New Texan with a 325c58

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:20 am

Can you see the screws on the bowtie???
Ouch!!!

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:21 am

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 5:21 am

Here's the Collection in the studio.

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:06 am

I must say that is one nice C58!
Yeah it's too bad about those screws, which I can actually see.

Nice collection too! You got a pretty good Lennon line up on the left

Amazing how small the 325C58 looks next to the acoustics and the Valvetronix, maybe if it was on a stand it would look bigger... But that wouldn't be very John Lennon of you if it was on a stand wouldn't it be?

How do you like your C58?
Do you have more pictures? I really like it.

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:07 am

Nice collection Joe!!! Your 325C58 looks great! I bought a 325C58 in JG back in March of last year and had the Lennon mods done to it. Would still love to have one in MG. Is your Epi Casino a Lennon Revolution model or a 1965 Elite, or a standard Casino?

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:36 am

Yeah, with the screws, about all I can see doing is getting another bowtie, placing it in the same area so the holes can't be seen. But I know they are there. Oh well. It's still my dream guitar, the one I've wanted since I was ten.

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:48 am

Pat,

I love my Rick. The rest of my collection pictured is:

Fender Catalina (Korean)-gift from Brother-in-law
83 Fender P Bass (freebie water damaged in Tropical storm Allison, Houston, Texas- I refinshed in Sonic Blue nitrocellulose)
90s MIM Stratocaster
Johnson Resonator-gift from Aunt
2003 Rickenbacker 325c58 (purchased used from Bob Belloff)
Tokai J-160e copy (great guitar)
98 Epiphone Casino (Korean with Kent Armstrong P-90s)
Vox Valvetronix AD120VT

(Not pictured: Blue Jackson, and EKO acoustic.

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:25 pm

C'mon everyone...You're supposed to ooohh and aaahhh over my Rickenbacker a bit more.

I don't want to be Killough, the thread killer.

ibmindless · Post by **ibmindless** » Thu Feb 24, 2005 2:55 pm

Ooooh, aaaahhh! Nice collection, Joe. Welcome! That bass darn near looks like a Mark Hoppus bass. My kid has one the same color. Nice looking music room.

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:59 pm

OooooHHHH!
AaaaaHHHHH!

Sorry, I have been away from a lot of the threads lately. That is a very nice group of instruments, Joe. You definitely have a good start on the "Beatles Gear/Vibe" thing.

I think I have heard others say good things about the Tokai J-160e copy. It probably was a lot less than the c. $1000 I have in my recent Gibson J-160e:

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:14 am

Dang, Gary. Beautiful Gibson. That hurts. Yeah the Tokai was nowhere near what a Gibson costs. But...I'm lucky to have what I do on a teacher's salary.