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Gibson B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar
The ultimate refinement of B.B.'s original ES-345.
Features a laminated maple top for total sustain, a solid maple center block, special laminated maple neck and ebony fingerboard. Stereo/mono jacks require no special cords; TP-6 tailpiece allows precise tuning. Also includes the name "Lucille" scripted in mother-of-pearl on the headstock and gold-plated hardware. Includes Gibson hardshell case ($159 value).
Features:
Laminated maple top and neck
Solid maple center block
Stereo/mono jacks
TP-6 tailpiece
'Lucille" inlaid in mother of pearl on the headstock
Gold hardware
Gibson hardshell case
| BODY | |
| Size: | 16.5" wide x 20" long x 1.75" thick |
| Top Species: | Maple/Poplar/Maple laminate |
| Back Species: | Maple/Poplar/Maple laminate |
| Rim Species: | Maple/Poplar/Maple laminate |
| Center Block Species: | 1-piece Maple |
| Binding: | Multi-ply top, back, and pickguard |
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NECK |
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| Species: | Maple |
| Profile: | Rounded |
| Peghead Pitch: | 17° |
| Thickness at 1st fret: | 0.818" |
| Thickness at 12th fret: | 0.963" |
| Heel Length: | 0.500" |
| Neck Joint Location: | 19th fret |
| Headstock Inlay: | 'Lucille' logo |
| Headstock Binding: | Multi-ply |
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FINGERBOARD |
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| Species: | Ebony |
| Scale length: | 243/4" |
| Total Length: | 18.137" |
| Nut Width: | 111/16" |
| Width at 12th fret: | 2.062" |
| Frets: | 22 |
| Inlays: | Pearl Block |
| Binding: | Single-ply |
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HARDWARE |
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| Plating Finish: | Gold |
| Bridge: | Tune-o-matic |
| Tailpiece: | TP-6 |
| Knobs: | Black Speed |
| Tuners: | Grover |
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ELECTRONICS |
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| Neck Pickup: | 490R Alnico magnet humbucker |
| Bridge Pickup: | 490T Alnico magnet humbucker |
| Controls: | Two volume, two tone, three-way switch, six-position Varitone |
| Other: | stereo and mono jacks |
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CASE |
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| Exterior: | Black smooth levant hardshell |
| Interior: | Classic Navy Velour |
| Silkscreen: | Gold 'Gibosn Memphis' and 'BB King' logos |
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STRINGS |
B.B. King Signature .010-.054 |
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OTHER |
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| Also available with B.B. King's signature inlaid in pearl on the fingerboard |
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