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Who else used a 325?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:46 pm
by musicfan37
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?
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:44 pm
by kiramdear
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.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:49 pm
by musicfan37
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.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:54 pm
by kiramdear
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.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 10:55 pm
by jps
I think Toots also had a Tulip of some sort that he played, also.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 12:04 am
by collin
AFAIK, it was almost destined to become discontinued until Lennon arrived on the scene playing one. Just not a popular model before then..
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 8:33 am
by sloop_john_b
The Bop-Kats!
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:36 pm
by DavyR
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 ...
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:39 pm
by collin
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.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:39 pm
by musicfan37
Yeah, it's quite something to think the 325 probably would have been discontinued had Lennon chose a different guitar.
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 7:15 pm
by Soulsaman
A little off topic but here's Toots talking about meeting John
http://youtu.be/TmpuJ90aO60
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 9:05 pm
by brammy
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:17 pm
by libratune
Wow, that's a cool machine.
Any idea of the serial no.?
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:19 pm
by rickenboy
Susana Hoffs!! But then again, it was the 350 that she played......
Re: Who else used a 325?
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 5:28 pm
by sloop_john_b
libratune wrote:Wow, that's a cool machine.
Any idea of the serial no.?
Lost to time, sadly.