Collings 470 JL Antiqued Black Julian Lage Signature Package (861)

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 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.

In collaboration with our friend Julian Lage, we proudly present the Collings 470 JL.

Construction: Fully Hollow with Trestle Block
Body Wood: Solid Honduran Mahogany
Top Wood: Laminated Maple
Neck Wood: Honduran Mahogany
Body Binding: Non-Grained Ivoroid
Fingerboard: Ebony with Graduated Pearl Dots
Fingerboard Binding: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24-7/8"
Nut Width: 1-11/16"
Nut Material: Delrin
Neck Joint: Extra-Long Mortise & Tenon
Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
Bridge: Pinned Ebony Base with Tune-o-Matic Saddle Top (Nylon Saddles)
Tailpiece: Bigsby B3 Vibrato
Tuners: Relic Nickel Waverly with Vintage Oval Buttons (16:1 Ratio)
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Mother of Pearl Collings Script Logo
Peghead Profile: 470 JL Haircut
Pickguard: Acrylic Tortoise (1-Ply) or Parchment (3-Ply)
Truss Rod Cover: Black/Cream/Black
Pickups: Ron Ellis Ellisonics (Custom Adjustable Height)
Electronics: CTS 500K Pots with Jupiter Vintage Yellow Capacitors
Controls: Master Volume, Two Tone Controls (470 Wiring)
Pickup Rings: Black Phenolic
Knobs: Black/Silver or Black/Gold Reflector Top
Finish: Antiqued Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Strings: D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011-.049)
Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case