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.

Discover the Collings I-30 LC, a truly stunning instrument that transcends a mere purchase; it is a profound investment in pure tone and premium craftsmanship. This guitar’s sonic soul sings through its Lollar Dog Ear P90 pickups, perfectly paired with a 50s-style wiring setup and CTS 500K/Jupiter Vintage Yellow pots/caps for a warm, articulate voice. The elegant rosewood fingerboard, featuring beautiful non-grained ivoroid binding and MOP long dots, sits atop a comfortable 24 7/8'' scale length neck. Adorned with a flawless high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish and nickel Gotoh tuners, this guitar feels supremely playable and delivers rock-solid performance—an absolutely unique and desirable specimen ready for its next musical journey!

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.

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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