The 290 DC is the double-cutaway take on Collings' 290: a Honduran mahogany body and neck with two hand-wound Lollar P90s, and both horns cut back to open up the upper frets. Collings says it covers clean tones with plenty of harmonic detail through to hard-hitting classic rock.
The double-cutaway neck joint moves the neck pickup closer to the bridge than on the single-cut 290, and Collings says that gives the neck position less bass and more clarity. The hardware is a Kluson ABR-1 with a stop tailpiece, on a 24 7/8" scale and a 12" radius rosewood board with ivoroid long dots, wired 50s style through CTS pots and Jupiter Vintage Yellow caps. The neck sets in with an extra long mortise and tenon, and the finish is high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer.
For the fuller neck voice of the single cutaway, look at the 290. Collings also offers the DC with a MojoAxe CWT or Schaller Signum wraparound tailpiece, and the rest of Collings' options are listed below.
The photo shows one example build.
Options for this model include:
- Nonstandard, premium and metallic finishes
- Aged finish and hardware
- Bigsby vibrato
- Parallelogram or broken glass inlays
- Gold hardware
- 60s neck profile
- Left-handed build
Price subject to change based on options chosen.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (built in Austin, Texas)
Construction: Solid body double cutaway
Body: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: None
Pickguard: Black/Cream/Black
Guitar Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
NECK
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Neck Joint: Extra long mortise & tenon
Scale Length: 24 7/8"
Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ ivoroid long dots (5mm non-tapered)
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: None
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Nut: 1 11/16"
Truss Rod Cover: Black/Cream/Black with 290® logo
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo
Peghead Binding: None
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Lollar P90s
Pickup Rings: Cream or black
Pots/Caps: CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
Wiring: 50s style
Knobs: Amber or black top hat
HARDWARE
Bridge: Kluson ABR-1 (Nickel-plated Zinc)
Tailpiece: Kluson Stop Tailpiece (nickel-plated zinc, steel studs)
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo
Strings: D'Addario NYXL1046 (.010" - .046")
DIMENSIONS
Body Width: 13 1/2"
Body Length: 16 1/2"
Body Depth: 1 5/8"
Total Length: 38 3/4"
CASE
Case: Deluxe hardshell case



