470 JL - FIXED TAILPIECE

The success of the Collings OM1 JL combined with Julian Lage’s love of electric guitars meant a second Collings-Julian collaboration was inevitable. But following such a highly praised signature model with yet another meant leaving nothing on the table. From its organic beginnings, the process envisioned by both parties was something designed and built from the sound up.

The Collings 470 JL is the result of years-long conversations, engineering, testing, tweaking, playing, and listening. And then doing it all over again until it was right. From first sketches through plugging in the final prototypes, every aspect of this model inside and out is the result of a unique approach, technique, and style - both from the builder’s and player’s point of view - culminating in a one-of-a-kind electric guitar experience.

While the original 470 JL featured a Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, this version has a new solid high-mass fixed tailpiece specially-designed by Collings to provide the same perfect balance as the original model with the increased sustain and unique sonic character of a fixed setup.

Note: The 470 JL comes with a finish that is beautifully aged at the collings factory, which features light scuffing and scratching across all its surfaces.

• Model: 470 JL Fixed Tailpiece
• Serial Number: 25684
• Body Wood: Solid Honduran Mahogany
• Top Wood: Maple Laminate
• Neck Wood: Honduran Mahogany
• Body Binding: Non-grained Ivoroid
• Fingerboard Binding: Ebony
• Neck Profile: C to Soft V Shape (.871" @ 1st fret, 1.00" @ 9th fret) 
• Fingerboard:  Ebony w/ Graduated Pearl Dots
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Nut: 1 11/16" Delrin
• Scale Length: 24 7/8"
• Frets: 22, Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Bridge: Pinned ebony base w/ tune-o-matic saddle top (nylon saddles), factory aged
• Tailpiece: Specially designed high-mass solid tailpiece
• Pickups: Ron Ellis Ellisonics (custom adjustable height)
• Pots/Caps: DiMarzio 500K pots / Jupiter Vintage Yellow caps
• Wiring: Custom
• Knobs: Black/Silver Reflector Top
• Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Script Collings logo
• Peghead Profile: 470 Haircut
• Tuners:  Relic Nickel Waverly with Vintage Oval Buttons (16:1 Ratio), factory aged
• Guitar Finish: Antiqued Blonde, High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, lightly aged
• Pickguard: Acrylic Tortoise (1-ply) 
• Truss Rod Cover: B/W/B
• Weight: 6 lbs 1 oz
• Case: Deluxe Hardshell case 
• Made in Austin, TX USA