Gibson B.B. King Lucille
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1980
Manufacture of the Gibson B.B. King Lucille began in 1980. This semi-hollow body has no f-holes. The initial production models had a "Lucille" fretboard inlay, this was discontinued but in 2002 Lucille signature fretboards were available as an option.
Specifications (21)
Body
| Body back material | maple body back |
| Body shape features | archtop, double cutaway |
| Body sides material | maple body sides |
| Body style | ES-335 style |
| Body top material | maple body top |
| Hollow body | semi-hollow body |
| Pickguard material | bound pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
| Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | blue finish, ebony finish, red finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
Controls
| Tone controls | 1 tone switch, 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Prices (6)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | £1700 | good | ||
| 2016 | €1250 | good | ||
| 2006 | $3000 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | $3300 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | $1500 | good | ||
| 1990 | €1500 | good | herman |
Reviews (1)
GIBSON B.B. King Lucille reviewed by Anonymous
Anonymous
Excellent instrument!!!!! I wish I could play that guitar. B. B. King was a Lucille pioneer masterpiece.
