Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case)

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Full Straight Back

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Headstock Left Front

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Body Straight Front

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Body Left Front

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Body Straight Back

Gibson Custom B.B. King Lucille Legacy ES-355 Electric Guitar (with Case), Transparent Ebony, Serial Number CS301074, Headstock Straight Back

Gibson pays tribute to the blues king with this impeccable version of Lucille. A transparent ebony finish adorns the semi-hollow 3-ply maple and poplar body.

What's special about this item?

Feature:	What it does:
Semi-hollow body	Enhances sustain, more open tone and feel
Gibson Custombucker pickups	Gibson's modern recreation of classic PAF pickups
6-position Varitone	Adjust voicing from full & fat to narrow & biting
TP-6 tailpiece	Increased sustain and tuning stability

Overview

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.

Specs

- Body Shape: ES-355
- Material: 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Back & Sides: 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Top: 3-Ply Figured Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Binding: 7-ply Top, 3-ply Back, 5-ply Headstock, Single ply Fretboard
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: SlimTaper
- Nut Width: 1.687" / 42.85mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut: Corian
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Split Block
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Tailpiece: TP-6 with Fine Tuners
- Knobs: Black Top Hats; Varitone: Black Chicken Head
- Tuners: Grover Tulip
- Plating: 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
- Case: Custom Shop Hardshell

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
Transparent Ebony: Shipping Weight: 25 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 51 x 21 x 7 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): BBES355LLTEBGH1