Simple. Black. Eloquent. Pure and Raw. A tribute to the original rock n’ roll guitar, this Collings 290 Aged in Jet Black is constructed with a solid Honduran mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, Schaller wraparound bridge, 50s style wiring, and a pair of incredible ThroBak P90 pickups, among other features. PLEK machine leveling ensures amazing and consistent rockin'!

Sometimes you just need the pure basics - though with Collings it never feels basic, it feels honed, superbly crafted, expertly fitted.

The basics - done best.

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Aged Finish and Hardware
Construction Solid body single cutaway
Body Honduran mahogany
Neck Honduran mahogany
Body Binding None
Fingerboard Binding None
Peghead Binding None
Schaller Signum Wraparound Bridge
Fingerboard Rosewood w/ ivoroid long dots (5mm non-tapered)
Pickups ThroBak P90 52/54
Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
Knobs Black top hat
Pickup Rings Black
Nut 1 11/16"
Scale Length 24 7/8"
Neck Joint Extra long mortise & tenon
Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo
Peghead Profile Haircut
Tuners Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo (Small Black Buttons)
Wiring 50s style
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Guitar Finish High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Pickguard Tortoise
Truss Rod Cover Black/Cream/Black with 290 logo
Strings D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")
Body Length 17"
Body Depth 1 5/8"
Lower Bout Width 13 1/2"
Total Length 38 1/2"
0.865" @ 1st Fret
0.967" @ 12th Fret
Case Deluxe Hardshell case by Ameritage
7 lbs 9 oz

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