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In a video by Guitar Gear Connection on YouTube titled "The Strings John Lennon Used on His 1958 Rickenbacker 325," it is confirmed that John Lennon used Gibson Sonomatic E-340 Guitar Strings on his Rickenbacker 325 after installing a Bigsby B5 vibrato. The video describes how in 1961, Lennon, with help from his friend Chris Huston, restrung his guitar at Hessy’s Music using these Sonomatic strings, notable for their pure nickel composition and gauges ranging from .012 to .056.

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