The Collings Forum

Thank you all ... for the kind words and enthusiasm. I am having a great time with my new SJ. I am in the 'find the ultimate strings' part of new guitar ownership. The guitar came to life when I put on the Elixir Polyweb .012-.056 strings. The .056 E string really brings out a lovely bass, though I ...

Thank you all ... and I am happy to be a part of the Collings community here. I am anxious to read your evaluations ... after such a long wait I would be a wreck waiting for the truck to finally arrive and the door bell ring! Not that I wouldn't have them on auto-tracking and meet them at the curb! ...

Greetings from Oregon ... My Collings SJ Indian arrived a few days ago. One of those dreams come true. My 1971 Martin D-18 always lacked something. I bought it new when I was 21, and now at 69 I decided I had needed to move on from fixed truss-bars, high action, and mahogany. And so, down the path o...