pretty cool trivia--Johnny Guitar played with Rory Storm, Ringo's earlier band, right?

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Sun Sep 10, 2006 1:26 pm

The Hendrix of Liverpool!

nic37 · Post by **nic37** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:12 am

Anybody had the chance to compare them sonically?

treewalker · Post by **treewalker** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:16 am

stringsncords · Post by **stringsncords** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 2:31 pm

My 325C58 arrived PRE-GOUGED from the factory - I didn't even have the chance to gouge it myself!

Not only is the Kaufmann useless, it's also distructive; fully assembled, with the thicker body, the C58 actually doesn't fit in the case very well, and the case has to be squeezed shut in order to latch it with the guitar inside. The first thing I did with my C58 was to have a Trapeze installed and the ding repaired, so it's as perfect as it can be now.

The shame of it is that the factory could have put a small rubber washer under the Kaufmann at the time of shipping, which would have eliminated the gouge possibility, but oh, well...

Despite all of it's flaws, it's still a great, iconic guitar to have; there are no more available, and the prices for them are skyrocketing.

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