Who else used a 325?

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:46 pm

We all know John made the Ric 325 very famous. However, I was wondering if anyone else, famous, played a 325 around the same time because they liked the guitar and not just because of Lennon?

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:44 pm

It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:49 pm

Maybe I should have said it this way- Who played a 325 back in the late 50s, early 60s who maybe didn't even know Lennon played one.

kiramdear · Post by **kiramdear** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:54 pm

Ah, good question. Before Lennon I don't know of anyone famous who used a 325. I know that John chose Rickenbacker after seeing Toots Thielemans with one, but I think Toots' was a Capri, not a 325.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:55 pm

I think Toots also had a Tulip of some sort that he played, also.

collin · Post by **collin** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:04 am

AFAIK, it was almost destined to become discontinued until Lennon arrived on the scene playing one. Just not a popular model before then..

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:33 am

The Bop-Kats!

DavyR · Post by **DavyR** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:36 pm

kiramdear wrote:It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.

BUT, Fogerty's fire-glo 325 had the bridge pickup replace with a humbucker ...

collin · Post by **collin** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:39 pm

DavyR wrote:
kiramdear wrote:It's hard to know people's motives, especially as it was so long ago, but John Fogerty played his 325 on a lot of CCR hits in the Sixties.
BUT, Fogerty's fire-glo 325 had the bridge pickup replace with a humbucker ...

Still a 325, last I checked.

musicfan37 · Post by **musicfan37** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:39 pm

Yeah, it's quite something to think the 325 probably would have been discontinued had Lennon chose a different guitar.

Soulsaman · Post by **Soulsaman** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:15 pm

A little off topic but here's Toots talking about meeting John

http://youtu.be/TmpuJ90aO60

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:05 pm

libratune · Post by **libratune** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:17 pm

Wow, that's a cool machine.

Any idea of the serial no.?

rickenboy · Post by **rickenboy** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:19 pm

Susana Hoffs!! But then again, it was the 350 that she played......

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:28 pm

libratune wrote:Wow, that's a cool machine.

Any idea of the serial no.?

Lost to time, sadly.

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