Excellent write as always. These entry level models are intriguing. Great images. Cant help but wanna see Hetfield get up and push it to the maxx....via Amps😁
Great article as always. I believe the V series was numbered inaccurately to acknowledge that they weren’t strict reissues. I recall an old thread about the 325V59 where John Hall said something like “well, it’s a ‘59 reissue, not a ‘58”.
A minor, but interesting discovery: when the Beatles performed in Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, on October 31, 1964, John wasn't playing one of his 325s; instead he played George's 425, and surviving footage reveals that the second pickup had been added by this point, which was news to me.
Excellent write as always. These entry level models are intriguing. Great images. Cant help but wanna see Hetfield get up and push it to the maxx....via Amps😁
Great article as always. I believe the V series was numbered inaccurately to acknowledge that they weren’t strict reissues. I recall an old thread about the 325V59 where John Hall said something like “well, it’s a ‘59 reissue, not a ‘58”.
A minor, but interesting discovery: when the Beatles performed in Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, on October 31, 1964, John wasn't playing one of his 325s; instead he played George's 425, and surviving footage reveals that the second pickup had been added by this point, which was news to me.
Nick Martellaro's video has the details, with the clearest view of the 425 at 1.30 - https://youtu.be/5ZTb9c8VGqM?si=PY8G1hEOuMwDDze7
Great articles, by the way, I’ve been enjoying them so far.