I like the Collings as I like the Gibsons.
My preference between the 330 and the 335 goes to the former one. It is light, very resounding unplugged and incredibly sweet sounding. The only drawback of the 330 is that the neck connects to the body at the 16th fret.
I ordered the Collings I-30 LC untested. There was none to be found in France. Of course, I had read quite a lot. I already appreciated the Collings brand since I have an acoustic guitar from them. Their build quality is second to none.
I live in two different places and wanted another ES-330-like guitar for my second place. The advantages of the Collings I-30 LC over the Gibson are that it is even ligther and that the neck joins the body at the 19th fret. The body is smaller. Here, I prefer the larger body of the Gibson. In addition, the later sounds better unplugged. When plugged, the Collings sounds crisper and, who would have thought, less vintage. All in all, the Collings is nevertheless a fantastic all round guitar.
