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 only company to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Top: Sitka spruce 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 only company 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":38141,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[546],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-38140","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-uncategorized","brand-collings","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nBack & Sides: East Indian rosewood
\nNeck: Honduran mahogany
\nBody Binding: Ivoroid with herringbone purfling
\nFingerboard Binding: None
\nPeghead Binding: None
\nBridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3\/16″ spacing
\nFingerboard: Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares
\nFingerboard: Radius 14″ – 26″ compound
\nBridge Pins\/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot
\nNut: Bone, 1 11\/16″
\nSaddle: Bone, drop-in
\nNeck Profile: Modified V
\nPeghead Profile: Square with volute
\nNeck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
\nTruss Rod: Fully adjustable
\nFrets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
\nPeghead: Veneer Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo
\nTuners: Nickel Waverly
\nBackstrip: 2-style (Zipper)
\nRosette: iv\/tort\/iv & b\/w purflings
\nScale Length: 25 1\/2″
\nBrace Material: Sitka spruce
\nBrace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace
\nBody Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
\nNeck Finish: High gloss polyester resin
\nPickguard: Tortoise
\nStrings: D’Addario EJ-17 (.013″- .056″)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"