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Gibson Custom Shop B.B. King Lucille Legacy Transparent Ebony 8.13 #CS201975

Serial Number: #CS201975
Weight: 8 lbs 13 oz

The legendary Gibson B.B. King Lucille Legacy returns to the Custom Shop ES™ lineup as a core Artist model. 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.

Other specifications include:

  • Body Shape ES-355
  • Body Material 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
  • Top 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
  • Back 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
  • Side 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
  • Centerblock Maple
  • Binding 7-ply Top, 3-ply Back, 5-ply Headstock, Single ply Fretboard
  • Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Profile SlimTaper
  • Scale Length 24.75″ / 628.65mm
  • Fingerboard Material Ebony
  • Fingerboard Radius 12″
  • Number Of Frets 22
  • Frets Reissue
  • Nut Material Corian
  • Nut Width 1.69″ / 42.85mm
  • Inlays Mother of Pearl Split Block
  • Joint Set Neck, Long Tenon
  • Headstock inlay Gibson Logo and Lucille Inlay in Mother of Pearl
  • Hardware Finish Gold
  • Tuner Plating Gold
  • Bridge ABR-1
  • Tailpiece TP-6 with Fine Tuners
  • Tuning Machines Grover Tulip
  • Pickguard Bound Tortoise
  • TrussRod Adjustable
  • Truss Rod Cover Gold, Engraved “B.B. King”
  • Control Knobs Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts; Varitone: Black Chicken Head
  • Switch Tip White
  • Switchwasher Gold Varitone Plate
  • Strap Buttons 2 – Brass
  • Pickup Covers Gold
  • Neck Pickup Custombucker
  • Bridge Pickup Custombucker
  • Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 6 position Mono Varitone Switch, 500K CTS Audio-Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Bumblebee Capacitors, Hand-Wired Harness
  • Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
  • Output Jack 1/4″ Switchcraft
  • Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
  • Case Custom Shop Hardshell
  • Accessories Certificate of Authenticity
  • BBE5355LLTEBGH1
  • 8 lbs 13 oz
  • CS201975

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$6,999.00

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