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Author Message   Neil MacLellan (Mac) Member Username: Mac Post Number: 51 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 64.136.27.228 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 12:07 am:    I got a chance to leave the Island and go to an Oasis concert last week. During one song I was 99% sure that I saw an original 345F but the tailpiece was the tall trapeze style if I am refering to it correctly. But in pictures I have seen the 345F has had different tail pieces. So what did I see them playing?   Jeffrey Scott (Jps) Senior Member Username: Jps Post Number: 3453 Registered: 02-2003 Posted From: 65.43.179.213 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 12:37 am:    The early version used the long trapeze, the later style had the R tailpiece.   Neil MacLellan (Mac) Member Username: Mac Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 64.136.27.228 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 12:45 am:    Thankyou! Little things can drive ya nuts!   Pat Foley (Pfflyer) New member Username: Pfflyer Post Number: 14 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 68.7.13.80 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 02:38 pm:    All 345F came with Vibrotos.The 5 in 345 tells you this.The 340 is the 3 pu model with the trapeze and later the R tailpiece.Unfortunately there aren't to many to look at.I've never seen one being played in a band.   Dale Bruce Fortune (Dale_fortune) Senior Member Username: Dale_fortune Post Number: 299 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 67.189.65.67 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 04:53 pm:    I always heard the 5 meant 3 pick ups: 325, 365, 375 etc. Is this not so?   Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 756 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 67.65.239.238 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 05:00 pm:    I always thought the five meant with VB (vibrato).   Ken Joseph (Ken_j) Senior Member Username: Ken_j Post Number: 495 Registered: 07-2003 Posted From: 69.209.139.126 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 05:08 pm:    I thought it to be as Pat and Stan have stated. 2 pickups- 310, 330, 360, 610, 620. 2 pickups VB- 315, 335, 365, 615, 625. 3 pickups- 320, 340, 370. 3 pickups VB- 325, 345, 375.   Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 757 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 67.65.239.238 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 05:16 pm:    The 340F (or even the 340F/12) in '68 came with R tail. The 345 F's came with the vibrato. Two pups.   John Simmons (Leftybass) Senior Member Username: Leftybass Post Number: 1034 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 68.232.67.156 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 07:26 pm:    While a model designation ending in a '5' means a vibrato-equipped guitar in just about every case, there are a couple of exceptions, most of them are famous; John Lennon's 1964 325/12 (had a trapeze), the 1963 625/12 (a trapeze as well, owned by Mike Campbell) and the model 425 from 1958 until 1965 or so when it was re-named the model 420; most were non-vibrato guitars during this time.   Peter McCormack (Admin) Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 3977 Registered: 04-2003 Posted From: 142.166.105.230 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 08:40 pm:    Yes and George Harrisons model 425 was, in reality a Model 420.