The Collings Forum

Wow! A 12-fret slot-head Dread? That must be quite the cannon! What Traditional appointments does it have?

What tops did you go with? Which top did you stick with in the end? Sitka, baked Sitka, Adirondack. Not a very big sample, but Collings is so consistent, IMO, that the comparison was valid, at least for me. Baked Sitka over Mahogany works best for my music and my playing style; other players might ...

Wow! Let me get this straight. You’ve had 4 of these in all? Tell me more! What tops did you go with? Which top did you stick with in the end? I’m loving the baked Sitka, but don’t really have a point of comparison for this particular model.

Thanks for the kind words, folks! I have a question about this guitar: how many of these does Collings build ? I just haven’t seen a whole lot of them out there and was wondering if this is because people tend to hold on to them or because there simply aren’t that many.

Hello All, I’m new here, but have posted about this elsewhere. I figured I’d post it here’s too as there seems to be quite a bit of knowledge and enthusiasm regarding Collings guitars on this forum! :D About a month or so ago, I picked up a Collings OM1 T with a baked sitka top. What ended up leadin...