Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required. I gathered these pictures and descriptions from other web pages on the internet. Now A New Dimension In Sound Twelve Strings. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. The British Invasion of 1964 initiated a rise in popularity of the model 325. I have always been fascinated by John Lennon, The Beatles and the guitars they played that changed musical history forever, for those of us who were there. Rickenbacker The Beatle Backer Rickenbacker 1996 - 1965. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. A 1964 British Rickenbacker guitar owned and played by John Lennon will be coming to auction in December. Notable players edit John Lennon played 325s and their assorted variants during the 1960s (Including a 12-string made to match his second 325). The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. All subsequent production short-scale 300-series Rickenbackers (310, 315, 320, 325) had sound holes until the late 1970s. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price).
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