After being left to harden for two weeks she was sanded buffed and polished to a mirror shine, deserving of a classic Rickenbacker.Īll the pickups and fittings were stripped and cleaned, the open circuit center pickup was repaired and new RickySounds pickguards made to match the original TRC which wasn’t in too bad a condition.įinally she was put back together replacing every tarnished screw, fitted with straplock strap pins, set up and now she plays very nicely with a greatly improved action. The original finish was sanded and filled then given two coats of black nitrocellulose followed by 4 coats of clear nitro lacquer. I made some modifications to my Rickenbacker 325 to make it closer to John Lennons : 1) changed the bridge pickup to a 1966 vintage pickup2) installed Glen. (heres me doing Smokestack Lightening with just the rick through a blues junior with some reverb: ) I love the sound of the bridge pickup for blues and 60s covers, and I love the neck pickup for jazz. Youve always wanted to be the only bassist on the block with a fretless rickenbacker, right. Rickenbacker 325 v59 'modified' manufactured in. Super flexible, I play blues and some jazz. Rickenbacker 325 V59 'Modified' Manufactured in 19. Once she was completely naked, her neck was glued and clamped for three days. So my number 1 is a Rickenbacker 325 V59 that I love to death. The second thing was that the lower pickguard was stuck to the body with “Human Glue” (Better than Epoxy) so as she was going to have new ones it didn’t matter that what was left of the oxidised gold paint came off and stuck to the body. Rickenbacker 325V59 Mapleglo1998 Electric Guitar with Hard Case F/S.
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NEW 34 Inches Electric Guitar Premium Ricken 325 Backer Music Band Free Shipping 499.99. (here's me doing Smokestack Lightening with just the rick through a blues junior with some reverb: ) I love the sound of the bridge pickup for blues and 60's covers, and I love the neck pickup for jazz. Rickenbacker 325 V59 'Modified' Manufactured in 1990 The Beatles John Lennon 5850.12 30.00 shipping. Super flexible, I play blues and some jazz. Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. This guitar was previously purchased from the estate of the late Nick Griffiths (producer of The Wall album by Pink Floyd), I also have tags and paperwork which shows the guitar has also been a layaway in California USA during its time, so has a very unique history of its own. So my number 1 is a Rickenbacker 325 V59 that I love to death. The 325V59 was the only 325 model issued from the factory with a Bigsby vibrato. The upper strap button wouldnt come out as it had suffered a severe clout at some time and was bent at 45degrees in the middle. 1996 Rickenbacker 325 V59 Black Jetglo with Gold Pickguard & Bigsby. Rickenbacker has not issued a line of 325's with 'Burns knobs.' Many 325V59 and 325C58 models have the 'after factory' modifications that give the guitar the appearance of John Lennon's modified 1958 325 including the Bigsby vibrato, 'bowtie' bridge, and the Burns knobs. A complete stripdown was the first thing that had to be done and a few notable things occured on what should be a relatively staight forward job.
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