Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech.  In Excellent condition with modest wear including minor signs of handling and use.  Designed by Julian Lage and the late Bill Collings, this guitar fully lives up to that pedigree.  See below for more details and specifications.

FROM COLLINGS:

When Bill Collings first met the brilliant young jazz musician Julian Lage in 2014, the two began a series of in-depth conversations about their respective crafts. Lage’s profound insights as a guitarist would play a key role in the creation of Collings’ Traditional Series guitars. This rare collaboration, which continued right up until Bill’s passing in July of 2017, yielded an exceptional new guitar with an old soul. OM1 signature model, or “OM1 JL.”

Though Lage’s guitar shares the same foundational specs as the OM1 T, it is unique in some key ways. Its neck feels like no other Collings guitar, and that’s because it’s modeled after Lage’s cherished 1939 Martin 000-18. This pre-war gem is heard on the guitarist’s 2015 solo album, World’s Fair, and was his main touring acoustic for years.

Lage has an affinity both tonally and aesthetically for vintage guitars whose finishes have mellowed after years of playing. To achieve the ideal combination of a thin application and a vintage aesthetic, we landed on a custom satin lacquer. This new offering not only feels and looks right to Lage, but he also finds it has the same inherent openness of tone that is present in the best pre-war instruments.

The OM1 JL incorporates a script peghead logo not seen on a new Collings instrument in decades. This is the inlay that Bill hand cut some 30 years ago when he started out in a tiny shop in Austin, Texas. We see this as a loving tribute to our late leader who, in his final project, was able to realize the perfect new steel-string for one of today’s most exacting guitarists.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Aged Nickel Waverly Tuners

1 11/16” Bone Nut

Honduran Mahogany Neck with 25.5” Scale Length

Neck Thickness .82" at First Fret and 1.00" at Tenth Fret

Ebony Fingerboard with Mother-of-Pearl Dot Inlays and 14" to 26" Compound Radius

20 Medium Frets in Excellent Condition

Ebony Bridge with Drop-In Bone Saddle

Adirondack Spruce Top and Honduran Mahogany Back & Sides in a Custom Satin Lacquer Natural Finish

Weight 3 lb 10 oz

Hard Shell Case

Serial Number 34428

NOTE TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS:

We want you to be happy with your purchase and we try to represent the condition of all used and vintage guitars as accurately as possible in our listings.  Every used guitar shows some signs of play wear and vintage models even more so.  We call out all areas of damage or unusual wear, and describe the overall condition based upon what is "normal" for the age of the instrument.  Expect to see minor dings, finish checking, or other evidence of normal use and aging which may not be captured by photography or explicitly mentioned in the listing. 

We recognize that everyone has their own personal standard of what constitutes acceptable wear and tear.  If play wear is especially critical for you, please contact us with any questions you may have.  Your satisfaction is of paramount importance to us.