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#Vintage rickenbacker 325 serial number
This one-of-a-kind guitar was developed in late 1957 and likely designed by Rickenbacker designer Roger Rossmeisl, combining features of the 325 Capri and the Combo 850, and with no serial number on the elongated jackplate. Jet Glo Black Lacquer Gloss Finish, Ric-Deluxe Tuners, Triple Toaster Pickups, One-Piece Maple Neck, John Lennon insignia, Tremolo, OHSC. 1958 Rickenbacker 325/850 Polynesian One-off. It was so named because it was initially played by a member of a group called the “Polynesians.” See page 147 of “The Complete History of Rickenbacker Guitars” (1987) by Richard R. SOLD Based on John Lennons original 325, this near mint Rickenbacker 355 comes from a special re-issue batch of 2,000 pieces made in 1990. The Polynesian could be said to be the first model 325 made by Rickenbacker. Founded in Los Angeles, Rickenbacker pioneered in the development of modern electric guitars, sound amplification and the very first Resonators.' Rickenbacker guitars and bass guitars have been played by a variety of musicians over the years. Initially built without any kind of soundhole, the 325 was given a single F-hole in 1964. Rickenbacker has been making electric guitars and musical instruments since 1931. The 320 was the three-pickup entry in the line, and the 325 was the 320 with a vibrato tailpiece.
#Vintage rickenbacker 325 series
However it also has a short-scale set-neck, semi-hollow body, thin ply back and a 3-pickup “toaster-top” configuration in keeping with the 325 Capri series that immediately followed it. Rickenbacker models with the designations 310, 320 or 325 were all short-scaled semi-hollowbodies produced as early as 1958. The earliest incarnation was a set neck bass, produced very briefly in Japan. The 3263 bass was one of the first models, (alongside the 3261 six string and 3262 twelve string) available from late 1968 until about 1974. This “transitional” Rickenbacker guitar has features found on the Combo 850 model, such as the “German carve” indent on the front of the body. Rose-Morris were selling Shaftesbury-branded Rickenbacker copy instruments from the late 1960s right through the 1970s. 1958 Rickenbacker 325/850 “Polynesian” One-off. This one-of-a-kind guitar was developed in late 1957 and likely designed by Rickenbacker designer Roger Rossmeisl, combining features of the 325 Capri and the Combo 850, and with no serial number on the elongated jackplate.