Collings I 35 Deluxe Faded Cherry and Dual Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers ID-9851
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Collings I 35 Deluxe Faded Cherry and Dual Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
The sound Collings has developed with the Collings I 35 Lollar pickups can certainly be described as mature. The neck position pushes out a lovely warmth and depth – ideal for jazz chording or chunky blues. None of the pesky midrange honkiness that can be found with bridge humbuckers is present. The bridge pickup is certainly hotter and more aggressive, but maintains full-bodied presence without any harshness. One reviewer had this to say about the pickups, "As they're pushed, they react with a smooth compression without becoming excessively bright."
The I35 Deluxe combines Colling's most premium features with the rich and harmonically complex sound of all solid wood construction. As part of it's trim package, the dark textures of the I35 Deluxe's rosewood fingerboard and ebony faceplate are highlighted by ivoroid fingerboard and peghead binding. Each Deluxe series guitar is also fitted with ivoroid "top hat" knobs and pickup rings that are hand made in house solely for this series of instruments. Uncompromising in every feature, the I35 Deluxe is built for the discerning electric guitarist.
Bill Collings' and his shop in Austin, Texas has been building some of the finest acoustic guitars for decades and has recently turned his attention to electric guitars. The result has been nothing short of astonishing. He has reinvigorated the industry with his take on classic design. The Collings I-35 is their reinterpretation of the semi-hollow body, two-pickup guitar.
While the rest of the industry at large uses pressed plywood for their backs, and bent sides, Collings carves the back and sides from one single slab of Mahogany. This preserves the "look" of a semi-hollow bodied guitar while providing noticeable sonic differences to the player's ears. The top is carved from a mineral flamed piece of book matched maple. This not only looks more like the "original" late 50's and early 60's instruments, but more importantly, sounds like an older guitar.
Collings collaborates with Jason Lollar for all their pickup designs. While the particular pickups they use are specially wound to Collings specifications, they are very near in design to the Lollar standard Imperial Humbucking models. Lollar manages to capture the airy top end, tight lows, balanced midrange, and complex overtones of the best original PAF pickups.
In reviews, they are consistently given high marks for their balanced frequency response. Unbalanced coils keep the bottom end tight for the intense richness the pickups provide, as overtones build after each note is played. Alnico 5 magnets are de-gaussed to specific levels, unique to the neck and bridge positions.
This guitar features a stunning Premium Quilt Top with a Faded Cherry. This is what you would consider a show stopper!
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Specifications:
Shipping Weight: 20 lbs
Serial: I3515894
Top Wood: Premium Quilt Maple
Back Wood: Semi-Hollow Mahogany
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Scale: 24 7/8"
Bracing: Inset maple center block
Inlays: Parallelograms
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Nut Material: Bone
Bridge: Tonepros AVR-II bridge and tailpiece
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh SG301 tuners w/ vintage-style buttons 1:18 ratio
Purfling: Black/White Top Purfling
Body Binding: Grained ivoroid
Fretboard Binding: Grained ivoroid
Headstock Binding: Grained ivoroid
Pickguard: Black Pickguard
Headstock Shape: Single-bound "Haircut" headstock 15 degree headstock angle
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: Collings Logo
Frets To Body: 19
Neck Profile: Medium-Fat "C" neck shape
Pickup(s): Dual Lollar low-wind Imperial humbuckers
Pickup Controls: Custom black pickup rings and top hat knobs
Case: Hardshell Case Included
Misc. 1: Long mortise and tenon neck joint w/contoured heel
Misc. 2: Switchcraft toggle switch and output jack
Misc. 3: CTS 500K pots and Xicon cap
Misc. 4: 1950's style wiring scheme
Misc. 5: Fully adjustable truss rod
Misc. 6: Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
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