Introducing the Collings 470 JL - Julian Lage Signature Electric
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- The Collings 470 JL is the result of years-long conversations, engineering, testing, tweaking, playing, and listening. And then doing it all over again until it was right. From first sketches through plugging in the final prototypes, every aspect of this model inside and out is the result of a unique approach, technique, and style - both from the builder’s and player’s point of view - culminating in a one-of-a-kind electric guitar experience.
In collaboration with our friend Julian Lage, we proudly present the Collings 470 JL.
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Ordering one through my dealer as I watch this. The OM1JL is the best guitar I have ever owned and this will be the best electric. And I've played a ton of boutique guitars. You guys are great and thank you for collaborating with Julian. He is once in a generation type of guitar player.
how much $ do you know?
@@elilewis1170 I believe$7,000.
I was lucky enough to see Julian yesterday in Cologne. He exclusively played this guitar. The whole trio was fantastic. The location, the Cologne "Philharmonie", is well-known for its outstanding acoustic excellence. A perfect setting for enjoying this. This guitar is a perfect match for Julian's playing. I could discern a clear acoustic "soul" in every register and dynamic range. A bit like a breathing organism. This thing is not just another Guitar. Simply great. Pat should also talk to the Collings guys ;-)
Love Gretsch but hate money? Try the Collings. Only kidding, this thing looks amazing. Great job.
Caught him live playing one of these before the initial quarantine, that tone lives in the back of my head rent-free.
If it was before the quarantine and the guitar was black, I strongly suspect it was the Gretsch Duo Jet he was playing conspicuously for a time.
@@Trombonology I actually managed to peep the headstock at the time, it was definitely the Collings. The black version was around in January, I’m sure it prolly would’ve been announced sooner if not for the pandemic.
@@jacobgiddens821 Ah ... interesting! He was already putting it through its paces then, I see.
Don’t get me wrong... Collings makes outstanding guitars, but this guitar is a Gretsch Duo Jet.
Yes this is the 6130 roundup, but then again they pretty much make boutique versions of existing instruments across their line up if I am not mistaken?
Like their interpretations of Gibsons these are the guitars Gretsch could never make.
@@fearnpol4938 what?
@@fearnpol4938 gretsch has been making these for 65+ years...
Brad Richardson I think what he means is the amount of care that goes into making these models. Collings use quite expensive parts and are all hand made if Im not mistaken
Never played a Collings electric. Made 2 spontaneous unaffordable purchases in my life. The first was a Collings CJ from Hanks in Denmark street, the other a Collings Waterloo from a local shop. I suspect the day I encounter a Collings electric will be number 3. Outstanding instruments.
It will I bought a special order I35 used in a car park, I know I know but one strum had me hook line and sinker.
I also own a 0002H. 🤷♂️
Anything collings makes is amazing. I have UT1 ukulele that is so freaking good.
This 470 JL will be incredible no doubt
Oh that’s a beauty and played by a truly great player.
I got my 470JL last week. I’m an intermediate player and didn’t think I was worthy of it / thought you’d need to be a high level player to get the most out of it. I was wrong and love it. It is incredibly dynamic clean and expressive and gives you back so much. I’m a pretty decent violin player and this guitar responds similar to my violin with respect to the acoustic clarity and response. It’s phenomenal and I didn’t expect to feel that way. That and my i35 are still my favorite guitars out of my slightly indulgent collection. It truly is a race car and an extremely special guitar. It can be played with overdrive and more blues / rock music as well as it plays with Jazz. What Julian is saying isn’t sales puff - I’ve really experienced it. It also reminds me of my parent’s grand piano - It is a special special guitar.
Best guitar sales pitch I've ever heard.. and I believe every word. I want it NOW!
same way I feel about Julian making a pitch to just play the guitar in general...he has so much love and joy in what he does!!
A gorgeous take on a classic design. Haven’t wanted a new electric in a long time, this one is going at the top of the list.
Julian’s a poet. Not a single stock phrase in his description of this instrument.
I've heard that Abraham Lincoln had a raised-pitched voice. I wouldn't be surprised if Honest Abe's voice was similar to Julian Lage's voice. Great design and looks of those Collings 470 JL guitars. Julian is the modern day guitar virtuoso.
Wonderful! I this caught my eye right away in one of Julians more recent videos and I was wondering what it was. The sound and appearance are both stunning. Another home run I'm sure
I can't describe how good his music makes me feel. This guy is the boss of creativity.
Beautiful guitar made with beautiful talent and played with beautiful talent as well.
Man, those guitars are a beauty! One of the best guitar players now!
Nobody mentioned the elephant in the room, quietly strumming his Duo Jet. Julian is awesome and beautiful guitar anyway.
Actually, that is just a black Collings 470 JL.
Was beginning to worry this was dead in the water, may be some time before I get to play one but rest assured I can’t wait to. Beautiful work :)
I love the jangle of this guitar! I wonder if Julian is hanging up his tele for good.
That's one of the coolest looking guitars I've ever seen!
Gorgeous. Love this man’s playing-subsequently love this guitar.
"By 2030 you will own nothing but a Collings guitar, and you will be fuckin ecstatic"
There are more sample videos of Julian playing this guitar on the Collings site. The real heart of this new guitar are the Ellisonic pickups created by Ron Ellis.
Beautiful instrument visually -- and sonically, of course, in Julian's hands. I would love to play one of these alongside its obvious inspiration, the Gretsch Duo Jet, to see which I preferred. I have two Dynasonic-equipped Gretschs and love those pickups.
Oh my GOD so great! Super nice guitar! Especially the blonde: YELLOW one,hmmm!!
this guitar out Gretsch's Gretsch
I Love love love that sunburst one
this is now a dream guitar for me
considering a lot of people including Rhett S. said this was the most articulate electric he has ever played, that says a lot, Collings is like the Porsche of guitar brands
Beautiful!!
I love and respect Julian Lage, but I really doubt this guitar is actually $4000 better than a professional series Gretsch Duo Jet...
Beautiful guitars
Holy crow- This looks like an amazing instrument - :)
Thats got to be my dream instrument from now on. One day....
not sure if this is addressed in the video - but what is the reason Julian went with the nylon saddles?
The nylon saddles have a very neutral tone, in that the material doesn't color the sound. They also work well with the Bigsby in terms of tuning stability. Thanks!
@@CollingsGuitars thanks for the reply :D
Looks like a Bigsbyfied Les Paul, sounds more like a Gretsch DuoJet (or some such), probably feels better than either. Nice guitar -- a Gibson-shaped instrument with a tone that a Tele or Gretsch fan could love.
Beautiful instrument. I was hoping for more playing.
A "conversational" midrange...wow...that's a new one to me.
Lovely guitar for Dentists and Lawyers
I also love acoustic sound on electric guitar.
incredible.
Theres one in Blonde on craigslist in the san francisco Bay Area right now!!!!
YES YES YES! I love it.
Very nice guitar and sounds wonderful .
I made the mistake of trying out this guitar at the local guitar shop. After 30 seconds I knew I had to have it. I pulled my son out of daycare and told my wife to watch him for the rest of the year so I could free up funds to buy the guitar. My son no longer gives me hugs, but it was worth it.
What a great vid! Can I ask what this is modeled after? It looks Gretsch'y to me. Duosonic?
Dang want that
His description of the guitar is quite brainy. I like it.
Julian is a great guitarist, and a frighteningly talented musician, both... (and, no, they do not always go together)- for a no doubt very expensive custom take on a set of long-proven design/construction ideas, I’m sure the new Collings model is nice, too... but I’ll stick to a great T-style, myself
Pelham Blue, please...
the tone and ousnd of Julian really remonds me of my guitar teacher, decades ago. Hes name is Nils Olav JOhansen, also play in the band Farmers Market. som much of the organic living tone in common . He is also a professor at some University, i n Denmark, I thing. hes from NOrway, by the way . :)
Collings “out-Martined’ Martin, then ‘out-Gibsoned” Gibson. Now the folks in Austin turned their attention to Gretsch, and it is a foregone conclusion what’s the result now is. Viva La Guitarra!
No it’s not, and it never has been, although we are not talking about art per se. This involves the technical ability to build an instrument according to tolerances that can be measured by devices as well as in the hands of a competent player. The “it’s subjective“ argument is a universal avoidance tool to avoid a debate on the facts.
Touché and be well my friend! I think we can agree that we love guitars.
Not quite a Duo Jet as some below have suggested. For starters, the bridge is a tune-o-matic which takes away the harmonics characteristic to a Gretsch. Then there's the Centre block - a big no-no and never found on a real Jet - and finally we don't really know what these pickups are. To my ears the most authentic-sounding dynas today are made by TV Jones (T'Armonds) so I'm a bit suspicious of others touting their versions as authentic.
Looks amazing, but I’d rather have heard more of the guitar!
but with a spruce top in a sunburst finish, and carved figured maple back and sides in a natural finish....
Even his advertisements are tasteful
Nobody other than Collings can make guitars like this
Gretsch: bruh
I like the blonde one best. Not cheap but I'm tempted.
I love Julian & I love Collings but $6,600??????
I can't believe Abe Lincoln can shred like that
It's just a chambered body with a fancy tailpeice.
Julian looks a bit like Abe Lincoln in this video. Am I crazy?
looks like gretsch 6128
Makes me want a DuoJet. Anyone want to buy a kidney? Slightly used and sold as-is. 😂😂😂
Too bad this will be out of reach for the vast majority of guitar players.
Well, the ‘good for consumers, not as for manufacturers’ other side of that idea is that you can get amazingly great guitars at bizarrely low price points these days- I have models on both ends of that spectrum and I regularly wonder how any company can make money in the high end when the mid- and low-end of the market is SO STRONG (playing a British/American designed, Asian-made FretKing right now that kills guitars 2 and 3 times its’ price...) 21st C weirdness, where the good parts are so stirred in with the bad parts it makes you dizzy to think...
Pretentious? Moi?
I kinda hate when a guitar its such a copy of another brand , but looks great for sure.
if he was john mayer people would say he just stole from gibson
beautiful words,... no playing :(
Does anyone else see Abraham Lincoln?
Who is the jackass who gave this a thumbs down!?!?!?! ;) Can't wait to play this one!
DeArmonds Still have those pups. Incredible guitars from before 2000 when fender took over. Guild made DeArmond The X 155 is killer.
Abraham Lincoln?
Cough *duo jet*
Does he really talk that way? I mean the descriptions. I guess geniuses have their own way of looking at stuff. Of course his playing backs him up.
Yes.
He can always become a salesman if he would loose a hand or finger. (I'm bad!)
How to describe a gretsch without mentioning it
This is so pretentious but I get it
Huh? Julian is a great musician, but I have no idea what he is talking about.
Nice guitar but insanely overpriced, as the second-hand market already testifies.
There's a ton of cork-sniffing and marketing bullshit in this video. At certain points it almost comes off as parody, e.g. "It's diverse and dynamic, and that's the nature of tradition". "The guitar is 3-dimensional, when I look down I see a narrative unfolding". Look Julian, I love you man, but you're kind of talking out of your ass here.
"The guitar sounds so good electrically because it sounds so good acoustically". Bro, it's a sealed hollow-body with a trestle block. It has the acoustic properties of a cigar box, and it will be drowned out by moderate conversation. If you put some f-holes in it, then okay, it would have a bit of unplugged character, but not much, given all the damping from the set-in pickups and that big ol' Bigsby.
Look, I'm sure it's a nice guitar, but there's nothing groundbreaking about it. Also, the Bigsby bugs me on this guitar because it seems like an aesthetic afterthought. I've almost never seen Julian actually use the Bigsby on this guitar, which is very typical for jazz guys with tremolo systems - they're usually too involved with the normal mechanics of fretting and picking to utilize the tremolo to any significant degree. So you're basically paying an insane amount of money for a guitar that has all the tuning weaknesses that come with a Bigsby.
You can spend your life savings on this guitar or you can buy a Gretsch which will sound just as good (and look weirdly similar...hmmmm). You can even mod the pickups if you're really sonically restless and it will still cost you vastly less money than this guitar.
Dude JL is an amazing and deserving of many sig model guitars, but he can’t explain specs worth a shit.
i don't like this pickups
He credits the body shape and the lines of the guitar and the inclusion of the Bigsby to Collings?! He goes on to say that Colling's design decisions are so "bold". He references Dynasonic pickups, semi-hollow construction with trestle block bracing down the center - All the hallmarks of a vintage Gretsch. Anyone watching knows this guitar is just a reinterpretation (rip-off) of a Gretsch Duo Jet. At least John Mayer and PRS had the honesty and integrity to tell us that his Silver Sky was based on his favorite vintage Strats.