Collings

Collings 290 Aged Olympic White w/ Righteous Sound Bluebirds

$7,250.00

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Our recurring "Take Your Vintage Guitar to Collings Day" theme continues with this insane sounding and looking 290 model!

We love a good vintage Firebird. Nothing sounds quite like them. But they can be a bit of a bear to play sometimes. So why not take some amazing sounding Firebird-esque pickups and work them into the "Special" formula of a 290?! Well that's what Collings has done for us, and we are totally blown away by the results.

The Aged Olympic White finish was so well executed, we had to do a double-take against an old Polaris White finished guitar. Nailed it! It looks especially great against the aged nickel covers and rings (not previously done before) as well as the Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and ABR-1 bridge. Combined with the stark contrast of black plastics and it delivers just as much class as it does attitude.

That's exactly what these Righteous Sound Bluebirds do, too. They have this beautiful clarity and chime without being too aggressive in the trebles, making them perfect for clean jazz and blues tones. But get some gain behind them and watch out - fat, punchy, and distinctively clear but never harsh. These pickups combine with the all-Mahogany construction of the 290 to yield something quite unique, even for a model that's been in production some 20 years.

Mark this 290 build down as one of the coolest in TME's storied history with Collings - a total knockout!

Body

Style
Solid Body
Body
Mahogany
Finish
High Gloss Nitrocellulose
Color
Aged Olympic White

Hardware

Pickup
Righteous Sound Bluebird
Controls
Volume (x2) / Tone (x2) / 3-Way Switch
Bridge
Kluon ABR-1 w/ Bigsby Tailpiece
Tuners
Nickel Gotoh
Strings
D'Addario EXL-115 (.011"-.049")

Neck

Neck
Mahogany
Binding
Ivoroid
Carve
Medium-Fat "C"
Fingerboard
Rosewood
Radius
12"
Inlays
Dots
Frets
Medium Jumbo Nickel-Silver (22)
Nut
1 11/16" Bone
Scale Length
24 7/8"

Other

Serial #
290251850
Weight
8lb.
Case
Hardshell

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