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GIBSON | ELECTRIC: B.B KING SERIES | For further information on the Little Lucille (introduced 1999), please refer to the Nighthawk Series section later in this text. | B.B. KING STANDARD | - double round cutaway semi-hollow bound body, arched maple top, raised layered black pickguard, maple back/sides/neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/tunable stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl Lucille/logo inlay, three-per-side tuners, chrome hardware, two covered humbucker pickups, two volume/two tone controls, three-position switch, stereo output, available in Cherry or Ebony finish, mfg. 1980-85. |
B.B. KING LUCILLE (ARLC) | - similar to B.B. King Standard, except has bound pickguard, bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, bound peghead, gold hardware, Vari-tone switch, Available in Cherry, Ebony, and Beale Street Blue (BE, mfg. 2002-2004) finish, mfg. 1980-present, current mfg. is in Memphis by the Custom Shop. |
B.B. King 80th Birthday Lucille | - similar to Lucille Model, except features "B.B. King 80th" with crown inlaid in headstock, gold layered pickguard with engraved crown and B.B. King signature, engraved pickups and gold truss rod cover, Ebony finish only. 80 mfg. by the Custom Shop beginning 2006. |
B.B. KING SUPER LUCILLE (ARLS) | - similar to B.B. King Lucille, except available in Black Sparkle finish, mfg. in Memphis 2002-04. |
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