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These models (numbers 330 to 345) feature 24-3/4" scale necks, unbound 15" wide bodies with Rickenbacker's trademark "slash" sound hole, and pearl dot fretboard inlays.įinally, the 360 deluxe model group, numbers 360 to 375. The 330 group consists of full scale guitars with standard features. Although accounts differ as to whether the instrument was part of the shop's regular inventory or if Lennon had it specially ordered, George Harrison maintained in an interview with Guitar Player Magazine that Lennon bought it "'on the knocks'-ten percent down, and the rest when they you!" Lennon was able to obtain his first 325 from a Hamburg, Germany music store in 1959. Lennon first heard of Rickenbacker guitars from an early musical hero of his, Jean "Toots" Thielemans. These instruments were originally intended to be student models, but gained prominence due to John Lennon's use of a 325 during the early years of The Beatles. This series is currently available only in "Vintage" or "C" reissue forms. The body is unbound, semi-hollow (though lacking a sound hole), and boasts the "crescent moon"-style cutaways. The 310 group instruments (310 to 325) feature a 20-3/4" short scale, dot fretboard inlays, and small (12-3/4" wide) bodies.

There are three main groups in the 300 series:

In addition to the model numbers (310, etc.), a 5 added to the model number signifies the addition of a vibrato, a 10 an additional pickup, and a 1 special features (such as the 331 "Light Show" guitar with internal multicolored lights and translucent plastic top). The Rickenbacker model numbering system includes many variables such as scale length, number of pickups and deluxe features such as binding and inlay.