The I-35 LC is Collings' double cutaway semi-hollow in custom-laminated maple, top, back and sides, around a maple and spruce centre block. Collings says Bill Collings and his R&D team developed the laminating process to get the best from semi-hollow design, voicing the body to respond acoustically alongside its pickups. Two Lollar Low Wind Imperial humbuckers run through 50s-style wiring, with a Kluson ABR-1 bridge and stop tailpiece.
The centre block resists feedback, and the body is 15" wide and 1 5/8" deep. The Honduran mahogany neck carries a 1 11/16" nut and a 24 7/8" scale, with an ivoroid-bound rosewood board and mother-of-pearl long dots. A black, cream and black pickguard and matching truss rod cover finish it.
For a carved solid flamed maple top over a mahogany body, see the I-35. The I-35 LC Deluxe adds grained ivoroid trim, and the I-35 LC Vintage brings Throbak pickups and an aged finish. Collings offers this model with options for tops, finishes, trim and inlays, which follow 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/spruce center block
Body: Maple laminate
Top: Maple laminate
Soundhole: F-holes (unbound)
Body Binding: Non-grained ivoroid
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/ MOP long dots (5mm non-tapered)
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Non-grained ivoroid
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Nut: 1 11/16"
Truss Rod Cover: Black/Cream/Black
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Peghead Veneer: Ebony w/ MOP Collings logo
Peghead Binding: None
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbuckers
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 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




