I've read a lot about how Lennon's 325 had a different headstock shape, and that some people (Tuck Hersey, Mark Vaquer, and others) actually reshaped their own. I can't really see a difference....what notable changes are there? Why did Lennon's have a different headstock?
Also, the same people mentioned above also changed their truss rod covers to have the "50's logo". Sorry if I seem dumb for not knowing this, but all the Rickenbacker logos look the same to me!
Can anybody help me clear this stuff up about headstocks and logos? Thanks,
Nick
Question about Rick headstocks/logos (Lennon mods)
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Greg: Yes, unless maybe the late V59's didn't have it. Most if not all had 'Made in USA' under the logo, and no Rickenbacker had 'Made in USA' on the TRC until early 1964, the Jan. 1964 325 FG solid-top on Glen Lambert's site is the earliest that comes to mind without looking thru the reference work. Lennon's 2nd 325 (DB 122) had it as well. I've seen Rickenbackers as late as 1970 that had older-style TRCs that had no 'Made in USA' on them and looked original to the instrument.