2017 Collings City Limits Deluxe - Aged Gold Top & Natural Back (S/N CL171060)

Up for sale is a stunning 2017 Collings City Limits Deluxe, featuring an Aged Gold Top with a natural Honduran mahogany back. This particular example, serial number CL171060, showcases Collings’ renowned craftsmanship with an aged finish and hardware, giving it an authentic, broken-in feel while maintaining modern precision and reliability.

Key Features:

• Body: Solid Honduran mahogany

• Top: Premium flamed maple, Aged Gold finish

• Neck: Honduran mahogany with Haircut peghead profile

• Fingerboard: Rosewood with parallelogram inlays, 12” radius

• Binding: Grained ivoroid on body, fingerboard, and peghead

• Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

• Neck Joint: Extra-long mortise and tenon for added stability

Electronics & Hardware:

The ThroBak ER-MXV humbuckers deliver exceptional clarity, warmth, and dynamic range, making this guitar equally at home with clean tones or driven through an amp. Paired with CTS 500K pots and Jupiter Vintage Yellow capacitors, the controls respond smoothly and naturally, offering rich tonal shaping.

The Kluson ABR-1 bridge and Kluson Stop Tailpiece (nickel-plated zinc with steel studs) provide solid intonation and sustain, while Nickel Gotoh tuners with the Collings logo ensure precise tuning stability.

Finish & Playability:

The high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer has been tastefully aged, giving the guitar a vintage aesthetic with subtle checking and hardware patina. This finish not only enhances its visual appeal but also allows the tonewoods to resonate more freely.

The neck profile is comfortable and fast, with a smooth rosewood fingerboard and a 12” radius for effortless bends and chording. It’s currently set up with 11’s playing cleanly across the board.

Condition:

Excellent. The guitar plays beautifully, with no significant dings or issues. The aged finish and hardware add vintage character without compromising the instrument’s structural integrity.

Includes: Original Collings hardshell case and a recently supplied spec sheet from Collings, as the original was misplaced.

Construction: Solid body

Body: Honduran mahogany

Top: Premium flamed maple

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Grained ivoroid

Fingerboard Binding: Grained ivoroid

Peghead Binding: Grained ivoroid

Bridge: Kluson ABR-1 (Nickel-plated Zinc)

Tailpiece: Kluson Stop Tailpiece (nickel-plated zinc, steel studs)

Fingerboard: Rosewood with Parallelograms

Fingerboard Radius: 12”

Pickups: ThroBak ER-MXV

Pots/Caps: CTS 500K / Jupiter Vintage Yellow

Knobs: Custom grained ivoroid top hat

Pickup Rings: Custom grained ivoroid

Nut: 1 11/16”

Scale Length: 24 7/8”

Neck Joint: Extra long mortise & tenon

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Ebony with Parallelogram

Peghead Profile: Haircut

Tuners: Nickel Gotoh with Collings logo

Wiring: 50s style

Guitar Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Pickguard: None

Truss Rod Cover: Grained ivoroid

Strings: D’Addario NYXL 11-49

Case: Deluxe hardshell case

Printed spec-sheet from Collings Guitars

8lbs 10oz