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John Lennon's 12-string Rickenbacker
Played on tour in 1964

John Lennon's Rickenbacker 325-12 Twelve-string (1964, serial no. DB151) - Play It Loud. MET (2019-05-13 18.38.30 by Eden, Janine and Jim)

  • 325/12 Twelve-string (1964, serial no. DB151), Rickenbacker, Inc.. Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll. Metropolitan Museum of Art..
    "​Shortly after John Lennon used a Rickenbacker guitar in the Beatles’ first Ed Sullivan Show appearance, Rickenbacker built him this one-of-a-kind twelve-string version of his Model 325. Lennon played the guitar throughout the Beatles’ North American tour in 1964 and during the recording sessions for A Hard Day’s Night and Beatles for Sale; it is probably heard in the introduction of “Ticket to Ride.” ",
    "​Technical Description: Semi-hollow body; maple body and neck, padauk fingerboard; 20¾ in. scale; black finish; set neck with dot inlays; slotted headstock with Rickenbacker logo on truss rod cover, side- and back-facing tuners for main strings and octave strings; three chrome bar pickups, three-way selector switch, two volume and two tone controls with master volume control; chrome-plated adjustable bridge, tailpiece, and tuners, black plastic knobs, white plastic pickguard ",
    "​Object Details ",
    "​Title:  325/12 Twelve-string (serial no. DB151) ",
    "​Artist: Rickenbacker, Inc. (American) ",
    "​Artist: John Lennon (British, Liverpool 1940–1980 New York City) ",
    "​Date:   1964 ",
    "​Medium: Maple, padauk, chrome, plastic ",
    "​Dimensions: Length: 34 1/2 in. (87.6 cm) / Width: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm) / Depth: ~1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) / Weight: ~7 lbs. (3.2 kg) ",
    "​Classification: Chordophone-Lute-plucked-fretted ",
    "​Credit Line: Courtesy of Yoko Ono ",
    "​Provenance: Given to John Lennon in 1964 by Rickenbacker, after he played his first 325 on the Ed Sullivan Show. "
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Source John Lennon's 12-string Rickenbacker
Author Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City
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" "Instruments of Rock & Roll" show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art "

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