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. Kings 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 Lucilles top doesnt 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. An EpiLite case is also included.
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
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