Description
Description
The success of the Collings OM1 JL combined with Julian Lage’s love of electric guitars meant a second Collings-Julian collaboration was inevitable. But following such a highly-praised signature model with yet another meant leaving nothing on the table. From its organic beginnings, the process envisioned by both parties was something designed and built from the sound up.
The Collings 470 JL is the result of years-long conversations, engineering, testing, tweaking, playing, and listening. And then doing it all over again until it was right. From first sketches through plugging in the final prototypes, every aspect of this model is the result of a unique approach, technique, and style – both from the builder’s and player’s point of view – culminating in a one-of-a-kind electric guitar experience.
In collaboration with our friend Julian Lage, we proudly present the Collings 470 JL.
Specs
Specs
General
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Serial Number: | 47026844 |
| Product Color: | Antique Blonde |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | 470 JL |
| Body Material: | Solid Honduran Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Antiqued Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Top Material: | Maple Laminate |
| Bracing Pattern: | Fully Hollow w/trestle block |
| Body Binding: | Non-grained ivoroid |
| Body Notes: | Body Width 13 1/2"; Body Length 17 3/8"; Body Depth 1 13/16"; Total Length 38 3/4" |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Honduran Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Antiqued Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Tint/Color: | Mahogany Stain |
| Neck Shape: | 470 JL |
| Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
| Headstock Veneer: | Ebony |
| Nut Material: | Delrin |
| Nut Width: | 1.6875" |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" |
| Scale Length: | 24.875" |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Extra long mortise & tenon |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Graduated Pearl Dots |
| Inlay Shape: | Dots |
| Side Marker Inlay: | White Dots |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Ebony w/MOP Collings Script logo |
| Neck Binding: | Ebony |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Ron Ellis Ellisonics (custom adjustable height) |
| Neck Pickup: | Ron Ellis Ellisonics (custom adjustable height) |
| Controls and Switching: | 470 Wiring (master volume, two tones) |
| Electronics Notes: | CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow; Black Phenolic Pickup Rings |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | Pinned Ebony Base W/ Tune-O-Matic Saddle Top (Nylon Saddles) |
| Tailpiece: | Bigsby Vibrato B3 |
| Tuning Machines: | Relic nickel Waverly with vintage oval buttons (16:1 ratio) |
| Fret Wire: | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
| Saddle: | Nylon |
| Pickguard: | Acrylic Tortoise (1-ply) |
| Truss Rod Cover: | 3-Ply Black |
| Knobs: | Black/Gold Reflector Top |
| Switch Cap: | Black |