Collings 290 DC 1959 Faded Crimson w/Throbaks & 60's Carve Custom

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Description

"Every day we try to make a better guitar, every day. You're trying to reach for more, trying to do better, not trying to do the same. A lot of companies are trying to do the same, and that's okay - that's their deal. We're trying to stretch that. Our goal is a little more." - Bill Collings

We're not sure how Collings does it, but each guitar they send us seems to top the last - just amazingly great guitars! 

The 290 DC (double cutaway) features a mahogany slab body, short-scale, Throbak P90s, and on this particular guitar, a custom arm contour a la a Fender Strat - very cool! All the stripped down elegance and tone that made the original Gibson LP Juniors and Specials so great taken it to a more refined place with the "Collings treatment". 

This is our second 290 with a 60s neck carve and we're really loving the shape. It's less chunky than the standard Collings carve (which is more of a late 50s style carve) and very comfortable. It reminds us a touch of an ES-335's carve which falls squarely into the not-too-fat, not-too-skinny, "just right" category. 

One of our favorite aspects of this guitar, aside from the 60s neck carve and looks, is undoubtedly the Throbak '52/'54 P90s. Looking to capture that late 50s P90 magic? These pickups get you as close as any we've come across. The bridge P90 has a killer, almost Tele-like twang with a more pronounced midrange bite - not surprising to hear for anyone familiar with a great P90. The neck pickup is round and warm though it still retains a really nice top-end response - articulate without being sterile. 

If you're in the market for a no-frills, vintage-minded guitar, look no further! Priced with hardshell case.

Specs

  • Select solid mahogany body and neck
  • Custom Arm Countour
  • High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Unbound "Haircut" headstock
  • 15 degree headstock angle
  • Ebony peghead overlay with inlaid Collings logo
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Long mortise and tenon neck joint w/contoured heel
  • 22 Frets, neck joins the body at the 16th fret
  • 60's Neck Carve (.830" at the 1st fret, .920" at the 12th fret)
  • 12" Fingerboard radius
  • 1 11/16" Bone nut
  • 24 7/8" Scale length
  • Medium 18% nickel-silver fretwire
  • Grained ivoroid dot fingerboard inlays
  • Fully adjustable truss rod
  • Black pickup covers and black top hat knobs
  • Throbak '52/'54 P90s
  • Schaller Wraparound Bridge
  • Tortoise pickguard & truss cover
  • 1950's style wiring scheme
  • CTS 500K pots and Jupiter Yellow Vintage Tone capacitors
  • Switchcraft toggle switch and output jack
  • Nickel Gotoh SG301 tuners w/ vintage-style buttons 1:18 ratio
  • Serial No. 290DC18371
  • 7lbs 2oz

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