Manufactured exclusively for BB King by Gibson since 1980, the Gibson Custom Shop BB King Lucille ES335 Semi Hollow Electric Guitar honors the most renowned blues musician of our time. Due to its association with a legendary performer, BB King’s Lucille has become as iconic as instruments get. The powerful tones of BB King’s Lucille are yours for the taking.
Gibson BB King Lucille ES335 Semi Hollow Electric Guitar Features
- A body with no F holes and a fine-tuner tailpiece
- Plain laminated maple top, back, and rims, with multi-ply binding on both the top and back
- Three-piece maple neck with Gibson’s traditional rounded profile
- 22-fret ebony fingerboard that is outlined with single-ply binding and adorned with genuine pearl block inlays
- All gold hardware, metal tulip tuners, a Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and TP-6 tailpiece
- Two volume, two tone knobs, and a three-way selector switch, Vari-tone switch, and both stereo and mono jacks
Body and Finish
In 1980, King joined the Gibson family as a signature artist, and has played a custom-built ebony ES-355 ever since. Today’s B.B. King Lucille from Gibson Custom is made to exactly the same specifications as the guitar played by King himself. The most outstanding qualities that make this instrument his own include a body with no F holes and a fine-tuner tailpiece. The body consists of plain laminated maple top, back, and rims, with multi-ply binding on both the top and back. The neck is a three-piece maple neck with Gibson’s traditional rounded profile, a scale length of 24¾-inches, and a 22-fret ebony fingerboard that is outlined with single-ply binding and adorned with genuine pearl block inlays.
Hardware
Other standard appointments include all gold hardware, metal tulip tuners, a Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and TP-6 tailpiece. As is customary with the ES-355 there are two volume, two tone knobs, and a three-way selector switch, Vari-tone switch, and both stereo and mono jacks. The B.B. King Lucille comes with the standard Gibson Custom case and certificate of authenticity.