Sound Pure's Take

A tremendous, brassy dread with that distinct V profile that many pickers crave.  The rich, authoritative bass sits just right with slightly scooped mids and a sparkling, sustaining upper register--those upgrades to Adirondack bracing and no tongue brace make a big difference tonally in terms of overall sustain and sheer brawn.  While it's not a new guitar, the condition comes awfully close--not so much on the price!  You're going to want to jump on this one before it gets snatched up!

 

Condition: Used, Excellent

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.

 

2010

Top: Sitka spruce (Medium, Wide Grain)

Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 1/4" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot

Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Vintage Now

Peghead Profile: Tapered square with volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Brazilian Rosewood

Tuners: Nickel Waverly (4060)

Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)

Rosette: iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Brace Material: Adirondack

Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace

No Tongue Brace

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Case: TKL Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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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