Sound Pure's Take
The years of design and testing that went into Julian Lage's signature model really shows. As soon as we picked it up we were blown away by how light it was, the comfort of the custom neck profile, and the clear yet warm body on the pickups. These have been hard to keep a hold of and it's no wonder, the 470 JL is a guitar you need to play.
From Collings Guitars
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 inside and out 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.
- Model
- 470 JL
- Serial
- 47022175
- Weight
- 6.4 lbs
- Finish
- Antique Sunburst
- Construction
- Hollow Body with Trestle Block
- Body
- Solid Honduran Mahogany
- Top
- Maple Laminate
- Neck
- Honduran Mahogany
- Neck Profile
- 470 JL (.850"-.955")
- Body Binding
- Non-Grained Ivoroid
- Fingerboard Binding
- Ebony
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Pinned Ebony Base w/ Tune O-Matic Saddle Top (Nylon Saddles)
- Tailpiece
- Bigsby Vibrato B3
- Fingerboard
- Ebony w/ Graduated Pearl Dots
- Pickups
- Ron Ellis Ellisonics
- Pickup Rings
- Black Phenolic
Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
- Knobs
- Black/Gold Reflector Top
- Nut
- 1 11/16" Delrin
- Scale Length
- 24 7/8"
- Neck Joint
- Extra Long Mortise & Tenon
- Frets
- Medium 18% Nickel Silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Ebony w/ MOP Collings Script Logo
- Peghead Profile
- 470 JL Haircut
- Tuners
- Relic Nickel Waverly with Vintage Oval Buttons (16:1)
- Wiring
- 470 Wiring (Master Volume, Two Tones)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Guitar Finish
- High-Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickguard
- Acrylic Tortoise (1-Ply)
- Truss Rod Cover
- Black/Cream/Black
- Case
- Hardshell
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