Collings CL Jazz Archtop Merlot Finish ID-9909

Collings CL Jazz Archtop Merlot Finish

Thin, light, and exquisite, the Collings CL City Limits Jazz commands attention. Built with a fully hollow one-piece mahogany body, carved European spruce top, and modern stylings, this sleek thin-bodied archtop is made for jazz.

Collings achieves unmatched tone and response out of this archtop with the use of innovative bracing patterns. The carved European Spruce top is cross braced on the inside, much like a flat-top, as opposed to bar bracing, which is traditional for archtops. Each brace must be carved to match the inside of the arch. Bill wanted a more dynamic flat-top response and he has certainly met his goal with the City Limits Jazz.

The pickup is a Jason Lollar hand-wired Johnny Smith style humbucker. The pickup is mounted to the pickguard and floats beautifully at the base of the fretboard. Discreet volume and tone controls are found on the bottom edge of the pickguard so that they don't detract from the ultra-clean lines of such a beautiful guitar. A custom merlot finish completes the package, revealing just enough of the incredible European Spruce grain patterns.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 68

Serial: CLJ15119

Top Wood: European Spruce

Back Wood: Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Scale: 25 1/2"

Inlays: Broken Glass

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Ebony

Nut Material: Bone

Bridge: Adjustable floating ebony bridge and tailpiece

Tuners: Nickel Gotoh tuners with black buttons and 1:18 ratio

Purfling: Multiple Black/White

Body Binding: Aged white ABS top/back/neck/peghead/pickguard binding

Fretboard Binding: Aged white ABS top/back/neck/peghead/pickguard binding

Headstock Binding: Aged white ABS top/back/neck/peghead/pickguard binding

Pickguard: Ivoroid Bound Ebony with Discreet Volume and Tone Controls

Headstock Shape: Deluxe flared "Haircut" bound headstock

Headstock Overlay: Ebony

Headstock Inlay: Pearl Logo and Parallelogram

Neck Profile: Medium-Fat "C" neck shape

Body Depth: 2 1/2"

Lower Bout Width: 15"

Body Length: 19 1/2"

Total Length: 40 3/4"

Pickup(s): Floating "Johnny Smith" Mini Humbucker by Jason Lollar

Pickup Controls: Volume/tone thumbwheels mounted to floating ebony pickguard

Case: Hardshell Case Included

Misc. 1: Mortise and tenon neck joint

Misc. 2: S-Holes bound with grained ivoroid

Misc. 3: Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire

Misc. 4: Fully adustable truss rod

Misc. 5: CTS 500K pots and Xicon caps

Misc. 6: Modern wiring scheme