Description
Named for the scenic 290 highway that winds past the Collings shop though the Texas Hill Country, the 290 is a modern day tribute to the original working man's rock'n roll guitar. A solid mahogany body and neck are complimented by two Lollar Soap Bar P90 pickups for a tone that shows off the amazing harmonic range and dynamics of this often underrated configuration. Finished in classic TV Yellow & professionally set up so it's ready to play straight out of the case.
Cosmetic Condition: Marvelous conditon overall & very clean. There are a few very tiny little dents/dings with some scratches on the pickguard, but really great shape for the most part. The plastic wrap is still over the back control cover.
Neck: Honduran mahogany neck with 12" radius rosewood fingerboard & ivoroid dot inlays. Medium frets in great shape with no wear. Ebony headstock veneer with mother of pearl Collings inlay. Nickel Gotoh tuners with Collings logo. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 7/8" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Contoured, solid Honduran mahogany body finished in TV Yellow. Stop tailpiece & Tune-O-Matic bridge with single-ply black pickguard. Guitar weighs 6 lbs 14.4 oz.
Electronics: Lollar P-90 single coils with black "soap bar" covers. Bridge - 9.41K ohms; Neck - 8.47K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with black "top hat" knobs; 3-way toggle switch. All electronics are in good working condition.
Case: Original Armitage deluxe hardshell case included.
