Sound Pure's Take
Condition Used, Very Good
It's got it all, and it's at the right price. The neck profile and bracing situation (no tongue brace) emulate an old D-18 but ultimately the sound is classic Collings--aggressive, brassy, and downright powerful. The previous owner definitely (carefully) played it in, leaving the next player with a particularly warm, open voice. Our luthier did a complete fret dress, setup, and cleanup of the finish and, while you will notice some scratching here and there (stuff that's very difficult to picture), this hoss is ready to hit the stage TONIGHT!
From Collings Guitars
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. The wide range of woods and neck sizes offered allow dreadnought fans to find a Collings model ideally suited to their playing style and tonal preference.
2016
- Model
- D1 VN SB
- Serial
- 25483
- Top
- Sitka Baked
- Back & Sides
- Honduran Mahogany
- Neck
- Honduran Mahogany
- Body Binding
- Tortoise with b/w/b/w Top Purfling
- Fingerboard Binding
- None
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Ebony Belly-Style with 2 3/16"
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with Mother of Pearl Long Dots
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with Mother of Pearl Dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 3/4"
- Saddle
- Bone
- Neck Profile
- Vintage Now Neck
- Peghead Profile
- Tapered Square
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & Tenon Hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully Adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Ebony
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly
- Backstrip
- 3-Style
- Rosette
- b/w Purfling
- Scale Length
- 25 1/2"
- Brace Material
- Sitka Spruce
- Brace Pattern
- Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace (Extra Brace, No Tongue Brace)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 14" - 26" Compound
- Body Finish
- Sunburst (Style-2), Walnut Satin
- Neck Finish
- High Gloss Polyester Resin
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Pickup
- K&K Pure Mini
- Case
- Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL
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