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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Our luthier completed an inspection of this instrument once it landed with us, and the guitar was deemed to all ready be in otherwise ideal playing and cosmetic condition, and no work was required.

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.

Watch & listen

Collings 470 Julian Lage - Quick n' Dirty

Also in this recording Collings 470 JL Antique Black Electric Guitar #47023305

In this video, Sound Pure guitar specialist Eddie Berman plays a Collings 470 JL Antique Black Electric Guitar 47023305, with a Carr Amplifiers Skylark 12W 1x12 Combo Amp in Black, and a Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Ec... Read more

In this video, Sound Pure guitar specialist Eddie Berman plays a Collings 470 JL Antique Black Electric Guitar 47023305, with a Carr Amplifiers Skylark 12W 1x12 Combo Amp in Black, and a Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station.

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
47024426
Weight
6 lbs 2 oz
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

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

Returns

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