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Very nice low-wattage amp with plenty of gigging volume. Cleans up with guitar volume and has that Marshall grit and growl in spades. I contacted Marshall and was informed that all 40 of this limited edition were built with the salt & pepper grill cloth, a nice touch. They made matching 1974CX ...

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Keep searching. This guitar is gone!!

I've had an Adirondack/1 3/4" nut version for a year. Loud and light. 25" scale. Great tone, but not a Gibson j45 tone. Different, so I've kept it. I've owned/own a '44 J45, Fairbanks, Kopp, John Walker... this is what I draw my opinion from. Sorry to hear about the bad experience! https:...

They do sell quickly. Since they’ve become hard to find, when you see one, don’t hesitate!!!

Oops, been kinda out of touch. I replaced them with Waverly golds with ebony buttons. Never understood why Collings doesn't go the extra step on their best, especially after purposely making the logo inlay gold. The nickel just doesn't look right. Also, why would they glue the bushings in making th...

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New Condition, Immaculate. Serial number 27735 (12/18/17). $3650 shipped. ($6750 new Collings 2023 price list.) Standard Indian and Sitka CJ Specs (1-11/16 nut) with Sunburst. No fret wear. Fresh J17s. Factory spec neck angle, action and relief. Wonderful instrument. Pretty Indian Rosewood. Excelle...

Collings electric models are numbered separately from the acoustics. If I recall correctly (and based on a quick perusal of a thread from another forum about 290 serials), the 8 would indicate the year (2008) and the 480 would indicate its unique number in the sequence of 290 builds since they bega...

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