Collings and modern jazz guitar maestro Julian Lage have teamed up to create the 470 JL, the second guitar they've designed together, and the first electric.
The guitar features a solid Honduran mahogany body, a maple laminate top, a set Honduran mahogany neck with a C/V hybrid profile, and an ebony fingerboard with 22 frets and a 24 7/8” scale length.
Sound-wise, the 470 JL features two high-wound Ron Ellis Ellisonic pickups, controlled by two tone knobs and a master volume knob. The guitar is also fixed with a Bigsby B3 vibrato tailpiece, relic nickel Waverly tuners with vintage oval buttons, and a pinned ebony with tune-o-matic saddle top bridge.
Additional visual touches on the 470 JL include non-grain ivoroid body binding, a new “haircut” peghead profile, and an acrylic tortoise or parchment pickguard.
The Collings 470 JL is available now, in Antiqued Blonde, Antiqued Sunburst, and Antiqued Black finishes. A price for the model has yet to be announced.
For more info on the guitar, stop by collingsguitars.com.
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