Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech.  In Excellent condition with modest wear, including faint scratches and other minor signs of handling and use. 

As if a Collings OM is not already a superb model, Bill Collings worked with Julian Lage to customize the Traditional Series specs to fit Julian's concept of his "perfect" 000/OM guitar.  You can own this wonderfully vibrant and nuanced acoustic guitar and see for yourself why Julian and Bill arrived at this design.  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. 

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.

The 000-18’s neck, which was originally hand-shaped and sanded, has a distinctive taper altered by decades of wear. For Lage, this particular neck has come to feel like home. Through careful analysis and digitization of its unique dimensions, we were able to precisely recreate its worn-in, asymmetrical feel on his signature model. While we maintained the relatively narrow 1 11/16″ nut of the 000-18’s neck, we extended the fretboard from the original short scale to our standard 25 ½” length for slightly greater presence and note definition.

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.

With his typical descriptive eloquence, Lage characterizes his signature model as a “lovingly neutral” guitar. It has a remarkably even response between registers and a tone that rewards you when you’re playing your best. In this way, Lage, whose own education is unending, sees the guitar as a teacher.

SPECIFICATIONS:

All Original Instrument

Aged Nickel Waverly Tuners

1 11/16” Bone Nut

Honduran Mahogany Neck with 25 1/2” Scale Length

Neck Thickness .81" at First Fret and .99" at Tenth Fret

Ebony Fingerboard with 14" to 26" Compound Radius

20 Medium Frets in Excellent Condition

Ebony Bridge and Compensated Bone Saddle

Sitka Spruce Top and Honduran Mahogany Back & Sides in Satin Natural Finish

Traditional Series Build and Voicing with Pre-War Scalloped X-Bracing

Weight 3 lb 9 oz

Non-Original Faux Alligator Hard Shell Case

Serial Number 28725

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 to ask any questions you may have.  Your satisfaction is of paramount importance to us.