Collings 470 JL Antiqued Blonde

This Antique Blond version Collings 470 JL with Bigsby is in build and we expect it to receive a considerable amount of interest. When one of the worlds very top guitar builders combines with Julian Lage you know for sure the results are going to be spectacular. This American crafted 470 JL has Fully hollow w/ trestle block build using only the finest Honduran Mahogany and a wonderful Maple laminate top. The Ron Ellis Ellisonics pickups and 24 7/8" scale with 12" radius fingerboard are just a few of the other design touches we really like.

The success of the Collings OM1 JL combined with Julian Lage’s love of electric guitars meant a second Collings-Julian collaboration was inevitable. But following such a highly praised signature model with yet another meant leaving nothing on the table. From its organic beginnings, the process envisioned by both parties was something designed and built from the sound up.

The Collings 470 JL is the result of years-long conversations, engineering, testing, tweaking, playing, and listening. And then doing it all over again until it was right. From first sketches through plugging in the final prototypes, every aspect of this model inside and out is the result of a unique approach, technique, and style - both from the builder’s and player’s point of view - culminating in a one-of-a-kind electric guitar experience.

Construction Fully hollow w/ trestle block
Body Solid Honduran mahogany
Top Maple laminate
Neck Honduran mahogany
Body Binding Non-grained ivoroid
Fingerboard Binding Ebony
Peghead Binding None
Bridge Pinned ebony base w/ tune-o-matic saddle top (nylon saddles)
Tailpiece Bigsby vibrato B3
Fingerboard Ebony w/ graduated pearl dots
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Pickups Ron Ellis Ellisonics (custom adjustable height)
Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow / Orange Drop Treble Bleed
Knobs Black/Silver or Black/Gold Reflector Top
Pickup Rings Black Phenolic
Nut 1 11/16" Delrin
Scale Length 24 7/8"
Neck Joint Extra long mortise & tenon
Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer Ebony w/ MOP Collings Script logo
Peghead Profile 470 Haircut
Tuners Relic nickel Waverly with vintage oval buttons (16:1 ratio)
Wiring 470 Wiring (master volume, two tones)
Guitar Finish High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Pickguard Acrylic Tortoise (1-ply) or Parchment (3-Ply)
Truss Rod Cover Black/Cream/Black
Strings D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")
Case Deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage