Gibson has announced the return of one of the world’s most recognizable guitars to its roster: B.B. King’s 'Lucille' electric guitar, which is getting a limited-edition re-release online.
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Gibson has announced the return of one of the world’s most recognizable guitars to its roster: B.B. King’s “Lucille” electric , the iconic instrument that built the blues into what it is today, and was by the singer’s side for the majority of his genre-defining career. Gibson originally introduced this model back in 1980, based on the ES-355 which King frequently performed with. The re-introduced guitar features gorgeous gold hardware, including two Black Top Hat volume and tone knobs, and the name of King himself engraved on the truss rod cover.
A mono Varitone switch, along with four audio taper CTS potentiometers and paper-in-oil Bumblebee capacitors, are wired to Gibson’s Custombucker humbucking pickups to capture the sound of every bend, rake, vibrato and riff you play on the 22-fret ebony fretboard with split-block mother-of-pearl inlays.