Rickenbacker 325v59 Mapleglo, 1997 [USED]

The Rickenbacker 325v59 electric guitar reissue was built for some seventeen years, and reproduces the second, 1959 version of the 325 as used by John Lennon in the early days of The Beatles. 

This second year has several significant differences compared to the first 1958 model, including a thinner body and the v59’s use of Maple rather than Alder for both the body and neck. For both the 325c58 and 325v59 models, the thinline hollow body is sealed, though there are a few original examples with F or Slash sound holes.

These thinline electric Rickenbacker designs were the work of Roger Rossmeisl, and the 325 was based on the model 340, but scaled down to about 4/5ths. These models were most famously used by John Lennon for many early Beatles performances and recordings; the short scale and narrow neck allowed a number of unusual chord voicings.  

A short scale guitar at 21 inches, the Rickenbacker 325v59’s fully hollow thinline body carries three Vintage Single Coil Toaster Top pickups running through two sets of volume and tone controls with distinctive 'TV' knobs and no blend control.  The output is mono only, and the jack plate carries the serial number.

The tuners are vintage Kluson style, and at the other end there is a Bigsby B5 paired with the stock bridge and cover.

The finish is MapleGlo – a clear gloss finish on the natural Maple – and is in excellent condition with only minor wear. The multi-layer plexiglas pickguards and truss rod cover are gold-screened with black Rickenbacker logos.

The Rickenbacker 325v59 was in production from 1984 to 2001. This example dates to October of 1997 and was built, like all Rickenbackers, in Santa Ana California. It’s in very good condition with virtually no wear and appears to have been hardly played.

The original rectangular silver-tolex case is included.

 

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DETAILS: 

• Instrument Model:  325v59
• Instrument Manufacturer: Rickenbacker 
• Instrument year:  1997
• Instrument Finish:  Mapleglo (clear gloss)
• Instrument Class:  Used
• Instrument serial number:  W04892, dated to October 1997 at Santa Ana California
• Country of Origin: USA
• Instrument Condition:  Very Good
• Right-handed 
• CITIES Documentation Required:  No
• Case included:  Yes
• Case original:  Yes
• Case Type: Hard
• Instrument Weight Imperial:  6.69 lbs
• Instrument Weight Metric:   3.08 kgs
• Scale Length Imperial:    21 in
• Scale Length Metric:    533.4 mm
• Nut Width Imperial:    1.62 in
• Nut Width Metric:  41.35 mm
  
• Items in Case: Polishing Cloth
• Consignment: Yes
• Product ID: 189775

 

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