Gibson Tribute To B.B. King
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July 23, 1999 In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of his first recording,
this one-of-a-kind art piece embodies the soul and spirit of legendary
blues artist B.B. King. Designed and created by Custom, Art & Historic
Division Luthier Bruce J. Kunkel, this spectacular instrument features
three hand-painted portraits of the living legend.
A sepia-toned portrait of a young B.B. with his first Gibson and a 1960s
B.B. performing with a red ES-355 share the top of the guitar. The back
features a magnificent painting of the musician, on stage, decked out
in a sequined jacket, playing his beloved Gibson Lucille. Pearl inlays,
reminiscent of his Beale Street Blues Club marquis, grace the fingerboard
of this painstakingly appointed instrument - a fitting tribute to "The
King of the Blues." For more information, visit Gibson at http://www.gibson.com/ |
