Description
The legendary Gibson B.B. King 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.
Cosmetic Condition: Great shape over with various surface scratches.
Neck: Slim Taper mahogany neck with white binding & black side-dots. Ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl split block inlays. Frets are clean with no wear. Bound headstock with Grover Tulip tuners. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Double-cutaway, semi-hollow maple body with some gorgeous flame figuring. TP-6 tailpiece with fine tuners & ABR-1 bridge. 5-ply tortoise pickguard & gold hardware. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 12.6 oz.
Electronics: Gibson Custombuckers with 3-way toggle switch. Dual volume & tone controls with black "top hat" knobs. 6-position Mono Varitone switch, paper in oil Bumblebee capacitors & hand-wired harness. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with COA.
