2020 Collings I-35 LC with ThroBaks Blonde
Offered here is a very desirable Collings I-35 LC for your consideration, this one completed in August of 2020 and in excellent + condition. You will see various iterations of the Collings I-35, I-30 and Soco models in our inventory quite often. We invest in these models whenever we can for one simple reason - Collings makes the best line of hollow and semi-hollow electric guitars currently being made.
Being an 'LC' model I-35 this instrument has a laminated maple body, which many players prefer because it is said that wood laminations resists feedback a bit better than solid wood and has a more focused tone. This beauty is finished in Blonde nitrocellulose lacquer and has a total weight of just 6.6 pounds. The neck is made of mahogany and has a 24-7/8" string scale, a medium/fat C-shape with depth measurements of .870" at the first fret and .989" at the twelfth fret. The Indian Rosewood fretboard has a 12" radius, a 1-11/16" nut, medium frets and ivoroid binding. The electronics included ThroBak SLE humbers (a $450 upgrade), 500K pots, Jupiter caps and a 50's style wiring setups. The bridge is a Kluson ABR-1 and the tuners are Gotohs with ivoroid buttons.
Play this guitar and you will recognize the Gibson ES formula, but with a precision and consistency that Gibson has been unable to match. Like virtually all the guitars Collings builds, this I-35 feels like it was carved from a single piece of wood. The playability is worthy of a guitar costing far more. The tone is superb - please check out the brief sound sample provided. Many players feel these ThroBaks are the best sounding PAF style humbucker being made. They give this guitar has a woody voice that can be as smooth as silk, or as gritty and thick as any LP out there.
This instrument has seen only limited play and is in excellent + condition just two or three tiny pen tip-sized indentations on the back. You will REALLY have to look to find these tiny impressions, but I was able to capture a photo of one as shown in our pics. In all other respects, this guitar could nearly pass for new, frets included. It comes in the original Collings / Ameritage case which is also in near new condition along with the original paperwork.
A new example of this model will now cost you $7K and a good wait time. Collings guitars are consistently in high demand and the Austin factory seems barely able to keep up with demand. Get this lightly played 2020 example today and at a very competitive price. Make it yours and you will be very happy you did!
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