The secrets behind B.B. King’s guitar tone on The Thrill Is Gone By Chris Gill published 18 March 22 How the King of the Blues made Lucille howl at the Cook County Jail
Epiphone Joe Bonamassa ‘Lazarus’ 1959 Les Paul Standard and BB King Lucille review By Neville Marten published 16 February 22 These signature Epiphones for two of Gibson’s most famous endorsers look so good as to challenge the legendary guitar maker at its own game. Let’s see if they can do it…
Gibson Custom Shop unveils the B.B. King Lucille Legacy, a tribute to the blues great’s iconic custom ES-355 By Matt Parker published 2 February 22 The Lucille is now part of the Custom Shop’s core Artist line-up, with a fancy new figured maple finish
Harness the attitude of Johnny Winter with this lesson in his swaggering blues style By Phil Short published 27 January 22 You'll need a little fire in your belly to replicate Winter’s style, so dig in hard to these blues workouts
Epiphone finally launches eagerly awaited B.B. King Lucille model By Matt Owen published 19 October 21 The model, which made its first appearance back in February in the hands of Emily Wolfe, features a Varitone switch, '60s Kalamazoo headstock and Alnico Classic Pro humbuckers
The best hollowbody electric guitars you can buy today By Amit Sharma published 30 September 21 Let's give a big hand to our favorite hollowbodies, including high-end models from Gretsch and PRS, and affordable beauties from Epiphone and Squier
New Epiphone Lucille model confirmed for October release as Gibson and B.B. King Music Company reaffirm partnership By Matt Owen published 17 September 21 The newly launched B.B. King Icon Life Legacy Initiative will aim to celebrate King's name via more signature models, a theatrical biopic and more
B.B. King’s childhood acoustic parlor guitar goes up for auction By Matt Parker published 19 July 21 The 1920s gut-string parlor guitar is said to be King's "first love"
Best blues guitars 2024: these six-strings have the blues and they ain't bad By Jonathan Horsley published 9 July 21 Wondering what the best blues guitars are at the moment? Here we have 10 of the finest options from Gibson, Fender, Guild and more
5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration By Jim Beaugez published 8 June 21 Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Gary Clark Jr. and more paid tribute to the King of the Blues in Indianola, Mississippi
Session great Yolanda Charles on her best (and worst) bass albums By Bass Player Staff published 3 June 21 Charles reflects on playing with BB King, Paul Weller, Squeeze and P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell
Nita Strauss weighs in on the ‘shred stigma’ debate: "Yngwie Malmsteen’s three notes are no more or less valid than BB King’s" By Matt Owen published 3 June 21 "They’re just three notes played differently, at different speeds, on different guitars, in different styles,” says the Alice Cooper guitarist
Watch Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Les Paul Play Blue Suede Shoes with Stray Cats By Damian Fanelli published 6 March 20 Quite simply one of the greatest all-star guitar jams of all time
B.B. King's 10 greatest guitar moments By Andy Aledort published 5 February 20 Sit back and take in the blues guitar legend's most electrifying six-string performances
10 of the best slow guitar solos By Tony Grassi published 15 November 19 Examine some of rock guitar’s greatest slow burns
Joe Bonamassa's guide to 10 of the best blues-rock guitar solos of all time By Richard Bienstock published 5 November 19 Today's biggest blues guitarist names his faves
BB King’s 80th birthday Lucille guitar sells at auction for $280,000 By Richard Bienstock published 23 September 19 The limited edition Gibson ES-345 was the blues legend’s primary stage model in his later years
These smooth BB King licks work for more than just blues By Matt Warnock published 16 September 19 How to use BB's blues ideas in a jazz context
BB King featured in today's Google doodle By Jackson Maxwell published 16 September 19 The blues guitar legend was born on this day, 1925
Five Steps to B.B. King-Style Lead Guitar Playing By Alex Bruce published 6 August 19 Key concepts to establishing great blues technique.