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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: All of the frets were polished, recrowned and leveled. The truss rod and bridge were fully adjusted. No further work was required.
Crafted with meticulous detail, this fully hollow Collings I-30 LC in a stunning Aged Walnut finish is an instrument that feels alive in your hands. Its beautiful maple laminate body and Honduran mahogany neck create a supremely resonant and responsive playing experience, perfect for everything from warm jazz chords to biting blues leads. Equipped with Lollar Dog Ear P90s, this guitar sings with a classic, articulate voice and a dynamic punch. This specific guitar has been carefully attended to by a master luthier, with notes detailing its meticulous setup for optimal playability. This isn't just an instrument; it's a rock-solid, finely tuned creative partner built for a lifetime of playing. The I-30 LC is a true investment!
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 developed through extensive R&D and is the distillation of knowledge gleaned from our popular I-35 LC and Statesman LC. 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 other styles. Our new custom-designed trapeze tailpiece provides just the right amount of “give” for a relaxed string feel and effortless playability.
Lollar Dogear 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 Collings sound.
- Construction
- Fully hollow w/ parallel trestle braces
- Body
- Maple laminate
- Top
- Maple laminate
- Neck
- Honduran mahogany
- Body Binding
- Non-grained ivoroid
- Fingerboard Binding
- Non-grained ivoroid
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Kluson ABR-1(nickel-plated zinc w/ retaining wire)
- Tailpiece
- Collings original trapeze tailpiece
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood w/ MOP long dots (5mm non-tapered)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Soundhole
- F-holes (unbound)
- Pickups
- Lollar Dog Ear P90s w/ custom phenolic covers
- Pots/Caps
- CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
- Knobs
- Amber or black top hat
- Nut
- 1 11/16"
Scale Length24 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
- 50s style
- Guitar Finish
- High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Pickguard
- Black/Cream/Black
- Truss Rod Cover
- Black/Cream/Black
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.
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