Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 6:59 pm
The article just seems like a commercial for that Les Paul Jr replica! - A very terribly written article.
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Article on Lennon's RIC 325
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Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:07 pm
Couldn't you just take the bracket off?
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:20 pm
Obviously an expert on guitars... and silly me thought the orange one was a Gretsch Nashville... NOT a Country Gentleman
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:35 pm
I thought that the object of journalism was to report news, not create it. It would appear that all that he did was create a commercial based around the Gibson brand and their history with the Beatles.
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:14 am
I have the day off so can't pull one from the wall at work, but the LP Jr is easily 1.5 inch thick.jingle_jangle wrote: an original CC is 38mm (1 3/8") thick with a huge 3-point mounting bracket. I don't have any Jrs around to measure, but have to think that they must be thinner than this...
???
As the CC seems to be on top of the scratchplate even, sticking out of the body, it should all fit, albeit just.
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 3:25 pm
LOL! Still, I thought that the article should be posted here. BTW, Fergy IS a very kind and cool cat. I meant him in 2009 in Liverpool. And, the liverpoolbeat.com site, too, has a lot to offer. :^)
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2011 6:06 pm
b.t.w. John played a Framus Hootenanny 12string on Help!
Wolfgang
Wolfgang
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 6:44 pm
Clearly a paid advertisement for Gibson/Epiphone.
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 8:33 am
Gibson doesn't pay anyone to thrash other brands - just check out the Gibson website's articles on musicians!gregga41 wrote:Clearly a paid advertisement for Gibson/Epiphone.
I'd almost expect a link to a similar article about Peter Buck's Les Paul on the site...
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 2:35 am
Obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:35 pm
I've never played a 325 so I don't really have an opinion on the guitar, but it isn't deniable that Lennon stopped playing it, or at least recording with it, in the middle of the Beatles period. I imagine one would have to ask someone associated with the Beatles why that was, but Lennon did seem to favor the Gibsons at some point in his career. The presentation may not be great, but some of the points have validity, I think.
Was Epiphone owned by Gibson when the Beatles acquired theirs?
Was Epiphone owned by Gibson when the Beatles acquired theirs?
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:58 pm
He has no idea what he is talking about he probably couldent figure out how to play a short scale guitar so that is why he is bashing it.Or he is hopeing Gibson/Epiphone will give him a free guitar ?????
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 3:01 pm
I think his Ric totally defined that early sound of theirs. Just staring at one makes me want to grab it, strum it hard like John, and jangle out my aggression.
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:06 pm
I am pretty sure that John could have purchased a Gibson,or what ever he wanted to buy from the guitar shop where he purchased the 325Ric..this guy is full of ****..I guess that John loved the way it looked and felt to him..thats why he didnt buy any other type of guitar in the early 60's..the article is a joke..I guess whe he played with it for a while..he looked at the price tag and said,,damn I cant afford this... 
Re: Article on Lennon's RIC 325
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:58 am
He sounds really, really bitter ...
In my regrettably short time trying out a visiting friend's 325, I can only really say that it felt a little peculiar and interesting, and sounded damned cool. I can imagine someone who's very particular about their guitars being thrown a bit by the thing, but I mean really ... it's very clear that he has an agenda with that article. An unrepentant shill by the sound of things.
In my regrettably short time trying out a visiting friend's 325, I can only really say that it felt a little peculiar and interesting, and sounded damned cool. I can imagine someone who's very particular about their guitars being thrown a bit by the thing, but I mean really ... it's very clear that he has an agenda with that article. An unrepentant shill by the sound of things.