John Lennon
Born Oct 9, 1940

John Lennon's 1964 Rickenbacker 325/12, serial DB151 Lennon's short-scale Rickenbacker is the guitar most people picture in Beatlemania photos, and this black 12-string version, played on tour in 1964, added the jangle of doubled strings to his rhythm parts. It went on show at the Met's Play It…

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