This A3-sized Art Poster features a detailed illustration of John Lennon's 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri, from George Morgan.
Produced on 250 gsm silk art paper this Art Poster is suitable for framing with or without a mount and will be supplied inside a sturdy cardboard postal tube. The frame and mount shown are not included.
John Lennon's 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri
The Rickenbacker 325 was released in 1958 as the
first of the Capri series of hollow body
guitars and is the one most associated with John Lennon through the years.
Purchased in Hamburg
in 1960 it was finished in natural wood with a gold pick guard and used a Kauffman
Vibrola tailpiece. Used exclusively for the next four years in studio recordings
and live shows, this is the guitar John was playing when The Beatles made their
first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show.
Following the group’s second visit to Hamburg in 1961, this 325 underwent major
changes when John had a Bigsby vibrato and bow tie bridge fitted.
By 1962 Brian Epstein was improving the group’s stage appearance and had
them change to matching suits, matching amps and eventually matching black
guitars and with this in mind John had his 325 painted gloss black and
completed the change with a set of Hofner control knobs.
The first public performance in black was on October 12th
1962 at The Tower Ballroom in New
Brighton.
Size 420mm x 297mm (16.54" x 11.69")
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