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Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar - Ebony

“I pick up Lucille and it bring out those funny sounds that sound good to me.” - B.B. King

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There have been many famous ‘Lucilles’ over the years, but it is the signature models of the early ‘80s that spring to mind when you hear the name in context with the legendary B.B. King. The blues-defining guitarist began naming his guitars ‘Lucille’ early in his career, naming them after a young lady who was the cause of a fracas between two young men at one of his shows that resulted in the venue going up in flames. In the early ‘80s, Gibson and Mr King collaborated to produce the first signature ‘Lucille’, an ES-style guitar with a few bespoke tweaks to make her perform to Mr King’s requirements.

This Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar is inspired by that very model. It is based on an ES and built from 5-ply layered Maple with a solid Maple centre block and Maple neck. One of its key ‘King’ features is that it lacks traditional F-holes - something that B.B. insisted upon to help further reduce feedback and inform his sound. The body features top and back multi-ply binding, as does the headstock, and the neck is adorned with single-ply binding and topped with an Ebony fingerboard laden with Pearloid inlays. The headstock is home to a lovely brass bell truss rod cover engraved with B.B.’s name and a mother-of-pearl ‘Lucille’ inlay in keeping with the Epiphone logo. The Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge, Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button tuning machines, TP-6 Stop Bar tailpiece, Varitone switch washer and pickup covers are a sophisticated gold, and all of the knobs are in black. 

Lucille’s stunning sound is generated by a pair of Alnico Classic PRO humbucking pickups wired to CTS potentiometers with stereo and mono output jacks. And with a six-position Varitone switch, 2 Volume and 2 Tone pots PLUS a 3-way pickup selector switch, you have a huge amount of sound control at your fingertips. To top it off, Epiphone is presenting this guitar in a durable EpiLite case too - B.B. would be proud.

Specification
Brand Epiphone
Specification
  • Body Shape: ES-335
  • Body Material: 5-ply Layered Maple
  • Bracing: Spruce
  • Centreblock: Maple
  • Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single ply Neck
  • Finish: Gloss
  • Neck Material: Maple
  • Profile: Rounded C
  • Scale Length: 24.75"
  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony
  • Fingerboard Radius: 12"
  • Number Of Frets: 22
  • Frets: Medium Jumbo
  • Nut Material: Graph Tech
  • Nut Width: 1.693"
  • Inlays: Pearloid Blocks
  • Joint: Glued in, Set Neck
  • Hardware Finish: Gold
  • Tuner Plating: Gold
  • Bridge: Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
  • Tailpiece: TP-6 Stop Bar with Fine Tuners
  • Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Buttons
  • Pickguard: 5-ply ES-335 style Bound Tortoise Pickguard
  • TrussRod: 2-way Adjustable
  • Truss Rod Cover: Brass Bell; Engraved "B.B. King"
  • Control Knobs: Black Speed Knobs, Black Chicken Head Varitone Knob
  • Switch Tip: Cream
  • Switchwasher: Gold Varitone Washer
  • Control Covers: Black; PVC
  • Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel
  • Mounting Rings: Black
  • Pickup Covers: Gold
  • Neck Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
  • Bridge Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
  • Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, 6 Position Varitone Switch
  • Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone Toggle
  • Output Jack: Two: Epiphone 1/4" Mono and Epiphone 1/4" Stereo
  • Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  • Case: EpiLite Case Included
Colour Family Black
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