The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. While Collings is certainly not the first to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. Although its bass response makes the dreadnought ideal for vocal accompaniment, Collings versions are also often employed by bluegrass flatpickers who must compete with inherently louder instruments such as banjos and fiddles. This guitar is available for SoundPure's Try-Before-You-Buy Program, so if you want to hear how it sounds in your studio, shoot us an email at Acoustics@SoundPure.com or call us anytime at 919.682.5552. Thanks for watching!

The Collings OM, Orchestra Model, Cutaway is a 14-fret acoustic guitar that is perfect for both fingerstyle players and flatpickers. The OM features dark and straight grain from East Indian Rosewood on the back and sides and select Sitka Spruce. This acoustic has classic, even balanced tone and ultimate access to the upper frets. The compact shape make the OM easy to handle and the relatively shallow body, barely over 4 inches deep, results in balanced tone and an immediate response. Call or email SoundPure for all of your guitar questions 919.682.5552 or acoustics@soundpure.com

Keith Ganz overdubs and layers several acoustic guitar parts, including rhythm, lead, and solo lines with a variety of Collings Acoustic Guitars at SoundPure Studios in Durham, NC. This video features the final performance. Check out our other videos to learn more about how this music video was made. We provide an overview of microphone recording techniques and discuss mic positioning, pickup patterns, as well as pairing microphones and preamps. Our second video features the acoustic guitars used in the performance as we discuss the types of wood used, body shapes and styles, as well as why we chose each guitar for specific parts. The third video details the techniques used to mix all of the tracks. We demonstrate how we used compression, EQ, Reverb and Delay as well as showing the different pieces of gear used. Give us your feedback! Call or email SoundPure with any questions you may have about the gear or techniques used. 919.682.5552. or 888.528.9703.

Keith Ganz performs using a handful of Collings Acoustic Guitars for this layered guitar performance. SoundPure's Jared discusses the different top woods, body shapes, and body styles used for this performance as well as why each guitar was chosen for specific parts. Learn more about the D2H G, C10, OM2H G, OM2H Cutaway, or Baby 2H at SoundPure.com or call one of our guitar experts. If you are interested in the recording or mixing techniques used in this video, watch our other videos to learn more about audio engineering. Call 919.682.5552 or 888.528.9703 to talk to our Guitar Boutique staff.