Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: A portion of the frets were not level with each other requiring them to be leveled, recrowned, and polished into near mint condition. The guitar required minimal work to the action and intonation to be in the most playable condition possible. No further work was required.
From Collings Guitars
Drawing inspiration from the best instruments of the 1960s, our latest offering in the I-35 lineup provides an exceptionally loose and organic feel, achieved through a ground up reworking of everything from its laminate and center block recipes to its neck construction. Custom Throbak pickups, Luxe Bumblebee capacitors, and our proprietary aged finish and hardware process bring its open, acoustic response to life, expanding its versatility and proving that, although it looks every bit the part of a time-tested instrument, its appeal is more than just skin deep.
- Construction
- Semi hollow w/ maple/spruce center block
- 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
- Kluson Stop Tailpiece (nickel-plated zinc, steel studs)
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood w/ MOP long dots (5mm non-tapered)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Soundhole
- F-holes (unbound)
- Pickups
- Throbak ESG-102B
- Pots/Caps
- DiMarzio 500K / Luxe Bumblebee
- Knobs
- Gold or Black Reflector Top Knobs
- Pickup Rings
- Black
- 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
- 50s style
- Guitar Finish
- High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer (Aged)
- Pickguard
- Black/Cream/Black
- Truss Rod Cover
- Black/Cream/Black
- Strings
- D'Addario NYXL1046 (.010" - .046")
- Case
- Deluxe hardshell case
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.
Returns
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