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Introduced in 1975 as a companion to the Gibson Grabber, the G-3 (which stands for Grabber 3) introduced a new pickup scheme to the already established body style. Instead of a sliding pickup as was present in the Grabber, the G-3 featured a so-called "buck-and-a-half" trio of single coils. Along with a tone and volume control, the G-3 featured a three-way switch linked in with three Bill Lawrence [[single coil]] pickups. In the up position, the neck and middle pickups would be activated, and, as they were wired out of phase, a [[humbucker]] effect would result. Likewise, in the down position, the middle and treble pickups would be activated similarly. However, when switched to the middle position, all three pickups would be activated, the neck and treble pickups being in phase while the middle would be out of phase with both, hence the term "buck-and-a-half".<ref>''Gibson G-3'', 1978. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/G-3_Control_Sheet.jpg "Gibson G-3"].</ref>