All of the things that make vintage Gibson ES-330s so great - light as air, perfectly balanced, killer acoustic tones and plugged in tones - have been perfected by Collings and their I-30 LC.
When you sit down with one of these guitars, they instantly just feel right. The way the neck carve has that late 50's C shape - not too much shoulder - just round and every-so-slightly flat...perfect.
Hit your first chord and you're greeted to that dry, papery midrange that great vintage guitars have. These guitars will upend any preconceived notions you may have about a totally hollow, P90-equipped guitar. They cover an astounding range of tones and genres. The Throbak P90s just have the late 50s P90 sound - great midrange bite, balanced bass and treble, medium-ish output...so, so good.
Like all Collings guitars, the build, fit-finish, setup, playability, and tones are perfect. The aging is also incredibly well done. Just light (very light) finish checking, perfectly yellowed binding, and light wear on the nickel parts.
Condition: Excellent/near mint. This guitar looks to be essentially unplayed but it is used, hence the excellent rating in case we overlooked a minor sign of prior ownership.
In truth, we're not sure what else you could possibly want from a guitar of this style. Just exceptional in every way. Priced with hardshell case.
- Fully hollow w/parallel trestle braces
- Maple laminate body/top
- Honduran mahogany neck w/rosewood fingerboard
- Mother of pearl fretboard dots
- Non-grained ivoroid body/fingerboard binding (no peghead binding)
- Kluson ABR-1 bridge
- Collings original tailpiece
- Throbak '55/'56 P90s w/custom phenolic covers
- CTS 500K/Jupiter Vintage Yellow
- Black top hat knobs
- 1 11/16" nut
- 24 7/8" Scale Length
- Extra long mortise & tenon neck joint
- Medium 18% nickel-silver frets
- Ebony headstock veneer w/MOP Collings Logo
- Nickel Gotoh tuners (w/Collings logo)
- 50s style wiring
- 12" radius
- High gloss or aged lacquer
- D'Addario NYXL .011-.049" strings
- Ameritage Deluxe hardshell case
- I30LC18158