Collings I 35 Deluxe Jet Black and Dual Lollar Humbuckers ID-11380

Collings I 35 Deluxe Jet Black

The semi-hollow electric transcends genres, from blues to rock to jazz the versatility of these instruments cannot be understated. While Collings is not the only builder producing semi-hollows, the craftsmanship in their I35s truly separate them from the rest. The quality is evident from the moment you get one of these guitars in your hands.

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.

The I35 Deluxe features an all solid wood construction which makes for a very rich, complex and responsive instrument! This instrument also comes with high end appointments including ivoroid fingerboard with Broken Glass Inlay and peghead binding, ivoroid "top hat" knobs, and ivoroid pickup rings. These appointments in combination with the Jet Black finish gives this guitar a very clean and classic aesthetic.

In the world of boutique pickups there is no bigger name then Jason Lollar. Collings has collaborated with Lollar to design the low wind imperial humbuckers that this guitar features. These pickups produce a pleasing airy top end, tight lows, with a balanced midrange. These pickups have rich overtones much like the best of the original PAF pickups.

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Specifications:

Shipping Weight: 20 lbs

Serial: I3517984

Top Wood: Premium Figured Maple

Back Wood: Semi-Hollow Mahogany

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Scale: 24 7/8"

Bracing: Inset maple center block

Inlays: Mother of Pearl Broken Glass

Neck Wood: Mahogany

Fretboard: Rosewood

Nut Material: Bone

Bridge: Kluson ABR-1(nickel-plated zinc w/ retaining wire)

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

Headstock Shape: Single-bound "Haircut" headstock 15 degree headstock angle

Headstock Overlay: Ebony

Headstock Inlay: Collings Logo w/ Broken Glass Inlay

Frets To Body: 19

Neck Profile: Medium-Fat "C" neck shape

Pickup(s): Dual Lollar low-wind Imperial humbuckers

Pickup Controls: Custom ivoroid 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