Collings Guitars - General Discussion

RE: Collings Guitars

George Lange — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 23:03:14 +0000

I have a Collings D1A VN that fits perfectly to this type of music. I bought it used and glad I did. It sounds best played with a plectrum.

RE: Collings Guitars

dom — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 18:01:40 +0000

Thanks for posting. I've seen videos of Bill walking around his workshop storeroom and tapping his knuckle on the plain planks of spruce to work out what price point the guitar would suit.

My dream guitar is probably an Atkin. I say probably because i've never had the chance to play one, but i'd love a guitar with Made in England written on it. Bill Collings actually visited Alister Atkin's workshop in Guildford, England before he passed away, so they must have built up some kind of connection.

People far more knowledgeable than me have described Atkin as the nearest thing we have here in the UK to Collings. All I need is 3 grand.😐

RE: Collings Guitars

jerseychicadee — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:33:56 +0000

Such beautiful sounding instruments. I’ve followed Lyle Lovett forever. Always impressed with his style of playing. He’s ran in one of my favorite circle of artists since he hit the scene. Collings are out of my price league. If I sold all 5 of my guitars I still couldn’t afford the one I’d want. Such is the life of a poor struggling guitar ‘practicer.’

RE: Collings Guitars

Eric Reinhardt — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:19:36 +0000

Very informative

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C White — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:07:40 +0000

I thought this was a cool video on Collings Acoustics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIZ-gt_XLi0