Gibson Announces B.B. King "Little Lucille"
 March 7, 1999
B.B.
King has had a long and successful relationship with his Gibson Lucille, and
now he's making room for Lucille's little sister.
Inspired by B.B. King's infatuation with the Gibson Blueshawk, Gibson luthiers
have designed a versatile instrument to B.B.'s specifications which includes
a few of his personal touches. B.B's sophistication is reflected in the creme
binding on the body and fingerboard, diamond inlay, and gold hardware and tuners.
The single cutaway "Little Lucille" combines two Blues 90 pickups
with a three-way position switch and, like the one and only Lucille, a TP-6
tailpiece and the six-position Varitone selector. "Little Lucille"
has all the sounds you're looking for--Blues, Rock, Country, or Jazz.
Specifications:
- Body: Single cutaway
- Construction: Maple top; poplar back
- Pickups: Two Blues 90 with humcancelling dummy coil
- Controls: Master volume; master tone with push/pull pot to disable Varitone;
three-way switch; six position Varitone
- Hardware/Tuners: Gold
- Scale/Nut width: 25.5"/1.6875"
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Inlay: Diamond
- Neck: Mahogany; narrow with slight "v" shape
- Binding: Creme on body and fingerboard
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Tune-omatic/Tp-6
- Finish: Ebony
For more information, visit their web site at www.gibson.com.
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