Also in 1975, an edgier and slimmer body, with more beveling and contours around the horns of the bass, was introduced.

[citation needed] The later models of 1976 and on featured a different routing in the body for the wires, and the pickups were screwed in by three posts as opposed to the old two-post variation.

[1] The headstocks were painted black and featured the "Gibson" logo in gold script.

Some owners had their basses modified to replace position 4 with that option, finding the out-of-phase, series wiring to be too brittle and biting.

The Super Humbuckers were wired differently, as they were reissues manufactured by Seymour Duncan for Gibson.

The Grabber had a different headstock and featured a sliding pickup that could be moved between the neck and bridge positions.