Who else used a 325?
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Who else used a 325?
We all know John made the Ric 325 very famous. However, I was wondering if anyone else, famous, played a 325 around the same time because they liked the guitar and not just because of Lennon?
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It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.
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Re: Who else used a 325?
Maybe I should have said it this way- Who played a 325 back in the late 50s, early 60s who maybe didn't even know Lennon played one.
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Ah, good question. Before Lennon I don't know of anyone famous who used a 325. I know that John chose Rickenbacker after seeing Toots Thielemans with one, but I think Toots' was a Capri, not a 325.
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I think Toots also had a Tulip of some sort that he played, also.
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AFAIK, it was almost destined to become discontinued until Lennon arrived on the scene playing one. Just not a popular model before then..
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Re: Who else used a 325?
BUT, Fogerty's fire-glo 325 had the bridge pickup replace with a humbucker ...kiramdear wrote:It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.
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DavyR wrote:BUT, Fogerty's fire-glo 325 had the bridge pickup replace with a humbucker ...kiramdear wrote:It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.
Still a 325, last I checked.
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Re: Who else used a 325?
Yeah, it's quite something to think the 325 probably would have been discontinued had Lennon chose a different guitar.
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Wow, that's a cool machine.
Any idea of the serial no.?
Any idea of the serial no.?
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Susana Hoffs!! But then again, it was the 350 that she played......
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Re: Who else used a 325?
Lost to time, sadly.libratune wrote:Wow, that's a cool machine.
Any idea of the serial no.?