Sound Pure's Take

This magnificent Collings 470 JL electric guitar is truly an investment in your musical future, delivering a playing experience that is profoundly inspiring! Crafted with a solid Honduran mahogany body, maple laminate top, and a speedy ebony fingerboard, this instrument offers superb tonal stability and a rich, resonant voice. The custom Ron Ellis Ellisonics pickups and Bigsby vibrato unlock a vibrant, versatile sonic palette for the discerning player. Its handsome antiqued nitrocellulose lacquer finish and meticulous construction make this guitar a rock-solid, supremely playable, and unique specimen! Discover the difference that peerless luthier craftsmanship and premium components can make.

Watch & listen

Collings 470 JL Guitar #47025739

In this video, Sound Pure guitar specialist Eddie Berman plays us a Collings 470 JL Guitar #47025739, through a used Fender Early '66 Princeton Reverb Combo Amp, and a JHS 3 Series Tape Delay Pedal.

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 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.

Body Material
Solid Honduran mahogany
Top Material
Maple laminate
Neck Material
Honduran mahogany
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
Fingerboard Radius
12"
Pickups
Ron Ellis Ellisonics (custom adjustable height)
Pots/Caps
CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
Knobs
Black/Silver or Black/Gold Reflector Top
Pickup Rings
Black Phenolic
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 ratio)
Wiring
470 Wiring (master volume, two tones)
Guitar Finish
Antiqued nitrocellulose lacquer
Pickguard
Acrylic Tortoise (1-ply) or Parchment (3-Ply)
Truss Rod Cover
Black/Cream/Black
Strings
D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")
Case
Deluxe hardshell case

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Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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