The Collings I 35 LC Aged Bigsby and ThroBak in Olive Drab feels like a love letter to the golden age of electric guitar craft, shaped by the relentless pursuit of perfection that defined Bill Collings and still guides his workshop today. This instrument carries the quiet authority of a guitar built not to imitate the past, but to refine it, distilling decades of experience into something that feels both familiar and startlingly alive. The aged finish and hardware soften the bold Olive Drab color into a graceful, time worn presence, as if the guitar has been staging its own history long before reaching your hands.

Its semi hollow frame, carved from maple laminate and braced by a maple and spruce center block, creates a voice that breathes with warmth while retaining the focus and attack that define the I 35 lineage. The F holes, left unbound, offer a hint of rawness to an otherwise meticulously rendered body adorned with non grained ivoroid binding. A Honduran mahogany neck anchors everything with its inviting C profile, measured and shaped with Collings precision, while the rosewood fingerboard gleams with mother of pearl parallelogram inlays that stretch all the way to the first fret.

The Bigsby tremolo introduces a lyrical shimmer to the guitar’s already articulate nature, its smooth travel encouraging subtle phrasing and wide, expressive textures. Paired with a Kluson ABR 1 bridge, the setup stays true to vintage character while offering the stability and refinement modern players expect. At the heart of the voice sit ThroBak SLE101 Plus MXV humbuckers, wired with 50s style circuitry, DiMarzio 500K pots, and Jupiter Vintage Yellow capacitors. This pairing yields a dynamic range that moves easily between smoky jazz passages, snappy midrange punch, and harmonically rich overdrive that blooms without losing definition.

Every detail invites closer admiration, from the ebony headstock veneer with its Collings logo in mother of pearl, to the nickel Gotoh tuners engraved with the Collings name. Black top hat knobs add a touch of understated elegance against the aged Olive Drab, echoed by the black and cream pickguard and truss rod cover. At 7 pounds 11 ounces, the guitar balances effortlessly on a strap or in the lap, its 24 7/8 inch scale length and long mortise and tenon neck joint giving the instrument both playability and acoustic integrity.

Cradled in its Collings deluxe hardshell case, this I 35 LC Aged Bigsby model stands as both a tribute and a continuation of the late Bill Collings’ legacy, offering players a deeply resonant and inspiring companion built to last for generations.

Other specifications of this Collings I-35 LC include:

• Aged Finish and Hardware
• Construction Semi hollow w/ maple/spruce center block
• Body Maple laminate
• Top Maple laminate
• Neck Honduran mahogany
• Body Binding Non-grained ivoroid
• Fingerboard Binding Non-grained ivoroid
• Peghead Binding None
• Peghead Inlay Parallelogram
• Bridge Kluson ABR-1(nickel-plated zinc w/ retaining wire)
• Tailpiece Bigsby Tremolo
• Fingerboard Rosewood w/ MOP Parallelogram Inlays (1st Fret)
• Fingerboard Radius 12"
• Soundhole F-holes (unbound)
• Pickups ThroBak SLE101 Plus MXV Humbuckers
• Pots/Caps DiMarzio 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
• Knobs Black Top Hat
• Pickup Rings Black
• Neck Joint Extra long mortise & tenon
• Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Peghead Veneer Ebony w/ Parallelogram & MOP Collings logo
• Peghead Profile Haircut
• Tuners Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo
• Wiring 50s style
• Pickguard Black/Cream/Black
• Truss Rod Cover Black/Cream/Black
• Strings D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")
• Body Length: 17 5/8"
• Body Depth at Side: 1 5/8"
• Lower Bout Width: 15"
• Total Length: 40"
• Scale Length: 24 7/8"
• Standard Nut Width: 1 11/16"
• Neck Shape C Shape (0.865" @ 1st Fret / 0.967" @ 9th Fret)
• Collings deluxe hardshell case
• 7 lbs 11 oz
• #252540

For more information about the Collings I-35 LC, please contact us.