B.B. King Lucille

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The Epiphone B.B. King Lucille was introduced in 1997 as Epiphone's version of the Gibson Custom Chop B.B. King Lucille.

Features

- Alnico Classic humbuckers

- Gold hardware

- TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece

- Laminated Maple body

- Set Maple neck

- 2 Vol/2 Tone controls with 3-way selector switch and 6-way Vari-Tone switch

- Stereo/mono output jacks

- 22-fret Rosewood fingerboard with "block" inlays

- 24.75" scale

- 1.68" nut width

- $1,165 MSRP

- Colors available: Ebony.

Vari-Tone

The Vari-Tone control works through a reduction of the fundamental harmonic frequencies. The higher the setting, the greater the loss of "lows". Positions 3 and 4 produce a sound similar to a single-coil pickup.

Position 1: Bypass

Position 2: 5db at 1950hz

Position 3: 12db at 1100hz

Position 4: 16db at 620hz

Position 5: 18.5db at 360hz

Position 6: 6.21db at 120hz