Epiphone B. B. King Lucille Electric Guitar

Pros: This is a great sounding guitar.

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: Owning this guitar is like owning a piece of history.

Review: EPIPHONE B.B. KING LUCILLE Ask any number of people, young or old, who they think is the greatest blues guitarist of all time, and you may find that many of them will name B.B. King. According to a recent Rolling Stone Magazine ranking, B.B. ...

Pros: Classic design, versatile tones, great blues guitar

Cons: Maybe a tad pricey, negotiate with your dealer

The Bottom Line: A quality instrument offered by a venerable guitar manufacturer

Review: The Gibson Guitar Company began producing the B. B. King Custom guitar in 1980, and renamed it the B. B. King Lucille in 1988. The guitar has pretty much retained its' original design and specifications since its' introduction in 1980, and ...

Pros: One of the few artist series type guitars that looks the part. Great player.

Cons: May be too heavy for some tastes.

The Bottom Line: A rare artist series guitar that gives the player the feeling that he has something distinctive.

Review: I recently bought a used Epiphone B.B. King Lucille to replace a couple of my jazzboxes. The recent availability of Gabor Szabo CDs at my local used record store brought on a buying frenzy and the end result was that my jazz ear went haywire. That is ...

Pros: Great sound and about half of what the Gibson Lucille would cost

Cons: Copy of the original Gibson albeit a very good copy

The Bottom Line: If you want to own a legendary blues guitar without breaking the budget, this Lucille is an excellent choice.

Review: The Gibson/Epiphone B.B. King Lucille guitar is a based on a legendary blues icon in America. B.B. King has the ability to speak to audiences all over the world with his customized "Lucille" guitar. Epiphone has faithfully re-created this guitar at a ...

Pros: wide tonal range, solidly built

Cons: Finish is not what it once was on mine

The Bottom Line: BB King doesn't play this guitar for nothing.

Review: I got my BB King Lucille in early 1995 and, to my shock, it was one of the last guitars Gibson produced in their Centennial Year of 1994. I was quite pleased by this since I paid the maximum discount price, several hundred dollars less than they go for ...

Pros: This is a classic blues guitar.

Cons: The varitone switch (chicken head) should probably have another set screw .

The Bottom Line: Versitile, beautiful construction, well engineered , electronics well thought out, A joy to own!

Review: I have owned my Lucille for about two years now and continue to discover wonderful tonal combinations made possiable by the Varatone mixing selector. I own twelve guitars two Les Pauls, three Stratocasters, one PRS solid body, one Telecaster and one...

Pros: Great collector model and a wonderful guitar

Cons: I wouldn't want for gigs, Rather own ES-335 or ES-345.

The Bottom Line: Nice if you are a collector but not a players guitar. Rather have several other cheaper Gibson models.

Review: UPDATE: Before reading this review please keep in mind that I love this guitar and most Gibsons but I am trying to point out reasons why I would or would not buy it. This is a very fine instrument.

Well I have to agree with the other reviews...