The I-35 Deluxe is Collings' solid-wood semi-hollow at its fullest trim. Grained ivoroid binds the body, the rosewood fingerboard and the ebony-faced peghead, and the top hat knobs, pickup rings and truss rod cover are grained ivoroid too, made in-house by Collings for its Deluxe instruments. There is no pickguard, so the carved premium flamed maple top shows end to end. The guitar in the photo carries the optional quilted maple top and parallelogram inlays.
Underneath it is the I-35: a Honduran mahogany body with a maple centre block, which resists feedback, a top carved with high arches and recurve, two Lollar Low Wind Imperial humbuckers and 50s-style wiring, with a Kluson ABR-1 bridge and stop tailpiece. The neck has a 1 11/16" nut and a 24 7/8" scale.
The I-35 is this guitar with non-grained ivoroid and a pickguard. For laminated construction at Deluxe trim, see the I-35 LC Deluxe. Collings' options for tops, finishes, trim and inlays are listed below.
The photo shows one example build.
Options for this model include:
- Nonstandard, premium and metallic finishes
- Aged finish and hardware
- ThroBak humbuckers
- 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: Semi hollow w/ maple center block
Body: Honduran mahogany
Top: Premium flamed maple
Soundhole: F-holes (unbound)
Body Binding: Grained ivoroid
Pickguard: None
Guitar Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
NECK
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Neck Joint: Extra long mortise & tenon
Scale Length: 24 7/8"
Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ MOP long dots
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Grained ivoroid
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Nut: 1 11/16"
Truss Rod Cover: Grained ivoroid
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo
Peghead Binding: Grained ivoroid
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
Pickup Rings: Custom grained ivoroid
Pots/Caps: CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow
Wiring: 50s style
Knobs: Custom grained ivoroid top hat
HARDWARE
Bridge: Kluson ABR-1(nickel-plated zinc w/ retaining wire)
Tailpiece: Kluson Stop Tailpiece (nickel-plated zinc, steel studs)
Tuners: Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo
Strings: D'Addario NYXL1149 (.011" - .049")
DIMENSIONS
Body Width: 15"
Body Length: 17 5/8"
Body Depth: 1 5/8"
Total Length: 40"
CASE
Case: Deluxe hardshell case




