How does Gibson's Custom Shop Lucille Legacy compare to the REAL Lucille? (I've played B.B. King's)

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Gibson's Custom Shop B.B. King Lucille Legacy hits all the right notes. From tuners to tailpiece, the Custom Shop was on top of its game with this guitar. The neck and ebony fretboard have the immediate feel of a guitar that's very special. The tone? It's a tone you've heard on hundreds of classic blues recordings. It's B.B. King's tone.
Larry spent five days with B.B. back in '87 and got to play Lucille several times. How well does he think the Custom Shop did at reproducing it?
Custombucker pickups, bumblebee tone caps, TP-6 tailpiece all come together to give a one-of-a-kind playing experience. The thrill is here.
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Video content:
0:00 Gibson Lucille tones
0:30 Intro
1:15 Spending time with B.B. King
1:50 The many "Lucilles"
2:24 Gibson's 1980 Lucille model
3:15 Differences between this and B.B.'s Lucille?
5:00 Woods and specs
7:15 The Varitone circuit
9:50 Tone demo w/Varitone bypassed
10:45 Transparent finish
12:27 Final thoughts
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@RByrne 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say, one of the most beautiful guitars Gibson ever made. The transparent finish gives it such a stunning appearance.

@KrispyCoins 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a great experience and great guitar

@PowerPlantSpots 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. The tailpiece is intriguing. I want one.

@andreasfetzer7559 2 ай бұрын

Wonderfull, to see and hear your love for Guitars, Music , BB .

@kjchicago1 7 ай бұрын

That Gibson B.B. King Lucille Legacy is Terrific

@news603redux Жыл бұрын

I was fortunate enough to sit in the dressing room with B.B. at our first meeting in 1985. I also got to run my finger across Lucille's strings, yet another thrill! This was Lucille the 15th, the one he used at the first Farm Aid a few weeks before. She had the brass nut at the time, maybe the only one that did. Curious as to whether the one you played two years later was the same guitar.

@JDRichard Ай бұрын

I saw B.B. King and Halifax Nova Scotia back in 2000 and something. I had a guitar that I made painted on by a professional artist who put my guitar heroes on this guitar. One of the guitar hero she painted on was B.B. King also included or Jeff Beck Stevie Ray Vaughan Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy Joe Satriani And perhaps a few more I can’t remember. So I came to the concert to get B.B. King signature over his painting. At the end of the concert, he rushed out the back into a bus and I thought there’s no way I’ll now find him, and I was correct. The sad part was that the next day a person who worked for me had a wife that was responsible for the local hotel and she said she could’ve gotten me in no problem. Very disappointing and I’ll never forget this opportunity I missed. Anyway, my dream was always on a Lucille Guitar. I have 16 other guitars, but I do not have Lucille. Perhaps my plan should be to sell all the other guitars and buy the BB King Lucille.

@nikazoran2558 2 жыл бұрын

I have red color gibson Lucille and it is really excellent guitar for blues, smooth jazz, contemporary jazz. the varitone provides tonal adventage but the volume drops and I do not know how to avoid it any suggestions please, I would appreciate

@user-du5vp5vz7w 2 жыл бұрын

hello, what is the best thickness of strings to put on such a guitar? room?

@windward2818 Ай бұрын

The guitar ships with 10s, which is interesting when you see B.B. King play, which to me, looks like a set of 8s to get easy full tone steps.

@madbrad7274 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet Machine

@darwinsaye 10 ай бұрын

One thing people forget nowadays, is that all the greats played unremarkable “off the shelf” guitars. The Beatles, Hendrix, the Who… the guitars were just the tools they used. When one broke, they just got another off the shelf. Not sure when everyone started to get obsessed with “unique, modded artist guitars” probably after Van Halen’s homemade guitar. But how many of the guitar greats did you ever hear of who played their hero’s signature model guitar? Can you imagine SRV at his peak, playing an upside down left handed Jimi Hendrix Strat? 😂 I think people need to bear that in mind when they’re out there spending all their change on their Slash Les Pauls, SRV Strats, Van Halen Frankenstrats, etc., haha.

@acevent5759 7 ай бұрын

Well said

@rogerboswell5483 Жыл бұрын

Can you find a Chinese bb king guitar and compare them? I ordered one for 358.00.

@billyclub9863 9 ай бұрын

I have a 2000 Lucille, with the real ebony fretboard. I love it

@sober-southoftheborderever3591 Жыл бұрын

I wonder in which position BB played his guitar (I meam the varitone position). Anyone?

@MooreMusicGuitars 11 ай бұрын

During a gig, he may go through several positions, but his baseline setting was position 2.

@sober-southoftheborderever3591 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! All the best!!@@MooreMusicGuitars

@sober-southoftheborderever3591 11 ай бұрын

@@MooreMusicGuitars I just got a 2014 Epi Lucille. I love it! I am so blessed! RIP my greatest idol BB!!

@billyclub9863 10 ай бұрын

Position 2

@comparedtowhat2638 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could afford it.

@DrDespicable Жыл бұрын

How does the Epiphone version stack up to that? Because I can afford the Epiphone (probably)(eventually).

@SmelOdies 2 жыл бұрын

What do you think of the new Epiphone Lucille?

@MooreMusicGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Our first one will be arriving any day, and I can't wait to check it out.

@SmelOdies 2 жыл бұрын

@@MooreMusicGuitars Let me know what you think. It looks gorgeous. I have enough guitars, but…

@SmelOdies 2 жыл бұрын

@@MooreMusicGuitars Latest Epiphone Lucille comes with “Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers,” thoughts on Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers? I’m particularly interested in how they compare to “Burstbuckers.”

@SmelOdies 2 жыл бұрын

@@MooreMusicGuitars gonna delete this because I opted for a Gibson ES (not a Lucille) instead.

@RByrne 2 жыл бұрын

@@SmelOdies good choice. In my opinion, epiphone's quality on the new stuff is very hit or miss. I e returned the 3 I've bought in the past year, they looked like a kid made them. I've bought 7 Gibsons(4new) in that time and they're all perfect. I got the Jim James ES gibson, and it's got one of the best sounds I've ever heard. Only my LP Supreme is preferable to me, playing into a Marshall JCM