Gibson Custom Shop ES-355, Lucille Limited Edition “ Gem Series” Sapphire (Used)
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This is a very cool limited Lucille. Only 25 instruments were made in this color! It's in very good condition. It does show some playing wear. There is a ding on the top just below the stop tailpiece and some light scratching on the back.
Used consignment guitar
Original hard case included.
Some info from Gibson:
Only 125 ever produced - ONLY (25) of these exist in the world in this colour, with these specs from the master, B. B. King himself.
“ Based on the exalted specs of Gibson Custom’s B.B. King Lucille model, the Gem Series includes five exclusive new finishes, produced in only 25 guitars of each color: Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, and Emerald.
In addition to these rare and exclusive finishes, all Gem Series B.B. King Lucille guitars have all the outstanding features and unparalleled Gibson Custom workmanship that makes them outstanding players as well as prize pieces for your display case.
Like the ES-355 that B.B. King took up as his partner in the blues some six decades ago, these guitars are made to Gibson’s classic double-cutaway semi-hollow design, but without the f-holes of traditional models, a modification originally made at the request of King himself to help cut unwanted feedback.
A pair of genuine alnico-magnet humbucking pickups translates every playing nuance through the deluxe tone switching and stereo output capability on this model (also mono capable), while a modified hardware set completes the high-performance package.
An ebony fingerboard with large mother-of-pearl block inlays, gold-plated hardware, and the custom mother-of-pearl “B.B. King” and crown headstock inlays further declare the regal origins of this guitar.
Each Gem Series B.B. King Lucille comes complete with a Gibson Custom hardshell case, a special color-matched Certificate of Authenticity. This was an extremely limited run of 125 guitars (only 25 of each guitar colour)
This Gem Series came in five exclusive finishes, produced in only 25 guitars of each color: Sapphire, Amethyst, Diamond, Ruby, and Emerald.