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((short description|Guitar of George Harrison))
((for|Albert King's Gibson Flying V|Lucy (Albert King guitar)))((ref improve|date=May 2014))
[[File:George's_red_Les_Paul,_Lucy,_given_to_him_by_Eric_Clapton-_2013-07-13_20-56.jpg|thumbnail|George's red Les Paul, Lucy, given to him by Eric Clapton.]]

'''"Lucy"''' is the name [[George Harrison]] of [[the Beatles]] gave to the unique red [[Gibson Les Paul]] guitar he received from [[Eric Clapton]] in August 1968. Previously owned by rock guitarists [[John Sebastian]] and [[Rick Derringer]], Lucy is one of the most famous electric guitars in the world.

==Origins==
Lucy was originally a "Goldtop" Les Paul Standard model with [[PAF (pickup)|PAF]] [[humbucker|humbucking pickups]], a combination initially produced only in 1957 and part of 1958. [[Gibson (guitar company)|Gibson]] records show that serial number 7-8789 was shipped from the Kalamazoo factory on December 19, 1957. By 1965 the guitar was owned by [[John Sebastian]] of [[The Lovin' Spoonful]], who traded it to [[Rick Derringer]] of tourmates [[The McCoys]] for an amplifier to replace one which had blown.((cn|date=December 2014))

At one point circa 1966 the guitar's original gold finish was worn and, according to Derringer, "It was a very, very used guitar, even when I got it... so I figured that since we didn’t live far from Gibson’s factory in Kalamazoo, the next time the group went there I’d give it to Gibson and have it refinished. I had it done at the factory in the [[Gibson SG|SG-style]] clear red finish that was popular at the time."<ref>((cite book|last=Babiuk|first=Andy|title=Beatles Gear|year=2001|publisher=Backbeat|isbn=0879306629|page=225))</ref> However, Derringer wasn't happy with the guitar after the refinish; he sold it to [[Dan Armstrong]]'s guitar shop in New York.<ref name="Bacon">((cite book|last=Bacon|first=Tony|title=Million Dollar Les Paul: In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar in the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T5zyuWG9SHYC&pg=PT66|year=2008|publisher=Jawbone|isbn=9781906002985|pages=66–68))</ref>

==Clapton and Harrison==
The guitar had only been in Armstrong's shop for a few days when it was purchased by [[Eric Clapton]].<ref>((cite book |title=Out From Behind The Sun: (13 April 1985) Eric Clapton Interview By Dan Forte" |work=Best of Guitar Player: Clapton |date=1992 |pages=64–78))<br />Clapton during this period bought several Les Pauls, trying to replace the stolen 1960 Standard he had played with [[John Mayall's Bluesbreakers]], but "I never really found one as good as that. I do miss that one." Clapton had especially liked "Beano's" slim neck; Lucy, as a '57, had a decidedly thicker neck.</ref> Clapton did not play this instrument much, his principal guitars in 1966–1968 being his psychedelic 1964 SG called "[[The Fool (guitar)|The Fool]]", a 1964 [[ES-335]], a 1964 Gibson Reverse Firebird I, and a sunburst 1960 Les Paul he bought from [[Andy Summers]]. In August 1968 Clapton gave the red Les Paul as a present to his good friend [[George Harrison]]. Harrison dubbed the guitar "Lucy", after redhead comedian [[Lucille Ball]].

Harrison and the Beatles were at the time recording their [[The Beatles (album)|self-titled double album]] (also known as "the White Album"), and had been working for several weeks on "[[While My Guitar Gently Weeps]]". Harrison had been unable to record a lead guitar part that he was satisfied with; moreover, Lennon and McCartney were dismissive of the song and "didn't try very hard". Knowing that his bandmates would be on good behaviour around a guest musician, Harrison invited Clapton to come into [[Abbey Road Studios|EMI Studios]] on September 6 and play on the song, telling him "you don't need to bring a guitar, you know I've got a good Les Paul you can use". Clapton overdubbed the part in a single take. The story that Clapton ceremoniously presented Harrison with the guitar after this session is a widely repeated myth.<ref name="Bacon">((cite book|last=Bacon|first=Tony|title=Million Dollar Les Paul: In Search of the Most Valuable Guitar in the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T5zyuWG9SHYC&pg=PT66|year=2008|publisher=Jawbone|isbn=9781906002985|pages=66–68))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1968/09/04/filming-hey-jude-revolution/ |website=The Beatles Bible |date=14 July 2022 |title=Filming: Hey Jude, Revolution)) Harrison appeared with Lucy in the "Revolution" video, which was filmed on September 4, two days before the session with Clapton.</ref>

Harrison continued to play Lucy as one of his principal guitars for the remainder of his time with the Beatles. It can be seen in the promotional videos for "[[Revolution (Beatles song)|Revolution]]" and “[[The Ballad of John and Yoko]]”, and the 1970 ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]'' documentary film. Lucy can be heard during the three-way guitar solo near the end of "[[The End (Beatles song)|The End]]".

==Theft and recovery==

In 1973 Lucy was one of the items stolen in a burglary at Harrison's home in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]]. The thief or an intermediary sold it at Whalin's Sound City<ref group=note>Not, as sometimes stated, Guitar Center; Sound City occupied Guitar Center's former premises.</ref> on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood; owner George Whalin promptly resold it (in violation of the statutory 30-day waiting period) to Miguel Ochoa, a musician from Guadalajara, Mexico. When the red guitar appeared on a police stolen-property bulletin, Whalin called Ochoa's contact number, his friend Mark Havey; this began a lengthy negotiation, which ultimately resulted in Harrison via Havey trading Ochoa a sunburst Les Paul and a [[Fender Precision Bass]] for the return of Lucy. Harrison later referred to the incident as a "kidnapping"; he kept Lucy until his death in 2001. In 2014, the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] show ''Brad Meltzer's Lost History'' featured this story.

==See also==
* [[List of guitars]]

==Notes==
((reflist|group=note))

==References==
((reflist))

((Gibson Les Paul))

[[Category:Individual guitars]]
[[Category:George Harrison]]
[[Category:Eric Clapton's musical instruments]]
[[Category:Instruments of musicians]]
[[Category:1957 in music]]
[[Category:Gibson Les Paul]]

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