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Collings 71

Name: Collings 71
Brand: Collings
Price: 7805.99 CAD
Availability: BackOrder

Pre-orderCollings part COL-71

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$7,805.99 CAD

Finish: Black

By placing a pre-order you agree to our Pre-order Terms.

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

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Shipped insured from Ottawa
Free shipping over $200

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Our take

Who this one is for

The 71 is Collings' offset solid body with an ash body, a slab sawn hard maple neck and two Lollar T-style pickups. The neck is set into the body with a mortise and tenon joint, and the bridge is a Collings-stamped Rutters with brass saddles. It runs a 25 1/2" scale and a 10" radius, longer and rounder than the 24 7/8" and 12" on the 290, with narrow-tall frets.

The 6-in-line headstock is shaped to give the strings enough break angle without a string guide, which Collings says helps tuning stability. Wiring is a 3-way blade with volume and tone, 250K pots, Jupiter Vintage Yellow caps and Davies Radio knobs, and pulling the tone knob puts the pickups in series, which Collings likens to a humbucker-style boost. The finish is antiqued nitrocellulose lacquer, with a mint multi-ply pickguard on most finishes.

For P90s on a mahogany body, look at the 290. Collings' finishes, pickguards, aging and other options are listed below.

The photo shows one example build.

Options for this model include:

Nonstandard, premium and metallic finishes
Aged finish and hardware
ThroBak Nocaster or Ron Ellis pickups
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
Body: Ash
Body Binding: None
Pickguard: Mint multi-ply (except Butterscotch Blonde comes with black/cream/black multi-ply)
Guitar Finish: Antiqued nitrocellulose lacquer

NECK
Neck: Hard maple slab sawn
Neck Joint: Mortise and tenon
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Fingerboard: Rosewood (5mm non-tapered pearl dots)
Fingerboard Radius: 10"
Frets: Narrow-tall 18% nickel-silver
Nut: 1 11/16"
Truss Rod Cover: Matches pickguard
Peghead Profile: Collings 6-in-line
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo

ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Lollar T-style
Pots/Caps: 250K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
Wiring: 3-way blade, volume/tone, series/parallel
Knobs: Davies Radio

HARDWARE
Bridge: Rutters
Tuners: Kluson Supreme
Strings: D'Addario EXL110 (.010" - .046")

DIMENSIONS
Body Width: 13 1/4"
Body Length: 17 7/16"
Body Depth: 1 11/16"
Total Length: 40"

CASE
Case: Deluxe hardshell case

Bench inspected

Every instrument crosses our bench before it ships, and on an online order that setup is free. It can cover the frets, hardware, truss rod, action, nut slots, intonation, pickup heights and electronics, whatever the guitar needs.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

Frets polished
Fretboard conditioned
Hardware tightened
Fresh strings, your choice
Truss rod adjusted
Action set at the bridge
Nut slots detailed
Saddles radiused, where they are individual
Vibrato springs adjusted
Intonation set
Pickup height set
Electronics checked

Set up by Ian Vance, Fender Custom Shop Technician and Taylor Gold Level Technician

Strings

Gauge

Action

Tuning

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you. A deposit is paid by card or PayPal. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take one.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. If you'd like a date for this model first, ask us in the chat and we'll check with the supplier before you order. If you're ready now, go ahead: we confirm the ETA by email once your order is in, and if it changes, we let you know and you can cancel.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses our bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.