GIBSON B.B. KING CUSTOM/LUCILLE CUSTOM/B.B. KING LUCILLE (MODEL ARLC) Description
- symmetrical double rounded cutaway ES-335-style semi-hollow body, arched maple top, maple back and sides, no f-holes, multi-ply top and back binding, maple neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with large pearl block inlays, multi-ply bound headstock with black overlay and pearl Gibson logo and Lucille inlays (1980-circa 2007) or custom B.B. King inlay and graphics and a gold "Lucille" inscribed truss rod cover (circa 2007-2017), three-per-side tuners, Nashville tune-o-matic bridge, TP-6 tunable stop tailpiece, raised layered bound black or tortoise pickguard, two covered humbucker pickups, stereo electronics, four knobs (two v, two t), Vari-Tone rotary tone knob, three-way pickup switch, two 1/4 in. outputs, gold hardware, available in Beale Street Blue (2002-04), Cherry/Wine Red (disc.), or Ebony finish, 24.75 in. scale, mfg. 1980-2017.
This model was originally called the B.B. King Custom, in 1981 it was renamed the Lucille Custom, and in 1986, it was renamed the B.B. King Lucille. In circa 2007, the headstock was redesigned with a new B.B. King custom logo and graphics that did not feature the Gibson logo. This instrument was most recently produced in the Gibson Memphis factory.