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Gibson G-3 bass technical information

Gibson bass guitars | G-3 main page | technical information

Useful information for Gibson G3 owners: description of the controls, schematics, wiring images, parts lists etc. For more general information about this bass see the G3 main page.

Gibson G-3 controls

Gibsons own description of this unique pickup arrangement, and it's operation

G3 control description sheet (1978)
G3 owners guide / hang tag


Gibson G-3 part lists

Gibson G3 parts lists (1977, 1981) - Components listed with part numbers
Gibson G3 potentiometer information - Details of the pots used in the G3
Gibson G3 scratchplate template - pdf file


G-3 circuitry

Gibson Grabber G3 circuit schematic
Gibson G3 circuit images