It´s quite amazing to see that the connectionīringing the question up about the cost of the amplifier and the guitar George Harrisonīought them on "a knocker". "guitar of his dreams", a Rickenbacker Capri 325 in natural finish. George bought a Gibson amplifier and John bought the Guitar may have been acquired from the nearby Musikhaus Rothoff). Oneĭay John and George went to Steinway´s in Hamburg (local research suggests that the He immediately became interested in the guitar. John had seen guitarist Jean "Toots" Thielemans, George Shearing´s Quintet, The Beatles went to Hamburg in August 1960. Own eyes and the views expressed herein, should not be held up to the highest standard ofĬopyright holders of many Beatles-pictures, I will add more pictures to this article as Rickenbackers! I hasten to remind you dear reader, that this is the story seen through my Opinion there has never been a Rickenbacker - Artist symbiosis like the one between John Sure out so let´s drop the speculations here and now! Instead let us look back! In my Rickenbackers in the music of the Beatles. Success without the Beatles is an interesting question about which we can only speculate.Ī more valuable and interesting pursuit would be to explore the importance of Without the Rickenbacker guitars? Of course they would! Whether Rickenbacker guitars would have had their great Would The Beatles have had their great success Tune-O-Matic style bridge with Trapeze Tailpiece.The Beatles and their Rickenbacker guitars.Hard maple with rosewood fingerboard attached.All holes pre-drilled including bridge and tail posts.The kit includes the body, neck, pickups, bridge, tailpiece, posts, machine heads (tuners), volume/tone knobs, pickguard, cavity cover, truss rod cover, strap pins, pots, capacitors, switch, output jack, screws, sleeves, bolts, washers, insulated wire, solder, lead, starter strings, allen key. Killer looks and dual humbuckers mean this guitar is made to rock out and look good doing it! Similar guitars were played by none other than John Lennon (The Beatles) and Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles). We will only be fulfilling orders twice a week, so delivery times may be longer than normal.Ī classic design, this Rickenbacker 325 inspired Guitar Kit has a coveted place in Rock n Roll history.No Bonus Pack – the extra strings and things will not be supplied, however these might be available separately in our shop.Please consider before buying if you have the necessary skills to build your chosen kit. The forum will continue to operate for a time I have yet to decide. You might receive a response from other guitar builders, but not from us. Community Support Only – if you have a question about your kit, ask it in the forum.This is a clearance price – terms and conditions apply:
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