The first Lucille was a $30 Gibson guitar purportedly rescued from a club fire and named for a woman whom he had been fighting over. Legend has it he kept the name to remind him not to indulge in ill-advised behavior -- such as running into burning buildings or fighting over women. Over the years there have been many Lucilles, some the signature Gibson he helped design in the early '80s, others stock guitars and even (gasp) an occasional Fender.

Lucille and her King are inseparable. It's impossible to imagine the musician without a gleaming black Gibson cradled in his arms.

That lasting love affair is not uncommon in the annals of music. Many musicians form significant bonds with favorite instruments. Here is a list of guitarists and the iconic instruments that have become associated with them.

JIMI HENDRIX: Although he played a Gibson at Woodstock, Hendrix will forever be associated with Fender Stratocasters, strung upside-down to accommodate his lefty ways. It was a Strat he set alight at the end of his Monterey Pop performance, purportedly because he believed you must destroy that which you love.

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