It has a brilliant authentic sound, is really nice to play, and also feels much sturdier than the real thing. Unfortunately they have now been discontinued ( I think they received a letter from Rickenbackers legal representatives), but they are still turning up on Ebay occasionally. This is a lot different from other replicas. I have a Rickenbacker copy made by Custom Guitar Workshop. I did the measurements and found that these pickups provide enough room that actual single-coil Rickenbacker pickups placed on rubber half grommets would fit snugly. Rickenbacker 325 With 5 knobs, White pick guard, Black (64) Rickenbacker 325 With 4 knobs, Gold pick guard, Black (58) Rickenbacker 325 With Body Glossed Natural Wood Rickenbacker 325 With only Fretboard Glossed Gator Guitar Case (Actual Rickenbacker cases are insanely expensive, this link is to the case that you see in the pictures). Grover Open-Back Tuners (At the time Amazon had the cheapest options)ĭaddario Flatwound Strings 12 gauge (Cheapest I can find online, which is WAY cheaper than going to a local music store) I applied many layers and sanded a different part as I rotated applying bondo and sanding.Įxtended Jack Plate (original seller doesn’t have any more, but Winfield does make them for twice the price I got mine for)īurns Knobs (I bought mine in 2013, though it looks like they’re out now)ĪLTERNATE BURNS KNOBS FROM REVERB (I have no idea how good these will be)Įlongated Pick Guard (got mine white and painted it gold to match the same color of gold as the truss rod cover):
I alternated between applying bondo to the headstock and the top horn, as well as the cracks in-between the back of the guitar and the rest, making it very smooth. This was the main reason I didn’t order the guitar with the body painted. Has a real rick Accent trem installed, comes with. From pictures I noticed that actual Rickenbacker 325c58s have a sharper top horn than the Chinese made replica. John Lennon Ricky 325 replica Not 100 sure on the original manufacturer (I believe its korean, tanglewood or similar) but its of a really high quality, not a cheap chineese copy and easily sounds & plays as good as any real rick I've played. The only place I didn’t sand it to match was the upper horn. I came back the next day and finished sanding the edges of the now glued-on back to match the body. It was also summer in a workshop so the temperature probably helped the glue set up a bit faster.
Even though I didn’t wait the specified length of time, I made sure the glue was set up enough to not have the pieces sliding around when sanding.
#Korean made rickenbacker 325 copy guitar full#
Again, I didn’t wait the full 24 hours for the glue to completely dry before sanding the edges a bit. This was used in the stage production of 'girls dont play guitars' at Liverpool Royal Court, (live YouTube vids available) love this guitar so will be sad to see it go but sadly not getting as much use as it should.Not waiting the full 24 hours for the glue to dry, I glued the back to the guitar and clamped the whole thing. Headstock logo is decal so can be removed if needed. Overall in great condition, 1 screw missing from TRC, input might have a slight crackle occasionally when messed with (happened once the other week, likely just needs a bit of contact cleaner), tiny bit of chrome flaked off the trem in 1 spot and a couple of small barely visible surface scratches/marks here and there but overall very clean. Has a real rick Accent trem installed, comes with flatwounds but they're quite old so will need a change. Not 100% sure on the original manufacturer (I believe its korean, tanglewood or similar) but its of a really high quality, not a cheap chineese copy and easily sounds & plays as good as any real rick I've played.
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