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Topic: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

What can I say - in over 25 years of playing the guitar, I have never owned a P-90 equipped one... until now.

I bought this beautiful cherry red Collings 290 from a member on TGP.  Benn playing the heck out of it since I got it.  I LOVE the fit and finish on this guitar.  Collings have a rep for beautiful craftwork, and this is well borne out here.

I particularly like the thick neck (reminiscent of my JBLP) and the flat, wide fretboard which takes me back to my earlier days of playing classical guitar.

I am finding the P-90s a little too 'polite' at this stage, which is something noted by a few others on the forums.  Perhaps I might upgrade to Lollar P-90s, but maybe not.  I love the clean, chimey tone from the mahogany body, so perhaps I might use this guitar more when I need clean, articulate tones.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8084 … 331a73.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8084 … 3f6370.jpg

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8084 … afe79a.jpg

Any other Collings owners on here?

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

That's a beauty Devan - congrats!

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

very nice looking guitar. What do you use for an Amp? It must sound sweet
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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

I'm pretty sure the 290 has Lollar P90 pickups.

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Excellent guitar man!  Audley Freed has been spotted playing a model exactly like that one and lets just say I'm jonesing one myself next year when that piece of crap Honda Odyssey is paid for in my car port.

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

wharris wrote:

I'm pretty sure the 290 has Lollar P90 pickups.

Yep, here are the specs:

Features Include:
•Solid Mahogany Body
•High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
•Rosewood Fingerboard
•Ebony Peghead Veneer
•Grained Ivoroid Dot Fingerboard Inlays
•Amber or Black Top Hat Knobs
•Soapbar P90-style Pickups by Jason Lollar
•Hand Set Mortise and Tenon Neck Joint
•24 7/8" Scale Length
•50's Style Wiring
•12" Fingerboard Radius
•Tone Pros Bridge and Tailpiece
•Gotoh SG301 Tuners with Vintage-Style Buttons

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Devan wrote:

Any other Collings owners on here?

Congratulations Devan, she's a beauty!

I picked up my Collings I-35 Deluxe about 3 weeks ago and haven't played anything else since.  They are quite remarkable guitars.
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 … _I-35a.jpg
http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc4 … _I-35c.jpg

Now to answer your P90 question, I have an Epiphone Casino with P90's and to get that growl I either use my Plexi or Fender 57 Twin Reissue.  I also use my Fulltone OCD instead of the tube screamer. 

I'm curious, were you impressed with the case?

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Thanks for the kind words everyone - appreciate it ! cool

Ron - I play through either a Mesa/Boogie DC-10 or Mesa/Boogie MkIIC.  Sounds great through those - VERY clear and articulate.  I also have an Axe-FX but haven't tried this guitar through it yet.

wharris & chrisuk - Thanks for the clarification, it indeed has Lollars in it already.  I wonder is Jason might do a 'hotter' variation perhaps?

AD3THREE - I do recall seeing Audley on the promotional page for the 290, but I don't know much about him or his playing.  Would appreciate it if you (or anyone else) could give some tips on albums etc. that showcase his work.

Indy -  I do recall your lovely I-35 being posted on here.  Thanks for the tips on improving the tone.  I do have an OCD and you are correct - it adds the missing 'bite' to the tone that I was looking for.  And I WAS impressed with the Collings case.  Solid piece of work.  Dare I say, a better case than the Gibson Custom Shop one that my JBLP came in! smile

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Best thing to do is check out a band called Cry Of Love.  Brother is one of those 90's albums that is the greatest album people have never heard of.  He did that and a short stint in the Black Crows for a few years, mostly Lions album and their live album as well as the Live at the Greek album with Jimmy Page before their first breakup.  He also does a TON of session stuff now in country music.  And he was Peter Framptons 2nd guitarist back in 2009 for his world tour.  He goes to the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam every year and sits in the Christmas Jam allstars band which backs up most of the singers that didn't bring their band.  Cry of love is his best stuff in my opinion.   
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Devan wrote:

Thanks for the kind words everyone - appreciate it ! cool

Ron - I play through either a Mesa/Boogie DC-10 or Mesa/Boogie MkIIC.  Sounds great through those - VERY clear and articulate.  I also have an Axe-FX but haven't tried this guitar through it yet.

wharris & chrisuk - Thanks for the clarification, it indeed has Lollars in it already.  I wonder is Jason might do a 'hotter' variation perhaps?

AD3THREE - I do recall seeing Audley on the promotional page for the 290, but I don't know much about him or his playing.  Would appreciate it if you (or anyone else) could give some tips on albums etc. that showcase his work.

Indy -  I do recall your lovely I-35 being posted on here.  Thanks for the tips on improving the tone.  I do have an OCD and you are correct - it adds the missing 'bite' to the tone that I was looking for.  And I WAS impressed with the Collings case.  Solid piece of work.  Dare I say, a better case than the Gibson Custom Shop one that my JBLP came in! smile

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Those Collings SC90's are amazing.

Congrats on the new guitar; I'm sure you're gonna love it.

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Devan wrote:

wharris & chrisuk - Thanks for the clarification, it indeed has Lollars in it already.  I wonder is Jason might do a 'hotter' variation perhaps?

Yes he does:

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/mercha … 90-pickups

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Re: NGD - My first P-90 guitar!! (Collings)

Chrisuk wrote:
Devan wrote:

wharris & chrisuk - Thanks for the clarification, it indeed has Lollars in it already.  I wonder is Jason might do a 'hotter' variation perhaps?

Yes he does:

http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/mercha … 90-pickups

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I think they use Lollars on the Heritage-made guitars ???

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