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Collings 290

Estimated price for orientation: 2 600 $

Category: Electric Guitar
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Description
Brand: Collings Guitars Dexterity: Right-Handed
Model: 290 Body Material: Solid Wood
String Configuration: 6 String


Named for the scenic 290 highway that winds past the Collings shop though the Texas Hill Country, the 290 is a modern day tribute to the original working man's rock'n roll guitar. A solid mahogany body and neck are complimented by two Lollar Soap Bar P90 pickups for a tone that shows off the amazing harmonic range and dynamics of this often underrated configuration.Standard Features Include:Select solid mahogany body and neck
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
Medium-Fat "C" neck shape
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 or cream pickup covers and black or amber top hat knobs
Dual Lollar soapbar P90 pickups
1950's style wiring scheme
CTS 500K pots and Xicon caps
Switchcraft toggle switch and output jack
Tonepros Nashville tune-o-matic bridge and tailpiece
Nickel Gotoh SG301 tuners w/ vintage-style buttons 1:18 ratio
Recommended string gauge - D'Addario EXL-115 (.011"-.049")
Collings deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage
serial # 290131093