Rock's Rarest Artifacts

B.B. King's Gibson ES-345 "Lucille" Guitar
Value: Estimated $200,000
Current Owner: B.B. King

B.B. King has never sold his beloved "Lucille," his classic black Gibson ES-345. The guitar that King played on "The Thrill Is Gone" and "Sneaking Around" is now safe and sound at the recently opened King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, a $15 million blues showcase housed in an old cotton gin. King named the Gibson after a two men got into a fight over a woman named Lucille at a gig in Twist, Arkansas in 1949. During the brawl, a kerosene lamp was knocked over and the hall went up in flames. After the hall was cleared, King realized he left his guitar inside, ran in to save it and nearly lost his life. The rest is history. "I'm very crazy about Lucille," King has said. "I've had many guitars. She's taken me a long way." King originally bought the guitar for $30. The estimated worth is now between $150,000 and $200,000.