Sound Pure's Take
Sometimes we get guitars that just make you wonder...how could this be any better? This is just absolutely blissful. All of the focus and clarity of Maple paired with the volume and headroom of Adirondack and the raw, open power of the 12 fret design. A complete harmony of a guitar. There isn't a hint of the super-bright, overly-crisp response that Maple can have nor the somewhat un-focused response 12 fret dreads can fall into. You -will not- find a more powerful and precise flatpicking guitar. Certainly not for this price!
From Collings Guitars
This is the original 12-fret dreadnought shape, first designed as an oversized Hawaiian guitar almost a century ago. We've retained the shape and wide neck with slotted headstock from that bygone era, but our DS models are thoroughly modern guitars with a unique sound all their own. The longer body, with the bridge closer to the center of the lower bout, delivers an open, airy tone with smoothness and warmth not typically found in modern, 14-fret dreadnoughts. Whether flatpicked or played fingerstyle, these guitars have lots of headroom and the wide dynamic range invites everything from mellow accompaniment to biting leads.
- Serial Number
- 19511
- Year
- 2012
- Top
- Adirondack
- Back & Sides
- Hard Rock Maple
- Neck
- Honduran mahogany
- Body Binding
- Ivoroid with herringbone purfling
- Fingerboard Binding
- None
- Peghead Binding
- None
- Bridge
- Ebony belly-style with 2 3/8" spacing
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with MOP dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 13/16"
- Saddle
- Bone, drop-in
- Neck Profile
- Modified V
- Peghead Profile
- Tapered slotted square with volute
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & tenon hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% nickel-silver
- Peghead Veneer
- Brazilian Rosewood
- Peghead Inlay
- Torch
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly Slot
- 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
- Fingerboard Radius
- 14" - 26" compound
- Body Finish
- High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Finish
- High gloss polyester resin
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
Hardshell Case
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
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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