Here for sale we have an Epiphone B.B King Lucille semi-hollow body electric guitar in Ebony finish. Crafted in China in 2008, this guitar features a set-neck construction comprising a Laminated Maple body with centre block, 5-piece Maple neck and 22 Medium Jumbo fret Rosewood fingerboard. This guitar is fitted with Gold hardware including Tune-O-Matic bridge, TP-6 fine tuning tailpiece and Grover Rotomatic tuning machines. The pickups fitted are a pair of Epiphone Alnico Classic humbuckers, these are wired to a 3-way selector, bridge volume, bridge tone, neck volume, neck tone, 6-position Varitone switch and a Mono/Stereo Input.

The Gloss finish neck plays very well, with the ‘C’ profile sitting comfortably in the hand and providing a smooth and responsive playing experience in all registers. The Rosewood fingerboard is pleasant under the fingers, and with its 12” radius and Medium Jumbo frets offering a perfect balance between easy chord playing, practicality for lead lines and string bending techniques. The semi-hollow construction gives the guitar a nice open and resonant feel, while keeping unwanted feedback at bay.

The semi-hollow body delivers unique acoustic features. It achieves a delicate balance between body resonance and resistance to feedback, this results in an organic vocal quality that is tactile and responsive to the player's touch. The pair of Epiphone Alnico Classic humbucking pickups sound thick and chunky with rich lows, tight, punchy mids and crisp, clear highs. The round and thick tone of the neck position is well complemented by the hotter, brighter bridge pickup which provides all of the bite needed for hard rock lead lines. The 6-way Varitone switch acts as a notch filter to suppress certain frequencies, and offers 6 unique voices which are almost infinitely variable thanks to the standard controls. A guitar truly fit for a king.

Brand - Epiphone

Model - B.B King Lucille

Finish - Ebony

Year - 2008

Made In - China

Body - Laminated Maple (No ‘F’ holes)

Neck - Maple

Neck Profile - ‘C’

Fingerboard - Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius - 12"

Frets - 22, Medium Jumbo

Scale Length- 24.75"

Nut Width - 1.680"

Pickups - 2 x Epiphone Alnico Classic humbuckers

Controls - 3-way selector, bridge volume, bridge tone, neck volume, neck tone, 6-position Varitone switch, Mono/Stereo Input

Luthier Report

Our ID: 1240926244601

Weight: 8.7lbs  

Serial: 0811210225

Aesthetic Condition:

Headstock: Overall excellent condition. All aspects of the headstock display light scratching which can be seen under direct light, as is common with gloss finishes.

Neck: Overall excellent condition. Light scratching is present to the rear of the neck across the register, these can only be seen under direct light.

Body: Overall excellent condition. All aspects of the body display light scratching which can be seen under direct light, as is common with gloss finishes.

Condition of Frets:

The frets demonstrate light signs of use, not affecting playability.

Current Set Up:

Truss Rod: Fully functional. Truss rod tool (4mm hex) not included.

Hardware: Overall very good condition. Moderate tarnishing and oxidation is present to all aspects of the metal hardware, the most apparent oxidation is located to the tuning machines.

Structural: No concerns or issues to note.

Height of the string from the 12th Fret-1.5mm - Bass 2mm

Please be aware that the action on a guitar may move slightly in transit and this measurement is the current height.

Strings on Guitar - 10-46

Electrics: Fully functional.

Case & Accessories

No case is provided with this guitar. 

Please be aware that for international buyers import fees are not included in our postage and packaging cost, this only covers the cost of the guitar being sent to you. Import fees will be charged by Customs upon the guitar's arrival in the recipient country. Due to Brexit, this also applies to EU buyers. We advise checking the total import cost with Customs as this is not information we are able to accurately provide.