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Overview of Gibson BB King Lucille Legacy
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
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
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: Custom Shop Hardshell
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