Blues legend B.B. King had been playing Gibsons for over 40 years when he and Gibson officially joined forges in 1982. B.B.'s personal touches on his signature model include the fine-tuner tailpiece, the semi-hollow body with no soundholes and, of course, the name that has adorned his guitars throughout his career 'Lucille.'
Technical Info
Body: plain laminated Maple top, back, and rims
Body Binding: Multi-ply binding on top and back
Neck Species: 3-piece Maple
Fingerboard Species: Ebony
Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.
Inlays: Pearl block
Fingerboard and Headstock Binding: Single-ply
Hardware Plating Finish: Gold
Tailpiece: TP-6
Bridge: Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Tuners: Metal tulip
Pickups: 490R and 490T humbuckers
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch, Vari-tone switch, stereo and mono jacks
Strings: B.B. King Signature
Case: Black levant
B.B. King's signature model, with tweaks drawn from a lifetime of playing! Semi-hollow body with no soundholes. Fine-tuning tailpiece. Laminated maple top, back, and rims. Three-piece maple neck. Ebony fretboard with pearl block inlays. Gibson 490R and 490T humbuckers with 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch, Vari-tone switch, and both mono and stereo output jacks. Includes case.