“He was interested but said, ‘I gave the guitar away. I feel stupid buying it’”: Norman Harris almost sold John Fogerty back his iconic ACME Rickenbacker – years before he was eventually reunited with it

John Fogerty performs with his ACME Rickenbacker 325 .

John Fogerty has played many electric guitars, but one defined his Creedence Clearwater Revival sound: a Rickenbacker 325. When he was reunited with it for Christmas 2016, after more than 40 years apart, he reportedly began sobbing uncontrollably.

Now, Norm Harris, owner of Norman's Rare Guitars, has revealed to Guitar World that he offered to sell the guitar back to Fogerty years earlier – and at a knockdown price.