The Little Lucille is a relatively recently designed (1996-2006)
Gibson
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model designed mainly for
blues players. It superficially resembles the
Les Paul in that the body outline is similar. The ''Little Lucille'' was discontinued by Gibson in 2006. The ''Little Lucille'' is a variant on the
Blueshawk that features a stop tailpiece and tune-o-matic bridge. The ''Little Lucille'' was endorsed by
BB King
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shim ...
[B.B. King embraces Gibson's 'Little Lucille'.]
Construction
The ''Little Lucille'' has a number of distinctive features that distinguish it from virtually all other Gibsons. The ''Little Lucilles body outline is the same as a slightly earlier range of guitars - the
Nighthawks (1993-1999) - but unlike the Nighthawks, the ''Little Lucille'' is a semi-hollow bodied guitar with twin
f-hole
A sound hole is an opening in the body of a stringed musical instrument, usually the upper sound board.
Sound holes have different shapes:
* round in flat-top guitars and traditional bowl-back mandolins;
* F-holes in instruments from the vio ...
s and a flat (uncarved) top.
Other distinctive / innovative features include:
* 25.5 inch scale length (the same as many Fenders, Gibson's more typically have a 24.75 inch scale length)
* Blues 90 pickups (a modified version of the
P-90
The P-90 (sometimes written P90) is a single coil electric guitar pickup produced by Gibson since 1946. Gibson is still producing P-90s, and there are outside companies that manufacture replacement versions. Compared to other single coil desi ...
pickup)
* noise reduction circuitry which employs a dummy coil
* a Varitone circuit (similar to that used on the Gibson ES345) - the Varitone circuit is a mid-cut/
band-stop filter
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with a choice of five center frequencies
* a light guitar - the body is made from poplar, capped with maple - the body is small and relatively thin and has two cavities
* simple control set - master volume, master tone, three-way pickup selector, six-way rotary Varitone control switch
Notes
External links
Blueshawk.info- an independent enthusiast site dedicated to the Gibson Blueshawk, the ''Little Lucille'' and the other Hawk guitars
* Review of th
Gibson Little Lucille Lucille Has A Little Sister. (Jun 21st 2001).
Little Lucille
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