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The shorter 24-7\/8\" scale makes wide jazz chord voicings that bit easier to reach, and the guitar comes with its original hardshell case plus a bonus Lollar Imperial humbucker for players who want a more modern tone on hand, making it ideal for the jazz player after a genuinely world-class instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully hollow 16\" maple laminate body delivers vibrant, warm and full-bodied archtop tone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchtop-style floating tailpiece and bridge are designed with vintage tone in mind for the professional jazz player.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLollar Charlie Christian single-coil neck pickup offers an elegant, clean voice with smooth high-frequency roll-off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShorter 24-7\/8\" scale makes wide jazz chord voicings easier to reach.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes the original hardshell case plus a bonus Lollar Imperial humbucker for a more modern tone option.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBody: 16\" maple laminate, fully hollow archtop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridge\/tailpiece: Archtop-style floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeck \u0026amp; peghead: Bound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale length: 24-7\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnobs: Ebony top-hat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinish: Full body sunburst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePickup: Lollar Charlie Christian single coil (neck)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear built: 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: Original hardshell case, bonus Lollar Imperial humbucker pickup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in: USA (Austin, Texas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Collings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45874387189981,"sku":"CON1825","price":9999.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0367\/8045\/files\/0O8A1156.jpg?v=1744605292"},{"product_id":"collings-470-jl-julian-lage-signature-antiqued-black-electric-guitar","title":"Collings 470 JL Julian Lage Signature 'Antiqued Black' Electric Guitar","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Collings 470 JL Julian Lage Signature is a bold reimagining of the hollow-body electric guitar, developed with jazz virtuoso Julian Lage. A fully hollow Honduran mahogany body with a trestle block design and laminated maple top delivers a dynamic, nuanced tone suited to players who want responsiveness and clarity. Built to Julian's exacting preferences, it features a shorter 24 7\/8\" scale, a comfortable 12\" radius ebony fingerboard and a lightweight build that encourages fluid, expressive playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA pair of Ron Ellis Ellisonic pickups, custom-voiced for versatility, pair with DiMarzio 500K pots and Jupiter Vintage Yellow capacitors for a refined signal path. A Bigsby B3 vibrato, relic nickel Waverly tuners and an aged Antiqued Black nitrocellulose finish round out its vintage-modern aesthetic. 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The fully hollow Honduran mahogany body with carved European spruce top and parallel bracing produces a tonal character that is simultaneously warm and articulate, rich in harmonic complexity, highly responsive to touch and dynamics, with a natural resonance and airiness only true hollow construction can deliver. The Merlot finish adds a deep, jewel-like warmth to the spruce top that is as visually compelling as any standard finish option in the CL Jazz range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA single Lollar Johnny Smith pickup in the neck position delivers the clear, warm, singing single-coil jazz voice the CL Jazz format demands, with thumbwheel 500K pots and a .047 ceramic capacitor providing refined, musical high-frequency rolloff under the bound ebony pickguard. The ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl parallelogram inlays, ivoroid-bound S-holes, a deluxe flared haircut peghead with ebony veneer and MOP Collings logo, an extra-long mortise and tenon neck joint, and nickel Gotoh tuners with Collings logo reflect the level of material quality and decorative refinement that sets Collings archtops apart, ideal for serious jazz players after a genuinely premium, hand-built hollow-body instrument. 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