The Collings Forum

I know you were asking about SCGC strings on the OM1, but on my OM1-T, at least, I have used the lights and quite liked them.

I can’t get over the color of the rosewood on the back! I’m sure it sounds just as beautiful.

No issues with my 2020 OM1-T

So, today I took my 2020 OM1-t out of the house for the first time since I bought it in November. The TKL case it came with certainty is heavy, but I’m not sure how well made it is as the vinyl on the handle started pulling out where it meets the D-rings that hold it to the case. This is the first t...

Have you seen this demo?

https://youtu.be/kFgFX60e7og

My OM1-T has a 2 5/16” spacing at the bridge.

Hello dadgad6strings, I have a 2020 OM1T with a baked Sitka top and here are my thoughts: The neck profile is thin from front to back in the cowboy chords area but plumps up nicely to a soft v that is 1” as you get closer to the 9th fret. It doesn’t have much in the way of shoulders so it feels slim...

Congratulations! That’s a great looking guitar.

JohnFrink, thanks for the string recommendations. I’m looking forward to trying a few things with this, not because I think there’s anything wrong, but because I’m a tinkerer by nature.

Signed8bit, thanks for your kind words. How’s that OO1 14-fret?

Thanks so much for the thorough response, John. For the record, I’m pretty site that I would have been happy with whichever of the tops I’d chosen, but your description seems to comport with what I’ve heard and read about these tops on this particular model. One last question: Do you have a favorite...