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John Lennon played 325s and their assorted variants during the 1960s (Including a 12-string made to match his second 325). A replica of Lennon's 325 is available as a guitar controller for
The Beatles: Rock Band. •
Susanna Hoffs of
The Bangles played the 325 and its full scale variant, the model 350. •
John Fogerty played his modified Fireglo 325 on many
Creedence Clearwater Revival songs and live concerts, including their appearance at the 1969
Woodstock festival. Fogerty modified his model to include a Gibson humbucker pickup and a Bigsby vibrato. •
Maurice Gibb of
Bee Gees used the 325 for all live performances between the late 1980s until 2003. • Multi-instrumentalist
Toots Thielemans regularly played Rickenbacker guitars and his usage of a
Combo 400 model inspired John Lennon, a fan of Thielemans, to take up the instrument. Incidentally, a photograph of Thielemans at a 1958 US trade shows a 325 that is likely to have been the very guitar later purchased by Lennon in Hamburg. •
Donovan played the 325 throughout the late 1960s. == Gallery ==