The Beatle Invasion

February 28th, 2008

John’s Guitars Part 3: 1958 Rickenbacker 325 Capri John Lennon Guitar

This is the third part of a series on John Lennon’s Guitars. See also:

Part One: Gallotone Champion Acoustic John Lennon Guitar here
Part Two: Hofner Club 40 Electric John Lennon Guitar here.

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John Lennon’s most famous guitar was his 1958 Rickenbacker 325 electric. On the Beatles’ first trip to Hamburg in […]

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July 3rd, 2007

The Beatles Prehistory

In the beginning was the music. Yes, there was music before there was The Beatles. In the 1950s, while John, Paul, George and Ringo were still in school, two new waves of popular music were building strength. In the US, Rockabilly and Rock ‘n’ Roll combined Blues and Country influences and brought “Black” rhythms to […]

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