B.B. King

This amp was often used by BB King until he gave it to Eric Clapton's 2011 Crossroads auction. BB King used it also while playing at the 2007 & 2010 Crossroads Guitar Festival which Eric Clapton helds for Crossroads.

AMP: 1970 Gibson Les Paul LP-1 head (bridge pickup into Normal channel, Hi impedance input, Volume: 8, Presence: 7, Bass: 3, Treble: 6, X Over: 250Hz; neck pickup into Effects channel, Hi impedance input, Volume: 8, Presence: 7, Bass: 3, Treble: 6, X Over: 250Hz, Tremolo: 0, Vibrato: 0, Rate: 0, Reverb: 2) into Gibson Les Paul LP-2 power amp/speaker cabinet with four Eminence 12-inch speakers (model unknown) and two University 10-inch treble horns

AMP: 1970 Gibson Les Paul LP-1 head (bridge pickup into Normal channel, Hi impedance input, Volume: 8, Presence: 7, Bass: 3, Treble: 6, X Over: 250Hz; neck pickup into Effects channel, Hi impedance input, Volume: 8, Presence: 7, Bass: 3, Treble: 6, X Over: 250Hz, Tremolo: 0, Vibrato: 0, Rate: 0, Reverb: 2) into Gibson Les Paul LP-2 power amp/speaker cabinet with four Eminence 12-inch speakers (model unknown) and two University 10-inch treble horns

This 1968 Fender Twin Reverb combo amp was really important to get the typical BB King sound. In the source you can see BB King using a similar '65 Fender Twin Reverb while jamming alongside Eric Clapton who was using the same amp at the time.

In the video you can see B.B. King using a red heavy plectrum. In 0:51 he said that it is a hard one.

B.B. King auctioned his 1995 Gibson B.B. King Lucille, a semi-hollowbody electric guitar, which was later acquired by Eric Clapton at a charity auction. According to Christie's, Clapton purchased it primarily for his collection.

In this video you can see B.B. King playing trough a fender super reverb.

In the early stages of his career, B.B. King frequently played a Gibson ES-355, as depicted in a photo from Biography. This was before he received his official Gibson signature models.

B.B. King is shown on this album cover for "The Modern Recordings 1950-1951" with a Fender Esquire.

In the picture you can see B.B. King playing a Gibson ES-330.

In this video we can see BB King playing a Gibson ES-345. From Gibson.com: 'King has played ES-335s and ES-345s too'... Here the full web page: http://www.gibson.com/news-lifestyle/features/en-us/lucille-the-gibson-guitars-of-bb-king-0625-2012.aspx

B.B. King used the Gibson ES-5 Electric Guitar, a model popularized by T-Bone Walker, as evidenced by a user-uploaded photo.

In this picture, BB King is playing a Epiphone BB King Lucille electric guitar.

In a performance featured on the "Legends of Rock 'n' Roll" DVD, B.B. King is shown using a Rode NT1-A condenser microphone.

In the picture you can see B.B. King using a 1948 Gibson L-5-P CES.

His signature model "Lucile" has 490R and 490T.

An autographed B.B. King 'Lucille' model Gibson guitar, used by him during the recording of the album 'B. B. King & Friends: 80', FOOTNOTES The album was a celebration of B.B. King's 80th birthday and comprised a series of duets with the signatories on the guitar. According to information supplied, the signatures were obtained in various recording studios during the sessions: Clapton, Daltrey, Knopfler and Van Morrison in Olympic Studios, London, the remainder in New York and Los Angeles. B.B.King used this guitar for the session with Mark Knopfler.

B.B. King is shown with a Gibson J-45 in a user-uploaded photo on Biglobe, highlighting his use of this classic steel-string acoustic guitar.

B.B. King gifted the 2003 Gibson B.B. King Lucille Signed guitar for Eric Clapton's 2004 Crossroads auction, as detailed by Christie's.

B.B. King is associated with the Gibson L-30 Archtop guitar, as seen in the user-uploaded image from Readcontra.

From Gibson's own website. They are talking about B.B.'s 335 and mentioned that he used to play a Gold Top.

In a promotional image, B.B. King is seen holding a Gibson Little Lucille, suggesting he may have used it beyond this photograph.

Wrote the foreword.

His signature model has 490R and 490T.