Short Description:

A Lovely Collings LC Vintage with a Aged Tobacco Sunburst Finish & a Maple Laminate Top!

What We Think:

The Collings I-35 LC V is a beautifully dialed-in semi-hollow electric that blends vintage soul with modern refinement. Its maple laminate body with a spruce center block delivers airy resonance balanced by focused sustain, making it equally inspiring clean or driven. The Honduran mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard feel effortlessly smooth, while Throbak ESG-102B pickups offer rich harmonic depth, articulate clarity, and exceptional touch sensitivity. Finished in aged high-gloss nitro with premium components throughout, this I-35 LC V feels alive, broken-in, and confident—an heirloom-quality investment built to perform flawlessly and grow more inspiring with every year of play.

Manufacturer Description:

Drawing inspiration from the best instruments of the 1960s, our latest offering in the I-35 lineup provides an exceptionally loose and organic feel, achieved through a ground up reworking of everything from its laminate and center block recipes to its neck construction. Custom Throbak pickups, Luxe Bumblebee capacitors, and our proprietary aged finish and hardware process bring its open, acoustic response to life, expanding its versatility and proving that, although it looks every bit the part of a time-tested instrument, its appeal is more than just skin deep.

The I-35 LC Vintage features unique laminate construction / center block formulas and redesigned neck, all designed to provide a looser, more vintage-inspired tone and response.  Adding to that character, it also features custom Throbak ESG-102B humbuckers and Luxe Bumblebee capacitors, plus our aged finish and hardware treatment.  In keeping with the vision for this model, our I-35 LC Vintage is available with very limited custom options.

Specifications:

Construction: Semi-Hollow with Maple/Spruce Center Block

Body: Maple Laminate

Top: Maple Laminate

Neck: Honduran Mahogany

Neck Joint: Extra-Long Mortise & Tenon

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Fingerboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl Long Dots (5 mm, Non-Tapered)

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Body Binding: Non-Grained Ivoroid

Fingerboard Binding: Non-Grained Ivoroid

Peghead Binding: None

Soundhole: F-Holes (Unbound)

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Scale Length: 24 7/8"

Frets: Medium, 18% Nickel-Silver

Bridge: Kluson ABR-1 (Nickel-Plated Zinc with Retaining Wire)

Tailpiece: Kluson Stop Tailpiece (Nickel-Plated Zinc, Steel Studs)

Pickups: Throbak ESG-102B

Pots/Caps: CTS 500K / Luxe Bumblebee

Wiring: 50s Style

Knobs: Gold or Black Reflector Top

Pickup Rings: Black

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Mother of Pearl Collings Logo

Peghead Profile: Haircut

Tuners: Nickel Gotoh with Collings Logo

Pickguard: Black / Cream / Black

Truss Rod Cover: Black / Cream / Black

Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Aged)

Strings: D’Addario NYXL1046 (.010–.046)

Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case