Extra long scale strings suitable for the Gibson G3 D'Addario EXL165SL XL Soft/Regular Super/Long Electric Bass String Set (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Super Long Scale - Regular) D'Addario EXL170SL XL Soft Super Long Bass Strings (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Super Long Scale - Soft) D'Addario EXL220SL XL Bass Super/Soft Super/Long String Set (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Super Long Scale - Super Soft) D'Addario EXP170SL Coated Soft Super Long Scale Bass Strings (D'addario Coated Nickelplated Steel Super Long Scale) D'Addario ECB81SL Chromes FW Soft Super-Long Bass Strings (D'addario Chromes Stainless Steel Flatwound Super Long Scale - Soft) Thomastik-Infeld JF364 Jazz Flatwound Long Scale 4-String Bass (Thomastik-Infeld JF364 Jazz Flatwound Long Scale 4-String Bass) D'Addario EXL160SL XL Medium Super Long Bass String Set (D'Addario Bass Strings Nickel Wound Super Long Scale - Regular) D'Addario ECB80SL Chrome FW Super Soft/Long Bass Strings (D'addario Chromes Stainless Steel Flatwound Super Long Scale - Super Soft)

This Gibson G3 has G3 single-coil pickups, Gibson Grabber bridge, and Schaller BM machine heads.

This is a typical mid 70s maple bass, the body made from three pieces of maple, and a one-piece bolt-on neck. The headstock is scarfed onto the neck, something unusual in Gibson guitars, though a standard feature in Grabber and G3 basses. Along with the scratchplate-mounted electronics and comparitively cheaper bridge, this helped keep the Grabber and G3 prices down in a very competitive time for American bass manufacturers (see the G-3 publicity page for more details on original pricing).

Soundclips from this bass can be heard here: Gibson G3 soundclips