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1992 Rickenbacker 325/JL JG Lennon Signature EXTREMELY RARE Make An Offer!

Estimated price for orientation: 3 999 $

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Brand: Rickenbacker Body Material: Solid Wood
Body Type: Solid UPC: Does not apply
MPN: Does Not Apply Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Model: 325 John Lennon Limited Edition Size: 3/4
String Configuration: 6 String Model Year: 1992
Dexterity: Right-Handed Items Included: Case
Body Color: Jetglo


RARE LENNON MODEL!Please note....I do have other Rickenbackers for sale and occasionally one of those may show up in my pictures. I've tried to avoid that but it might still happen, so be aware!In THIS auction, you are bidding on ONE GUITAR, the 1992 325/JG. Just wanted to be CLEAR!1992 RICKENBACKER 325/JL in JetGlo3/4 SCALE 6 STRING RICKENBACKERMade to look like John's iconic 3/4 size Rick 325 Including the vintage style silver tolex Rickenbacker hard shell case.AND some FANTASTIC Case Candy to boot!What a cool guitar! Awesome player and incredible tone! And SO RARE!AND!In addition to the EXTREME RARITY,This example even has ORIGINAL paperwork! It has the original COA, and even the blank warranty card! There is also a letter from Rickenbacker that was acquired by the previous owner,confirming that this is an authentic John Lennon Signature model! It is EXCEEDINGLY rare to find an example with these documents intact! But here, you will get them! 
As a FREE BONUS, I am including a new set of Pyramid Strings in the case,AND a vintage style guitar strap too!
Check the pics!Below, the company hype at the time these guitars were released:John Lennon Limited Edition; Rickenbacker Introduces New Guitar - 1/1/1990325JL, 355JL, 355/12JLSanta Ana, California (January 1, 1990) Rickenbacker International Corporation announces the acceptance of orders for the John Lennon Limited Edition. As a rock 'n roll legend and spokesperson for world peace, John Lennon used the Rickenbacker sound almost exclusively during his early days with the Beatles.The John Lennon Limited Edition, Model 325JL, is entirely handmade in America from solid Eastern Rock Maple with a rosewood fingerboard on a three quarter scale neck complemented with three vintage Rickenbacker pickups. The instrument comes standard with vintage vibrato. This series offers features which make it unique within the Rickenbacker product line. The Company located some of the original tooling to insure faithful recreation of the headstock, pickguard and nameplate. Also offered are the 355 JL and the 355/12 JL. The 355 JL is a full scale version of the 325 JL and the 355/12 JL is its 12-string compliment. Both guitars feature trapeze tailpiece. A special "vintage" case will be available with silver covering and crushed velvet interior similar to the original.The Company will manufacture only 2000 instruments from this series.The models will be formally introduced at the 1990 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim. Pricing will be announced at the Show. Each guitar will be accompanied by an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity and Origin. Production deliveries and certificate numbers will follow order sequence. Final production totals...Model - Quantity 325JL - 953 325JL LH - 21 355JL - 660 355JL LH - 8 355JL VB - 23 355/12JL - 329 355/12JL LH - 5 Unit number one was delivered to Yoko Ono, who reportedly had the instrument specially decorated by artist Peter Max, before presenting the guitar to Sean Lennon as a birthday gift.*** Completed Limited EditionSo, as you can see, the guitar in THIS auction,The 1992 Rickenbacker 325/JL is one of only 953 ever built!AN EXTREMELY RARE GUITAR! 1992 325/JL with silver vintage style case and Certificate Of AuthenticityThis guitar is NOT "brand new"!It's TWENTY FIVE YEARS old!!So expect to see some very minor signs of use.The fact is, it's in FAR better condition than guitars I have seen that are only FIVE years old, not TWENTY FIVE like this one! I know you'll be thrilled with it!It will show some signs of aging like the case for the 325, which may have a light scuff or two. Some signs of polish swirling maybe, that kind of thing, but NO chips and gouges or anything terrible like that! It's a TRULY excellent condition guitar approaching true vintage status!PLEASE NOTE!ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING.What you see is what you get. I am not hiding anything or withholding anything.Check the pics for a good sense of condition and bid accordingly.This is a FANTASTIC guitar and you'll be thrilled to add it to your collection!In light of its EXTREME RARITY,and wonderful condition,I have listed it at a LOW "Buy It Now" price!In addition, I have also enabled the "Make Offer" function so you can make a FAIR and REASONABLE OFFER.If you do, who knows??I might just take it!(PLEASE NOTE: I have enabled the "auto-reject" limit so any crazy time-wasting lowball offers will be instantly rejected, saving us both time and energy. I don't know why, but every time I run an auction like this, there's at least one guy who thinks a $200 dollar offer might just work! LOL! YES. SERIOUSLY! Not sure what they're thinking, (or smoking), but it happens every time!)Thanks for looking and please check out my other listings!