Optical Illusion?

325-at-2pm · Post by **325-at-2pm** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 4:58 pm

My 1960s 325 and 1987 320 with 2 O'Clocks.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:46 am

Those patterns look virtually identical Greg..

325-at-2pm · Post by **325-at-2pm** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:28 am

John, I agree that they are identical, even though the guitars have a 20 year age gap.

The 325 was made in January of 1967. I don't know if you've heard of this one before, but it's unusual because it's not a 1964 Rose Morris guitar but yet has this type of f-hole.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:31 am

Heard of it for sure, but I've never seen a pic of it. Fabulous guitar Greg! Just goes to show that there aren't any absolutes.

325-at-2pm · Post by **325-at-2pm** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 6:04 am

Did you notice that the blend knob and the toggle are swapped on the 1987? The wiring harness is upside down.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:55 am

That is weird. Does it show evidence of being fiddled with? Messy solder joints?

325-at-2pm · Post by **325-at-2pm** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:50 am

Haven't really looked inside. Probably was flipped by one of the prior owners. I picked up this guitar during the early days of Ebay. I about dropped my jaw when I saw that F-hole.

I have another Ebay guitar from the early-mid 70s in jetglo, a 320 with the other f-hole. Sure would like to turn back the clock to those days when so many great deals were floating around.

glen_l · Post by **glen_l** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:51 pm

measurements from a July '64 Rose Morris 1996 soundhole (previously referred to as 1 o'clock)

length - 131mm
max distance across middle section of hole - 17mm

The same measurements from a '58 325 with old style (previously referred to as 2 o'clock) soundhole

length - 135.5mm
across opening - 24mm

325-at-2pm · Post by **325-at-2pm** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:24 pm

Is this section DOA, or is the traffic just lite?

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:43 pm

LOL Nah, just lite Greg. I'm holding out for the right time to reveal to the world the '58 325 that I just bought from under someone's bed...for $700....

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:04 am

Whoa John! Holy moley!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 10:39 am

Gary, that was an early 'April Fool' by the way...but that's the way I'd like it to go down if it happened, LOL....