A Lovingly Crafted Tribute to a Blues Legend

Based on the famously named guitars of blues legend B.B. King, the Epiphone B.B. King Lucille was inspired by the various Gibson ES™ models he played over the years - all of which were named Lucille. Standout features that make this Lucille such a stunning guitar and loving tribute include gold hardware, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners, a Graph Tech® nut, ebony fretboard with pearloid block inlays, a brass truss rod cover with B.B. King’s name engraved on it, mother of pearl Lucille inlay on the headstock face, multi-ply binding on the body and headstock, a TP-6 tailpiece with fine tuners, and a semi-hollow body with a maple center block to reduce feedback. Unlike most semi-hollowbody guitars, the B.B. King Lucille’s top doesn’t have any f-holes; B.B. himself requested this feature to help further reduce the possibility of feedback. The electronics are equally impressive, with a six-position Varitone switch, a pair of Alnico Classic PRO™ humbucking pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers, and stereo and mono output jacks for maximum flexibility. 

SPECIFICATIONS 

BODY

Body Styles : ES
Body Shape : ES-335
Body Material : 5-ply Maple/Poplar
Bracing : Spruce
Centerblock : Maple
Binding : Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single ply Neck
Body Finish : Gloss

NECK

Profile : Rounded "C"
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Ebony
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays : Pearloid Blocks
Joint : Glued in, Set Neck

HARDWARE

Finish : 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
Truss Rod : 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
Switch washer : Gold Varitone Washer
Control Covers : Black; PVC
Strap Buttons : 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel
Mounting Rings : Black
Pickup Covers : Gold

ELECTRONICS

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

MISCELLANEOUS

Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case : EpiLite Case Included