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Picked one of these up 2 weeks ago after hemming and hawing. Took it home and put some new strings on it and plugged it into a Fender GDEC 3 amp and began to play around with it. Both of the pickups have really good tone and this guitar has some serious sustain. With the Vari-Tone and the volume and pick up there are many different sounds you can get from this guitar. The real test was when I plugged it into a Epiphone Valve Jr. tube amp, now we're talking tone! The guitar sounds warm and creamy and it just sings. I'f you're looking at one of these I'd highly recommend getting your hands on one. Mine is even better than I thought it would be.

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The guitar arrived as promised within two business days. Right out of the box I was truly impressed with the quality and workmanship. First thing I did was replace the strings with my favorites, Elixir Nanoweb mediums, then adjusted the string height, which was very easy to accomplish. I then plugged in to a 40 watt amp. Wow, the sounds were amazing at all settings. I own nine other electric guitars, Fenders and Gibson's. This guitar more than holds its own against my other guitars. In some cases it exceeds my other guitars. This was one of my best investments. I have never before owned or even played an Epiphone. I am impressed! Stop thinking about it. Buy it!

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Received the Epiphone version of Lucille and service and delivery from zZounds was as always, superb. Thanks. I owned a Gibson Lucille a few years back. It was the absolute best feeling guitar I ever owned but it had a major electrical problem that no one could fix. It shut off in the middle of songs while playing live and nobody could trace the source of the problem. Ended up selling it after disclosing to the buyer what the problem was. Anyway, always wanted a new one, but could not come up with the scratch for another Gibby. Been eyeing the Epiphone and since some of my other recent Epi's where comparable (almost) to my Gibbys, I took a chance, and the price was right. The guitar, while a different feel than my old Gibson Lucille, it is in a class of its own even considering the price. It is heavy, well balanced, well made, and the tone is sweet. Not the same as the Gibson, but different, not in a bad way, in a good way, it has a tone of its own. The varitone switch is not so hot, and the volume drops dramatically when engaged, but other than that, everything works as should. The one thing I am a stickler for is fret ends. If they are sharp, the guitar gets worked on or sent back. These are almost OK as is, but require a little bit of smoothing out, but actually passable as they are. All in all, I really like this, and having had a Gibson to compare it with, I'm pleased.

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My first Epiphone and liked the appeal of owning a Lucille at an affordable price. Out of the box and tuned it met my expectations and more for the design and price. The Epiphone Lucille has a great Blues sound I wanted without a pedal, and my only dissatisfaction was it does not include a case. Great buy as I haven’t played in years and needed a good guitar I can give my daughter.

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blown away with all the tone selections the quality is spot on i went over entire guitar with no flaws insight i cant seem to put it down (zounds ) is awesome my 3rd guitar purchase and absolutely will be back !!!!

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BB's Lucille is so much fun to play it is to hard to put down. Your fingers float along the frets like no other guitar! I'm learning to play faster and easier, thank you Mr. King.

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Out of the box this baby is beautiful!!! Epi has done a great job all around. Finish is spot on...hardware is above standard and sound quality is outstanding! Add in a reasonable price and you have a wonderful guitar to play for years. Everyone who has come across it is blow away....

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Amazing quality and sound buy it now !!!!!

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Can't beat this guitar for the price. Tones are amazing. Looks great. Arrived ready to play. I haven't put it down since I got it.

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The BB King Lucille exceeded my expectations. The instrument has tone, feel, and quality finish that are the best. As a "store cruiser" I have looked at, listened to many guitars, and this Epiphone is "music to my ears." This is the good news.The fun news is five of the nuts on the tuning head were loose, the nut on the output socket was loose and fit fine after I picked it up, and some other screws on the finger plate and pick-up needed a little tweaking. That being said I really like the guitar. It is difficult to score but these problems are completely in the hands of quality control that Epiphone stated was done in USA, "Oh well."

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I'll put up against the Gibson anytime.. AT much less $$$$.. I've played both.. Save you money and buy the Epiphone!!!!!!!!!

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Beautiful finish, EXCELLENT setup (for me the best of any I've bought. My new #2 axe now she bumped down the 335

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I recently saw a friend of mine who brought a gibson bb king lucille guitar and it sounded greated. My bb king lucille guitar sounds just as good as a matter of fact i can hardly tell the difference. It has a warm rich sound to it and don't sleep on the sustain and clean distortion the pick ups bring to the stage. BOOM NUTHIN BUT MUSIC!

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Super guitar, great deal.

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I guess I was hoping for something that was worth the price. I feel like I paid for the name that's on the headstock. The craftsmanship of my particular one was bad. Wouldn't stay in tune, frets needed lots of work and I was kind of bummed that some of the other artist models from Epiphone had cases except this one. The varitone switch is ok. The cleans are excellent. A little overdrive is ok but I wouldn't over do it. It has great potential but I would NOT pay the price for it. I would just get a Sheraton.

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This will be a keeper, I have no plans to replace it unless I go with the Gibson version.

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An ok guitar. The extra tone control really affects the volume by lowering. The feel and sound isn't anywhere near the Gibson. For the price and if you can't afford a Gibson then it's an OK guitar. Over all I don't recomend it. ZZSounds is a grreat company and really works with customers to make sure that ars satisified. I highly recomend Zzsounds!

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I bought this guitar about 3 weeks ago, and WOW...what a sweet playing guitar. The ZZounds deal only made it sweeter. I play blues and jazz blues, and the sound that I've got it set on is mellow, but crisp. I'm playing it through a Peavey Vypyr 3 amp and have played around with the presets to get the sound I want. What surprised me was the neck. It's much smoother than I thought it would be. I haven't tried to use it as a stereo guitar, due to the lack of a 2nd amp, but that's the next addition. This guitar is well worth the price...believe it. If you've go doubts, get rid of them and buy this guitar. You won't be sorry. I rated this a 5 star all the way, although I've never had to contact the manufacturer for support.

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I've bought several guitars from zZounds, this one has by far been the best out of box axe. Setup was spot on finish better than expected, tone was fantastic. It's now my go to guitar. However change those strings. Now looking for next GAS acquisition, from zZounds.

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There's nothing that I don 't like about this guitar. Beautiful look with the gold tuners, bridge and pickups against the ebony finish, which just gleems. But the playability is what I'm enjoying, along with the sound of it coming through my Peavey Vypyr 3 amp. The Grover tuners are a great touch and just adds to the class of this guitar. The hummbuckers give a great sound too. I haven't been able to get full use of the varilux control, due to lack of a second amp to use it as a stereo guitar. I play mostly jazz blues and classic blues, using the tones of the guitar to sweeten the sound of the music. I do have capabilities to use it with fuzz tone, both with the amp feature, and with a Boss Turbo Distortion DS-2, but I prefer the sweet tones I get out of the guitar with no embellishments. The neck, although not the thinnest, is way beyond satisfactory. I haven't had the need to contact the mfg for any support, but if they're as good as this guitar, there won't be a need to. All in all, I love this guitar.

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Very nice guitar overall. I was kind of worried that since it's a "blues" guitar it will not deliver "woody" sounding jazz sound...well it does deliver jazz sound and then some. Basically you can play any style of music on Epiphone Lucille.