The Collings Forum

Hello fellow forum members, Does anybody here have any comments on Collings delivery estimates? I ordered from my local dealer in late June 18' and was told "Early December"...in early December I was told "early January"...in January I was told "late January".....as yo...

Rick LaReno wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 2:39 pm My 1st was a D-3 bought in Greenboro, NC in 1998. Still have it. My 2nd was/is a n OM-42G purchased from Cotten Music in Nashville in 1999. I've owned others in between, My most recent is an I-35LC. Best electric I've ever played.OM42side2.jpg

Beautiful Guitars!!!

This is somewhat inspired by pjkesq's excitement about his forthcoming Custom. I sometimes send my self off to sleep (never was good at that) imagining that I could order a custom (or even two or three - after all dreams are free right? ) The reason I'm here is because I found the most ideal guitar...

Haasome wrote: ↑Tue Dec 25, 2018 12:55 pm And... did it arrive for Christmas?

NO! I guess the estimated finish date of 12/21/18 was just an estimate. It is still in the finish curing stage, then onto polishing. As the late great Tom Petty sang, "waiting is the hardest part!"

Merry Christmas.

This is great! keep 'em coming in guys. Interesting that the Heritage & Elliott weigh the same Paul. I wonder if it's just the 'heavier/ bulkier' look of the Heritage that gives the impression that it actually weighs more? The old 'a ton of feathers & a ton of steel' analogy?...Both still '...

Georgelange wrote: ↑Thu Dec 13, 2018 3:40 am Anybody try different strings on this particular guitar?

does ajl stand for adirondack Julian Lange?

michaelnel wrote: ↑Fri Nov 16, 2018 10:56 am I hope they make it right too. The guitar arrived back at CME yesterday. Waiting to hear about the refund.

Have they done the right thing and refunded your money????

Wow! So cool.

By the way, I don't think my Elliott Elite capo is worth $160. But that's what they cost, and that's what enough people are willing to pay for them to keep Phil Elliott's little operation in business. I don't think a Collings CJ35 is worth between $5-6 thousand dollars either, but as soon as I come...

Elliots keep the guitar noticeably more in-tune versus other capos? I suppose I have what you'd call a "decent" capo -- not an Elliot -- and although it doesn't throw the guitar out-of-whack I suppose it could be better. That's a lot of money though. Maybe I'll try to borrow one and take ...