Lucille
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Lucille is the famous black Gibson guitar closely associated with blues legend B.B. King, who named all his guitars by this name.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric guitar
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ |
| appearsIn | concert films featuring B.B. King ⓘ |
| appearsOn | B.B. King album covers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B. B. King
ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King
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| basedOnModel | Gibson ES-355 ⓘ |
| bodyMaterial | laminated maple (on typical Gibson Lucille models) ⓘ |
| bridgeType | Tune-o-matic style bridge (on most models) ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| constructionType | set-neck guitar ⓘ |
| controlLayout | multiple volume and tone controls ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | iconic blues guitar ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | various music museums and exhibitions ⓘ |
| feature |
block inlays
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fine-tuning tailpiece (on some models) ⓘ multiple bound body and neck ⓘ no f-holes on the top ⓘ semi-hollow body design ⓘ stereo output (on some models) ⓘ |
| fingerboardMaterial | ebony (on many signature models) ⓘ |
| genreAssociation | blues ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
ⓘ
surface form:
“Lucille” on the headstock (on signature models)
|
| hasModelVariant |
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibson B.B. King Lucille model
|
| hasSignatureModel |
Gibson ES-355
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surface form:
Gibson B.B. King Lucille signature guitar
|
| influenced | design of other blues-oriented signature guitars ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent | Arkansas dance hall fire in the 1950s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibson B.B. King Lucille
|
| mentionedIn | B.B. King’s autobiography “Blues All Around Me” ⓘ |
| namedAfter | a woman named Lucille involved in a fight that caused the fire ⓘ |
| namedBy |
B. B. King
ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King
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| nameUsage | B.B. King called all of his main guitars “Lucille” ⓘ |
| neckMaterial | maple or mahogany (depending on production year) ⓘ |
| notableFeature | warm, expressive blues tone ⓘ |
| nutWidth | approximately 1.69 inches (typical Gibson spec) ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar)
ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King estate (specific instruments)
multiple individual instruments owned by B.B. King over his career ⓘ |
| pickupConfiguration | dual humbucking pickups ⓘ |
| primaryPlayer |
B. B. King
ⓘ
surface form:
B.B. King
|
| productionStartedByGibson | 1960s (Lucille-branded models introduced later) ⓘ |
| scaleLength | 24.75 inches (typical Gibson scale) ⓘ |
| signatureSeries |
Gibson Guitar Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Gibson Artist Model line
|
| stringType | steel strings ⓘ |
| symbolOf | B.B. King’s musical identity ⓘ |
| tailpieceType | TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece (on many models) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
live performances
ⓘ
studio recordings ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.