Rock Style from The Boyd Collection 
27 June 2019
Rock Style from The Boyd Collection 
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Rickenbacker

1986 320 LS electric guitar

USA, 1986
lacquered wood, chrome, chrome-plated steel, plastic, acrylic 39¼ h × 12¾ w × 2¼ d in (100 × 32 × 6 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,560
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Serial number: ZE 1216
Molded plastic label to headstock ‘Rickenbacker Made in USA’. Engraved to input jack cover ‘ZE 1216’. Engraved to tuners ‘R made in W. Germany’. Sold with hardshell case, electric tuner, strings and a soft sock.

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John Lennon famously played a Rickenbacker 325 during the early years of the Beatles. After damaging his custom guitar during a performance in 1964, distributor Rose-Morris sent him a replacement that was almost identical, finished in black and missing the f-hole. Rose-Morris billed their updated design The Beatle Backer and a favorite of the late musician. 

John Lennon playing a similar Rickenbacker on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1965.
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