Sound Pure's Take
When we heard this was the model Collings took to NAMM this past Winter to represent their Baby models, we knew we had to have it! We're consistently impressed with these small but never whimpy acoustics and this is our favorite yet--the Walnut just adds a wonderful top end shimmer without getting too busy harmonically. A bright, clear tone graces the entire dynamic spectrum from bass to treble, making this stately little gem an absolute dream for late nights in the hotel room after a long day of travel or time shut away in the studio working on your latest expression. Truly a top notch example of where tool and artwork meet!
From Collings Guitars
Our smallest model is a rarity among fractional size guitars: most listeners never guess that it's not a full-size instrument unless they see it being played. While lacking the deep bass of larger guitars the tone is remarkably balanced, with adequate volume for most applications. The Collings Baby is approximately a 3/4 size version of our OM, 12 1/2 inches wide in the lower bout with a 24 1/8 inch scale, and the headstock and bridge are scaled to match. Sometimes the Baby is used as a travel guitar, but it often sees duty as a songwriter's tool, the guitar that's ready at a moment's notice and can be played while seated in any position. The same wide range of woods and options offered on other Collings models are available on the Baby as well, but rosewood versions with a spruce top are by far the most popular.
- Model
- Baby 1 Walnut
- Serial
- 29413
- Year
- 2019
- Top
- Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides
- Walnut
- Neck
- Honduran Mahogany
- Body Binding
- Tortoise with b/w/b/w Top Purfling
- Fingerboard Binding
- None
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Ebony Small Belly-Style 2 3/16"
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with MOP Short Dots
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with MOP Dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 3/4"
- Saddle
- Bone, Drop-In
- Neck Profile
- Modified V
- Peghead Profile
- Tapered Square with Volute
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & Tenon Hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully Adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% Nickel
- Peghead Veneer
- Ebony with MOP Collings Logo
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly 4060 (16:1 ratio)
- Backstrip
- 1-style Walnut
- Rosette
- b/w Purfling
Soundhole
- Scale Length
- 24 1/8"
- Brace Material
- Sitka Spruce
- Brace Pattern
- Pre-war Scalloped X-brace
- Fingerboard Radius
- 14" - 26" compound
- Body Finish
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Finish
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Case
- Deluxe Hardshell by TKL
Free 3-Year Warranty
Sound Pure stands behind our products. Free three-year warranty on this item. Coverage exclusions live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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Returns
This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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