Description Product Description Throughout his long-lived, highly-successful career, renowned blues man B.B. King was seldom seen without a Gibson in his hand. He's played everything from a Gibson acoustic to a Les Paul Gold Top all the way through to a Gibson L-5CES hollow body, but his most iconic and widely recognized guitar of all was his beloved, highly-customized Gibson ES-355 named Lucille . Paying tribute to the legendary blues guitarist and his storied Gibson guitar, the Gibson Memphis is honored and extremely pleased to introduce a stunning incarnation of his customized ES-355 guitar with 2016 B.B. King Lucille Limited Cherry.The 2016 B.B. King Lucille Limited Cherry boasts 3-ply maple/poplar/maple top, back and sides, and comes beautifully dressed in an eye-catching limited edition nitro lacquer Cherry finish. She features a ES-style thinline semi-hollow construction, and holding true to King's hand-selected specs, the top has no F-holes--perfect for feedback-free performance when playing at higher volumes. Lucille's elegance is enhanced by classy multi-ply white/black binding on the top and back.For classic Gibson comfort, feel and playability, the three-piece maple neck is shaped into a Traditional C profile and capped with a smooth-playing 12 -radius richlite fingerboard. Catering to Lucille's instantly recognizable aesthetic, the fretboard carries full block mother-of-pearl inlays while the headstock is adorned with a mother-of-pearl Lucille inlay and a gold-plated truss rod cover engraved with B.B. King's name.The 2016 B.B. King Lucille Limited Cherry comes fitted with premium versatile electronics, which include a pair of Gibson's popular 490R 490T Alnico II humbuckers, a versatile 6-way Varitone switch, a Stereo output, and independent Volume and Tone controls for each pickup. The pickups are slightly overwound, allowing Lucille to sing and dish out that classic humbucker sound with a hint of contemporary edge. The 6-pos