Sound Pure's Take

This is one of those special guitars that brings our whole office to a screeching halt. The "Oxblood CL" was just about the only thing anyone could seem to talk about the day it landed. While we love a good relic, the term is just not sufficient for how beautiful the aging work on the Oxblood finish and hardware on this beauty. Just enough vintage-vibe to make it the look and sound match perfectly. The Lollar P90s (Staple Top and standard Soap Bar) are so full of clarity and power that the notes seem to jump out of the amp before you've even played them; and with the '50s-style wiring, they are wonderfully interactive, offering up some truly unique tones. In the middle position, rolling off the volume of the neck pickup just by 1 digit allows the rip-roaring bridge pickup to do most of the sonic heavy lifting while still gaining some fullness and hum-cancellation from the two-pickup setting. One of the finest examples of what makes Collings' guitars so truly special and worth every single cent!

From Collings Guitars

Crafted with the finest seasoned maple and Honduran mahogany, the CL is built for tone. Lightweight, resonant mahogany combined with a carefully hand-set mortise and tenon neck joint bring tonal complexity and sustain to the table in spades. Sleekly contoured for comfort and style, we've brought new life to an American classic.

Model: City Limits

Serial: 201371

Finish: Oxblood

Weight: 7.95 lbs

Construction: Solid Body (No Back Contours)

Body: Honduran Mahogany

Top:

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Neck Profile: '60s Neck Carve

Body Binding: Non-grained Ivoroid (Top & Back)

Fingerboard Binding: Non-grained Ivoroid

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Kluson ABR-1 (Nickel-Plated Zinc w/Retaining Wire)

Tailpiece: Kluson Stop Tailpiece (Nickel-Plated Zinc, Steel Studs)

Fingerboard: Rosewood w/MOP Long Dots (5mm non-tapered)

Soundhole:

Pickups: Lollar P90 & P90 Staple

Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow

Knobs: Gold Top Hats

Pickup Rings: None

Nut: 1 11/16"

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Neck Joint: Extra Long Mortise & Tenon

Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/MOP Collings Logo

Peghead Profile: Haircut

Tuners: Chrome Gotoh w/Collings Logo

Wiring: 50s Style

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Guitar Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Pickguard: Black (3-Ply b/c/b)

Truss Rod Cover: Black (3-Ply b/c/b)

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by Armitage

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