The Collings Forum

Enjoy! My Waterloo stable is a WL-S Deluxe and a WL-12. I go back and forth on which is my favorite and I can't see ever parting with either. I want to try a Jumbo King even though that model is nothing like my other two.

Congrats on the new WL-K. I have a WL-12 and WL-S Deluxe and the K is one model I haven't had the chance to try. Something tells me I'd like it.

I've read that they are back to building instruments but I've also read that they're focusing on the Collings line over Waterloo. I would just give them a call and hear it from the horse's mouth. I've heard many times how helpful and friendly they are when you ring them up.

Sent you an email.

A quick update: After contacting Collings, they reached out to Stewmac and they are sending me a new set of GAR tuners. Hoping they work better than the originals. If not then I will probably upgrade to a set of Waverly's. I'd prefer to not do that but I know they'd be a huge improvement over the st...

I am a recent owner (3months) of a WL-12 and it's a keeper. I tend to flip guitars way too often but this one is staying with me. My first Waterloo was a WL-14 and it was great, but I traded it towards a WL-S Deluxe. You could say I prefer 12 fret guitars over 14 fret models. I honestly can't pick a...

I'm in the same boat with my WL-S Deluxe but that model is a slotted headstock design. I would like a drop in replacement for both that model as well as my WL-12. Lubing the tuners kind of worries me, the possibility of excess lube seeping into the wood, or attracting dirt make me hesitate to go thi...