Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar 

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

I am admittedly a BB King freak, so may be somewhat biased. I have many guitars, including two Dot Deluxes (Koren & Chinese), but this one is destined to be my "go to" guitar. I have found nothing about it that I do not like. I have searched for several years for "that" guitar, one that I could really bond with, and I believe this is the one.

Setup was fine right out of the box for me...good intonation & string height. Musician's Friend gave me a great deal on her, which amounted to getting the case for free! And, with free shipping to boot.

As far as some of the other comments about being razzed at open jams, etc., all I can say is...Let the dogs bark!!

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

Keep in mind you are paying for nice hardware. Also for B B King's name. But it's worth the money.
The amount of nice trim on the guitar is nice. Gold hardware, binding, inlay on the fretboard and headstock. But you can see all that on the pictures. I think the pickups are top of the line. They can be kind of "boomy,", but the Varitone will take some of the bassiness out of the tone. Neck is great. I've let other guys who are way better than me play it, and they love the neck.

Frets have been properly dressed and no sharp edges (one of my pet peeves, so I'm happy to state that.)

It would have been really cool if it came with a Bigsby, as does its Sheraton cousin, but I do a lot of palm muting and really have no use for a Bigsby. But darn they do look cool.

I do think this guitar can be kind of difficult to re-string because of the slots in the bridge. But the tuners are nice, and I really only need to re-tune (minor adjustments) once a set.
Overall, quality is good. I was somewhat disappointed that I had to adjust the saddle for the high e string to fix an intonation problem, but that's all I had to do for intonation.

Also, the nut for the mono jack was kind of loose and had to be tightened, so watch out for that.

Other than those, no complaints.
This was my first nice professional level guitar. All my friends are jealous.

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

I've had my lucille now for about five years now and still love just as much as the first time I touched it. the finish still looks new, and the tone is great..I plugged the rear pickup into a fender bassman and the neck pickup into a fender princeton and just enjoyed the sound..I recommend this guitar....

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I bought this is a few years ago. I was initially disappointed in the sound. Action was good. It sat aroung for a few years with little play. I read a review by a guy who put Gibson '57 pickups in his Lucille. I decided to try this before selling the guitar. Wow! The pickups made this a whole new guitar. For a little more money, I turnded this guitar into a much more expensive sounding guitar. No, it is not a Gibson Lucille, but for less than 1/3 the money, I now have a highend sounding guitar.

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

I have had my Epiphone Lucille (Chinese) for about 7 months or so. Pickup are good. Some say muffled, I say mellow. Make no mistake about it, it will rock. Sounds similar to my Sheraton(Korean) which has been modded with Gibson 57's, CTS, orange drop and Switchcraft stuff. I'm glad the Lucille sounds different, probably due to no F holes. No plans on changing pickups, at least not yet. It's surprising how much the varitone alters your tone. Great when messing with effects. I can even get some real nice acoustic tones. Overall quality is very good. The only issues I have is a small color bleed on the top binding at the neck / body and a small spot near the nut. Overall finish is beautiful. It's got some weight to it. With the right amp settings, I can get almost a piano like sound when playing single notes on the low strings. I have several guitars and play this and the Sheraton most. The guitar certainly has class and character. Personnally, I think it's a versatile guitar. Try one!

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I had a Sheraton II for a couple of years and thought it was a decent guitar but I got tired of the look: too much detail (inlays) for me, you know, just a little to country. So I traded it for a Epi Lucille to get a Bluesy-er guitar, I also wanted to try the Varitone. Wow, so many regrets. First of all the BB King looks good at first but the shine quickly wears off. The gold on the pups started fading ONE month after purchase and after almost two years there's more silver color then gold and rust can be seen. Don't think this was because I didn't take care of it; I don't have a problem with my other gold plated guitars. My biggest beef, the low end, Epi's BB king is very weak. The low E sting is so thin it compares more closely to a telecaster then a Gibson, I know I own both a Tele and some Gibsons, LP and a ES-330, and can compare them with the Lucille. On top of this, the BB king has a weird sound, kind of like a permanent reverb. I thought this was due to faulty wiring so I sent it back to Gibson. They told me there's no faulty wiring or parts, so the problem is in the design (now I'm thinking it has something to do with the Varitone). I tried changing the pickups (a must on most Epiphones) but the weird reverb and weak low end where still present so I changed them back, I'd rather keep my SD Alnico IIs for another guitar. On the plus side, after I changed the pups back I realized that the neck pickup is pretty good.Because I modified it: changing and re-changing the pups and putting a solid tailpiece (the TP-6 tailpiece causes a lot of the signal loss) I could not bring it back to the store so I've been trying to find a use for it.All right some positive stuff: This guitar has so many features you can spend hours trying to find sounds; it can be many different guitars in one. I love the Varitone although I think it might be what's causing my sound problems. The stereo jack option is sooo cool. I plug the pickups to different amps: Vox night train (neck) and a Marshall half stack (bridge). I play them together, the result is Great!! One note line sound through the Neck pup set on clean and chords ring through the bridge pup set on crunch. You just set it up and play no hitting switches or pedals. Wish I had these options on a better sounding guitar.After two years I have finally come up with a use for this guitar. I use it for playing electric slide. The neck pickup with the Varitone at 3 sounds BadA*s old school blues. If you own this guitar try it and turn up some vintage gain, tell me this isn't the best sound for this guitar.In the end the features of this guitar are amazing but the quality is the worst I've seen from a major company. I will never buy an Epiphone again but I would love to get my hands on the Gibson version.

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

This is a quality guitar... I was nervous about paying 7 bills for an a Epiphone made in another country. Everything in my collection is made in the USA and ranges from Martin, Gibson to Fender. This guitar only needed a little fine touch-up to the out-of-the-box set up. The quality of this guitar makes it a real value for the price. It is almost like buying American quality at a discount. I am not fond of buying signature guitars, usually they are overpriced for having a name attached to them. I still get a little embarrassed when I pull it out bearing BB Kings name and Lucille on the headstock. But one it is plugged in that shy moment disappears. This is a sweet guitar...

Comments about Epiphone B.B. King Lucille Electric Guitar:

Just received the guitar two days ago. Stunning appearance. Nice playing. Set up out of box not too bad, except for strings, which were probably made in China, like the guitar. For the money, you will find few guitars of this quality. This is a specialty guitar. Great for cleaner, BB King style blues. Fabulous for chordal work and rythymn guitar. Going from rythmn to lead requires upward adjustment of volume control. Rather bassy sound, and lead on higher strings can seem weak compared to bass strings without raising volume. Have not fully explored Varitone capabilities. Not designed for heavy overdrive. Certainly not a metal guitar. A welcome addition to my guitar arsenal.

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I've had my Epiphone Lucille almost three years now and I can't find one bad thing to say about her. I've played her older sister and to tell you the truth, there is no difference in quality, craftmanship or tone. I seriously can't see paying that kind of money for a Gibson if you are a working musician. I would never take that kind of money out on a gig. I've had so many guys come up to me and ask if my guitar is a Gibson and I love it when I tell em it's an Epiphone. They play it and go nuts! Don't let the Lucille name scare you, this guitar is not only for the blues, but it stands out in rock and roll and jazz. If I ever lost it for whatever reason I would buy another one in a heart beat. Whoever made this guitar and whatever country it was made in, they have something to be proud of. Good job guys and gals where ever you are.

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I purchased this about a year ago and it's still my goto guitar. Great sound, feels perfect. I agree with most the stereo jacks are awesome especially when run thru Line6 x3 live. With two inputs and dual paths on the x3 the sounds are unbelievable.. Only complaint is that it didn't come with a case. Other than that...I'd buy this beauty again and again.