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. An EpiLite™ case is also included.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Neck
Body Finish Gloss
Body Material 5-ply Maple/Poplar
Body Shape ES-335
Body Styles ES
Bracing Spruce
Centerblock Maple
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Pearloid Blocks
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Maple
Nut Material Graph Tech
Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile Rounded C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, 6 Position Varitone Switch
Neck Pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Output Jack Two: Epiphone 1/4 Mono and Epiphone 1/4 Stereo
Pickup Selector 3-way Epiphone Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers Black; PVC
Control Knobs Black Speed Knobs, Black Chicken Head Varitone Knob
finish Gold
Mounting Rings Black
Pickguard 5-ply ES-335 style Bound Tortoise Pickguard
Pickup Covers Gold
Strap Buttons 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel
Switch Tip Cream
Switchwasher Gold Varitone Washer
Tailpiece TP-6 Stop Bar with Fine Tuners
Truss Rod 2-way Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover Brass Bell; Engraved B.B. King
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Buttons
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Case EpiLite Case Included
Model: IGBBKCHGH3
Headstock 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay Modern Epiphone logo and Lucille logo inlayed in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Epiphone B.B. King Lucille, Exclusive, Cherry
Epiphone B.B. King Lucille, Exclusive, Cherry
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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. An EpiLite™ case is also included.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Neck
Body Finish Gloss
Body Material 5-ply Maple/Poplar
Body Shape ES-335
Body Styles ES
Bracing Spruce
Centerblock Maple
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Pearloid Blocks
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Maple
Nut Material Graph Tech
Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile Rounded C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, 6 Position Varitone Switch
Neck Pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Output Jack Two: Epiphone 1/4 Mono and Epiphone 1/4 Stereo
Pickup Selector 3-way Epiphone Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers Black; PVC
Control Knobs Black Speed Knobs, Black Chicken Head Varitone Knob
finish Gold
Mounting Rings Black
Pickguard 5-ply ES-335 style Bound Tortoise Pickguard
Pickup Covers Gold
Strap Buttons 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel
Switch Tip Cream
Switchwasher Gold Varitone Washer
Tailpiece TP-6 Stop Bar with Fine Tuners
Truss Rod 2-way Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover Brass Bell; Engraved B.B. King
Tuner Plating Gold
Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Buttons
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Case EpiLite Case Included
Model: IGBBKCHGH3
Headstock 60s Kalamazoo
Headstock Inlay Modern Epiphone logo and Lucille logo inlayed in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
