Gibson BB King Lucille Legacy - Transparent Ebony
From the Gibson Custom Shop, we are proud to the present the Gibson BB King Lucille Legacy in Transparent Ebony Finsh.
To fans of guitar and the Blues, BB King needs no introduction. His iconic guitar playing and vocals have inspired generations of guitarists the world over and if you picture BB King in your mind, the chances are you are seeing him with his trusty Gibson ES-355 named Lucille!
Here's what Gibson have to say about the BB King Lucille Legacy Model.
The legendary Gibson B.B. King Lucille Legacy returns to the Custom Shop ES lineup as a core Artist model. Lucille features all of the high-end appointments that are fit for a King.
Highlights include gold hardware, including a gold "B.B. King" engraved truss rod cover and a TP-6 tailpiece with fine tuners. A "Lucille" mother of pearl inlay adorns the headstock, and the ebony fretboard features split block mother of pearl inlays. A mono Varitone switch, along with four audio taper CTS potentiometers and paper-in-oil Bumblebee capacitors, are paired to Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups.
The legendary semi-hollowbody design remains, but the f-holes are gone, in keeping with B.B. King's personal preferences. The top, back, and sides of the body feature stunning figured maple veneer, which is visible through the Transparent Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish, making Lucille a very special guitar that's fit for blues royalty.
Specifications: Gibson BB King Lucille Legacy - Transparent Ebony
Body
- Shape ES-355
- Material 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Back & Sides 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Top 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Binding 7-ply Top, 3-ply Back, 5-ply Headstock, Single ply Fretboard
Neck
- Neck Mahogany
- Profile SlimTaper
- Nut width 1.687" / 42.85mm
- Fingerboard Ebony
- Scale length 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Number of frets 22
- Nut Corian
- Inlay Mother of Pearl Split Block
- Hardware
- Bridge ABR-1
- Tailpiece TP-6 with Fine Tuners
- Knobs Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts; Varitone: Black Chicken Head
- Tuners Grover Tulip
- Plating Gold
Electronics
- Neck pickup Custombucker
- Bridge pickup Custombucker
- Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 6 position Mono Varitone Switch, 500K CTS Audio-Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Bumblebee Capacitors, Hand-Wired Harness
Case & SKUs
- Case Custom Shop Hardshell
- SKU BBES355LLTEBGH1
