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Somebody wake up and buy this....
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:25 pm
by teb
I ain't no X-Pert on this model, buy the BIN price on this seems like a really good deal. I almost bought it even though I know perfectly well that my big fingers won't fit on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHN-LENNON-RICKENBACKER-MODEL-325C58MG-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ140024732410QQihZ004QQcategoryZ41439QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:32 am
by beatlefreak
That is a really good deal. I'd buy it, except that I already have a 325V59 with Lennon mods.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:14 am
by wj350
Well, I couldn't resist her guys. She looks pretty clean, I guess I'll see what those "blems" he mentions actually look like--hard to see in the pix. Will be an interesting mate to my JG...
thanks for posting guys...though my wife might not be as appreciative as I am
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:18 am
by leesh
Dang...I would have bought it but good catch Bill!
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:28 am
by wj350
Thanks Alisha--Todd must have spotted this almost as soon as it went up. I owe him!
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:25 pm
by beatlefreak
Good deal, Bill - Especially with the Lennon mods.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:49 pm
by sloop_john_b
I stared at the button for a good 10 minutes. Glad a forumite got it! Killer deal.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 1:56 pm
by teb
Congrats Bill. It just seemed like somebody in the family should get it. I nearly had to tie my right arm down to keep from accidentally pressing the Buy-it-Now button, but it isn't really something I was looking for. The old rock and roll habit of staying up until 3 or 4 AM every night does have it's advantages.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:47 am
by wj350
Thanks again gang--Todd, I really do owe you! The guy selling seems really nice as well--he already had the guitar in the mail by yesterday afternoon, and from my experience what seems very unusual for Ebay sellers these days, he'd already left feedback for me. Just seems like a really straight-up guy.
I noticed his most recent completed auction that you can still access was for a Lennon Epi Casino--which also appears to have gone for a pretty good price. We might want to keep an eye on this guy in our "fav sellers"!
Bill
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 11:44 am
by bugman
That seller is here in Lincoln,Nebraska--same city I'm in. Funny thing is the RIC dealer in town sometimes will have a 360 hanging up but thats usually about it. I've seen a 4080 on ebay awhile back rom Lincoln not to mention the 4001V63 and C64S that I sold. I sold a RIC 950 a few years back to Leftybass ( John ) It makes me wonder what cool guitars are hiding behind doors here in town.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 2:23 pm
by scottpro1969
950??? Ya mean 650?
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:21 pm
by bugman
No it was a 1967 tulip shape student size guitar. Its model number is the 950. It was a really nice jetglo in under the bed condition. If you google John Simmons guitars he has his collection on a web page.
Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:14 am
by wj350
Well she arrived today! The guy was very quick. Guitar appears in really good shape--the blems he mentioned in the ad were a couple scuffs that look like they could've been made from string changes--light scratches, etc. I took a little scratch-x and eliminated most of it. I noticed on the back what at first I thought was some crazing in the wood along the extended line from the neck--you have to hold the guitar into the light a certain way to to notice it. The finish is satin smooth though, so I guess it's the way the finish reflects the wood grain.
The knobs don't appear to be actual Burns replicas--pretty similar, though the top of the knob is flat as opposed to dished. The guy I bought from was the second owner; I'd assume whoever he bought it from told him they were the Burn's knobs. I noticed the Bigsby is also labeled "Bigsby Licensed"--this is clear in the photos, I just hadn't noticed it.
All in all, I think a very good deal the price!!!
Bill