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Dec 4, 2021 · John Lennon played four different Rickenbacker 325s over the course of his career with the Beatles. He did play other guitars as well, but he always went back to his trusty Rickenbackers. Read on to learn about all of John Lennnon’s Rickenbacker guitars.
Dec 7, 2021 · Lennon found his hanging in a Hamburg guitar shop in the form of a natural-finish 1958 Rickenbacker 325, which was part of the company’s Capri series (named for the Hall family cat). The 325, like the other models in the series, was designed by German luthier Roger Rossmeisl.
- 1965 Epiphone Casino
- 1962/1964 Gibson J-160E
- Rickenbacker 325
- 1956 Gibson Les Paul Jr.
- 1962 Fender Stratocaster
- 1959 Höfner Club 40 126/B
- 1966 Guild Starfire XII
- 1965 Martin D-28
- Sardonyx 800 D II
- Ovation 1651 Legend
Of all the electric guitars in John Lennon’s arsenal, his 1965 Epiphone Casino is probably his most famous. Although Lennon was the Beatle to make the Casino famous, he wasn’t actually the first to own an Epiphone. In late 1964, Beatles bassist Paul McCartney picked up an early 1962 Epiphone Casino after hearing records of blues players using hollo...
Although the Epiphone Casino earned the distinction of being the only guitar used by all three guitar-playing Beatles, there’s only one guitar that gets the extra-special honor of being used on every single Beatles album. And that guitar is the Gibson J-160E. In the summer of 1962, the Beatles learned they finally scored a record deal. A big record...
In 1960, the Beatles were still very early in their career. They had just adopted the name “Beatles” and the lineup consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison. They were signed by a club in Hamburg, picked up original Beatles drummer Pete Best, and set off on the road. Before they made it to their destination, John Lennon bought ...
John Lennon was a serious humanitarian and always believed in peace and love for everyone. In 1972, a few years after the Beatles’ split, Lennon decided to put on a benefit concert for the students of Willowbrook School, a state-run institute for children with mental disabilities in New York City. The concert was to take place in Madison Square Gar...
In 1965, the Beatles were in the studio (as always) recording their latest album Help! John and George were looking for some new sounds to add to the album, so they sent a roadie to go out and buy some new guitars. He came back with matching 1961 Fender Stratocasters with matching Sonic Blue finishes. Lennon loved the Stratocaster so much that he i...
Before they even became the Beatles, the Quarrymen frequently played at a local Liverpool coffee shop called Mona’s Best Casbah Coffee Club. It was a small venue, but it was great for a new, young band just cutting their teeth. The gig was all lined up, but John Lennon didn’t have a guitar! He wasn’t very good at taking care of instruments, and his...
Just before the Beatles embarked on their last U.S. tour in 1966, they were met by Mark Dronge—son of Alfred Donge, the founder of Guild Guitar Company—and given some very special gifts. Trying to emulate Rickenbacker’s success after the Beatles’ first U.S. tour, Guild made a few custom guitars specifically for the Beatles to use. At the press conf...
After the incredible success of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles needed to up the ante even more for their next album. Not only did they decide that their next record would be a double album, but they were also going to record it during a transcendental meditation course in India. They wanted to “get away from everything” to re-en...
The Sardonyx 800 D IImight not be the first guitar that jumps to mind when you think of John Lennon, but it was certainly the most interesting guitar in his collection. The Sardonyx has a very unusual appearance with a center block body and two stainless-steel outriggers that come out from either side. It’s almost like a guitar without a body. Whil...
After the Beatles split up in 1970, John Lennon didn’t let that stop him from a lifetime of creating music. He continued to hit the studio hard, pumping out plenty of solo albums and collaborations. After his stint in India and getting more interested in folk and traditional music, many of his songs featured acoustic guitars. For the last few album...
Lennon's 1958 Rickenbacker 325: An Evolution that Produced a Revolution. by Glen Lambert. Much has been said and speculated about the 1958 Rickenbacker 325 used by John Lennon during the initial rise to fame of the Beatles.
Overview. John Lennon played various guitars with the Beatles and during his solo career, most notably the Rickenbacker (four variants thereof) and Epiphone Casino, along with various Gibson and Fender guitars. His other instrument of choice was the piano, on which he also composed many songs.
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Today’s 325C58 is an exact replica of the 1958 model 325, just as John Lennon first purchased in Hamburg. This hollow-body guitar is sculpted from solid Alder, and is available in natural Mapleglo or Jetglo finish.
