Sound Pure's Take
This full-voiced, articulate offering from Waterloo is possessed by the soul of a bluesman of yore
The 12-fret build gives you a powerful low-end that encourages you to dig in
The maple reflects every note with an engineers precision
This is the kind of guitar that all my blues heroes played
It's an honest, working man's instrument that inspires you to create something new
It's a tabula rasa of tone in the best possible way
It reaches right into your chest and makes you play with your heart
I'm no Blind Willie Johnson, but this guitar drops me off closer than I've ever been before
From Collings Guitars
The WL-12 is a new variation on the flagship WL-14 that brings together the elements of maple back and sides, vintage x-bracing, and 12-fret construction to create an entirely new Waterloo experience. By joining the neck to the body at the 12th fret, the bridge is positioned closer to the center of the lower bout, producing a rich and open tone with stronger low-end response than you would typically expect from a parlor-sized guitar. Maple back/sides make for the perfect tonal compliment to the body design, adding focus, projection, and a pronounced front-end attack that is sure to inspire players of nearly any acoustic genre.
As a standard, all WL-12 models feature a moderate oval-shaped neck profile with a fully adjustable truss rod, drop-in saddle, and a vintage "iced tea" sunburst finish. Hardshell TKL case included.
2016
- Serial Number
- 955
- Top
- Solid Spruce
- Back/Sides
- Solid Flamed Maple
- Bracing
- Vintage-inspired X-bracing
- Color
- Vintage-style Sunburst
- Binding
- Ivoroid Bound Top and Soundhole
- Bridge
- Ebony with 2 3/8" Spacing
- Bridge Pins
- Ebony
- Saddle
- Bone Drop-in
- Pickguard
- Tigerstripe Celluloid
- Body Finish
- Semi-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Neck
- Solid Mahogany
- Fingerboard
- Indian Rosewood
- Nut
- 1 3/4" Ebony Nut
- Neck Support
- Adjustable Truss Rod
- Fingerboard Inlays
- 6mm Acrylic Dots
- Neck Profile
- Moderate Oval Shape
- Scale Length
- 24 7/8"
- Fret Wire
- Medium 18% Nickel-silver
- Logo
- Stenciled Waterloo
- Tuners
- Golden Age Restoration
- Body Width
- 14 3/4"
- Body Length
- 19 1/4"
- Body Depth
- 4 1/4"
- Scale Length
- 24 7/8"
- Nut Width
- 1 3/4"
- Saddle Spacing
- 2 3/8"
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