Sound Pure's Take

Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: Cosmetic Dropfills, Fret Dress, Fret Ends, Setup

From Collings Guitars

Inspired by the classic sounds pioneered by players such as Chet Atkins and Eddie Cochran, the fully-hollow Statesman LC captures the vibe and tones of this iconic era with a trestle-braced maple laminate body, Bigsby B3 vibrato and TV Jones Filtertron pickups.

Construction Fully hollow w/ parallel trestle braces

Body Maple laminate

Top Maple laminate

Body Finish: Black, Heavy Relic

Neck Honduran mahogany

Body Binding Non-grained ivoroid

Fingerboard Binding None

Peghead Binding None

Bridge Pinned ebony base w/ tune-o-matic bridge and nylon saddles

Tailpiece Bigsby vibrato

Fingerboard Ebony

Fingerboard Radius 12"

Soundhole F-holes (unbound)

Pickups TV Jones FilterTrons

Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow

Knobs Amber or black top hat

Pickup Rings Cream or 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 Flared Haircut

Tuners Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo

Wiring 50s style

Guitar Finish High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickguard Black or Cream

Truss Rod Cover Ebony

Strings D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")

Case Deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage

Dimensions

Body Length 19"

Body Depth 1 5/8"

Lower Bout Width 15"

Total Length 41"

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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