The Collings Forum

I have let this post sit for a little over a week but alas no replies.

It is too little too late I think for this forum. This dinosaur that used to be the life of Collings is now just fossil remains of what once was.

Facebook is the place to be to discuss Collings and post videos of your playing ...

Nice find! Love the Martin 12 string.

Enjoy!

It is always interesting to see the variation of different strings on different guitars. Some work WAY better than others on certain instruments.

Thank you for the good wishes. Let's look for a stellar 2026!

Frank

Happy New Year to all!

Congrats! Great looking guitar. Enjoy it!

We all have our own likes so this comment is not to be for or against anybody else's choices.

I was initially drawn to Collings for the energy in the strings of the guitar and the way they couple to the rest of the instrument. There is good power and springiness to each pluck of the string. While ...

Fancier wood always has at least a psychological positive factor on tone. In reality, the figure of the wood may or may not be correlated to tone. In general, darker versions of some of the common woods MAY be a little more lush but not guaranteed.

You only go around once. Enjoy it! Please share picts (and video) when you get it. We like eye candy here.

Frank

Sitka is a great wood. The key with all woods is the tonal quality. There is a ton of sitka out there and most of it is good. There is some out there though that is superior.

Not to bring up another guitar brand but Martin uses different grades of sitka on their guitars from their entry level all ...