Revolution Six Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The B.B.King Lucille has a varitone and no F-holes. Perhaps these are Bonamassa special orders......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4356 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 My guess is the latest Joe B sig model coming soon. If its anything near as good as the firebird 1 with attention to detail on specs, it will be excellent. My guess is an ebony fb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The B.B.King Lucille has a varitone and no F-holes. exactly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I'm a big fan of Joe's, but I couldn't get past the fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB1 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 I want the non-ego spec one without his name on the fretboard. Especially if it has the Gibson pickups... The gold top Les Paul JB edition I have is excellent.-Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 The image above is from Joe's Facebook page. Here's what he wrote: "Big thanks to Epiphone for ticking all the boxes and nailing these new 2018/2019 Joe B 355z they will be available in “Whats my name again?” and regular non ego spec." Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I would prefer the BB King on the headstock, doesn't look look like it was written on with a crayon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabar Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 The one thing that drives me nuts is BB King bigger that a billboard on my headstock. But this guitar is one killer machine. No F-holes, 2 jacks on side of the guitar and a Varitone. Joe's is a 335. Nope. A 335 has dot or small block inlays, single ply body binding, a headstock with crown inlay and no binding, and chrome hardware. The large block inlays, gold hardware, multi-ply body binding and bound headstock with split diamond inlay make it an ES-355. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Nope. A 335 has dot or small block inlays, single ply body binding, a headstock with crown inlay and no binding, and chrome hardware. The large block inlays, gold hardware, multi-ply body binding and bound headstock with split diamond inlay make it an ES-355. Because it's a"Custom", wouldn't it explain the large inlays and such, kind of like a Les Paul Custom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Bostic Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Clip the ears ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihcmac Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Would rather have Lucille™ See other Gibson Trade Mark Epiphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 333 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Because it's a"Custom", wouldn't it explain the large inlays and such, kind of like a Les Paul Custom? The Gibson ES 33x family comes in a series of upscale decorative and performance choices. Although there have been many variations since the line-up was introduced in 1958/9, the differentiation between models is often this: The ES-335 usually has as standard dot markers or small blocks that start at the third fret, an unbound rosewood fret board, single ply binding on the body, nickel (or chrome) hardware, and a crown marker on the headstock; The ES-345 has a varitone switch, split parallelogram markers that start at the third fret, a bound rosewood board, three-ply body binding, gold hardware, and crown marker on the headstock; The ES-355 has the varitone, large pearl block markers that start at the first fret, a bound ebony board, five-ply body binding, split diamond marker on the headlock, gold hardware, and almost always has a vibrato (which are optional or after market installed on 335s and 345s, usually). BB King originally played a series of ES guitars (usually 345s and 355s) he called Lucille. In 1980 or so, he was then given a signature model which eliminated the f-holes, vibrato, and split diamond inlay from a 355 and added the fine tuning tailpiece and "Lucille" inlay. Red 333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The Gibson ES 33x family comes in a series of upscale decorative and performance choices. Although there have been many variations since the line-up was introduced in 1958/9, the differentiation between models is often this: The ES-335 usually has as standard dot markers or small blocks that start at the third fret, an unbound rosewood fret board, single ply binding on the body, nickel (or chrome) hardware, and a crown marker on the headstock; The ES-345 has a varitone switch, split parallelogram markers that start at the third fret, a bound rosewood board, three-ply body binding, gold hardware, and crown marker on the headstock; The ES-355 has the varitone, large pearl block markers that start at the first fret, a bound ebony board, five-ply body binding, split diamond marker on the headlock, gold hardware, and almost always has a vibrato (which are optional or after market installed on 335s and 345s, usually). BB King originally played a series of ES guitars (usually 345s and 355s) he called Lucille. In 1980 or so, he was then given a signature model which eliminated the f-holes, vibrato, and split diamond inlay from a 355 and added the fine tuning tailpiece and "Lucille" inlay. Red 333 I just learned something, thanks Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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