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Beautiful tone and beautifully aged, Collings does it again. Absolutely alive, playing unplugged, you can feel the vibrations not only in your chest but also in your left hand!
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From Collings Guitars
Our goal for the I-30 LC was to take the concept of a double cutaway, fully-hollow, P90 equipped guitar and refine it to the extent that it offers something truly new for today's players. The result is one of the most acoustically responsive and versatile electric guitars we have ever offered.
The lightweight, "trestle" braced body of the I-30 LC has been refined through extensive R&D and is the distillation of knowledge gleaned from our popular I-35 and Statesman LC series. The trestle brace design directly couples the neck and tail block, creating exceptional strength and acoustical energy transference, while also allowing for a lightness and responsiveness that is both a tactile and musical joy to experience.
Playing the I-30 LC, you can easily feel the acoustic energy travel through the symmetric arches and re-curves of the top and back. These plates have been custom laminated and voiced for a tonality that is acoustic guitar-like in its resonance and dynamic response, but focused and feedback resistant enough to be utilized in jazz, blues, rock n' roll and many other styles. Our new custom designed trapeze tailpiece provides just the right amount of "give" for a relaxed string feel and effortless playability.
Lollar Dog Ear P90s are perfectly matched to the instrument's acoustic response and offer a wide palette of tones from rich jazzy warmth to 1960's British Invasion style chime. Drawing its inspiration from both classic electric designs and our own previous models, the I-30 LC is an exciting step forward and an intriguing new Collings sound.
- Model
- I-30 LC
- Serial
- 19281
- Year
- 2019
- Finish
- Aged Tobacco Sunburst
- Construction
- Fully Hollow w/Parallel Trestle Braces
- Body
- Maple Laminate
- Top
- Maple Laminate
- Neck
- Honduran Mahogany / Satin Refinish
- Neck Profile
- '50s Neck Carve
- Body Binding
- Non-Grained Ivoroid
- Fingerboard Binding
- Non-Grained Ivoroid
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Kluson ABR-1 (Nickel-Plated Zinc)
- Tailpiece
- Collings Original Trapeze Tailpiece
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood w/MOP Long Dots (5mm non-tapered)
- Soundhole
- F-Holes (unbound)
- Pickups
- Lollar Dog Ear P90s w/custom Phenolic Covers
Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500k / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
- Knobs
- Amber Top Hat
- 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
- Nickel Gotoh w/Collings Logo
- Wiring
- 50's Style
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Guitar Finish
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickguard
- Black/Cream/Black
- Truss Rod Cover
- Black/Cream/Black
- Case
- Deluxe Hardshell Case by Ameritage
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