You could go searching for the perfect, vintage Gibson LP Special - or - you could just skip to the front of the line and buy this beauty!

If you've found yourself routinely skipping over the Collings 290 line in favor of a the LP-inspired City Limits, it's time to circle back around and check this model out. Collings has been refining this model over the years, inching ever closer to nailing the feel and tone of the great, 50s Les Paul Specials.

A slab mahogany body, short-scale guitar coupled with killer sounding Lollar P90s in a custom Ferrari Red? Don't mind if I do! Chime, midrange snarl, gorgeous cleans or Marshall half-stack ready overdriven tones, these guitars cover a huge range of tones.

The stripped down vibe of the 290 gets you right to the point: tone. Everything you need, nothing you don't. No fancy tops, ornate bindings, etc...just tone and feel which leaves everything else up to you (i.e., your hands).

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