
John Lennon: Remembering the Music Icon and Founding Member of The Beatles
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 during a German air raid in World War II….
Read moreJohn Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940 during a German air raid in World War II….
Read moreThe Duo Jet sported “humped block” inlays, a Bigsby vibrato and two single-coil DeArmond pickups. Harrison used this for the early singles, the Please Please Me
Read moreWhat was Harrison’s first guitar? According to Paul McCartney it was strictly a do-it-yourself affair….
Read moreAn advert of the period shows this handsome guitar that boasted a powerful, penetrating tone….
Read moreThis updated, solid-top 325 was designed with Lennon in mind but not yet ready when Rickenbacker president F. C. Hall arrived in New York to meet with the Beatles before their Ed Sullivan debut….
Read morePurchased in 1960: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri (5/8 scale, hollow-body electric). Serial No. V81: The Holy Grail of guitars. Lennon bought this “short arm” guitar, with a natural finish, gold pickguard and Kaufmann vibrato, on the Beatles’ first trip to Hamburg, after he saw jazzman “Toots” Thielmans playing a Ric model on an album cover.
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