All Collings guitars have the same mortise and tenon hybrid neck joint. Instead of being a straight mortise/tenon, it is cut in a tapered triangle (from a few feet away you might think it was a dovetail). This triangle-shaped tenon has threaded neck bolts that are attached through the heel block, and then concealed by mahogany plugs. The fingerboard extension is glued down.
Collings OM1ajl
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I have Pearse PB’s on mine and love the tone on this particular guitar.
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So you found one that rose above! Good for you, Kory!
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Raymond -
Hello! I did. I am still stunned. I was killing time with my mom and picked it up just because of the smaller nut. Anyway, the rest is history.
Hello! I did. I am still stunned. I was killing time with my mom and picked it up just because of the smaller nut. Anyway, the rest is history.
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I bought my OM1A JL from AMW. When it arrived I was expecting the D'Addario NB1253's, but it had Phosphor Bronze stings on it. So I called and Steve said, "Oh Raymond hates those strings so he strung it with standard D'Addario EJ-16"....lol So, it is now well known that Raymond doesn't like the Nickel Bronze strings.
The guitar sounded great out of the box, as Raymond strung it. I played it a few weeks. I then put the Nickel Bronze set that was in the case on. Definitely different. Maybe a little dryer and not as lush. But after a few days they really grew on me. Those stayed a month or so and then restrung with JP PB lights. They sounded amazing too. I'm back to a set of Nickel Bronze and really like them. I'll probably try a PB set next time, but I've come to the conclusion, any of the strings I've tried sound great. Hey, maybe it's the guitar!!
Sweet little box!
The guitar sounded great out of the box, as Raymond strung it. I played it a few weeks. I then put the Nickel Bronze set that was in the case on. Definitely different. Maybe a little dryer and not as lush. But after a few days they really grew on me. Those stayed a month or so and then restrung with JP PB lights. They sounded amazing too. I'm back to a set of Nickel Bronze and really like them. I'll probably try a PB set next time, but I've come to the conclusion, any of the strings I've tried sound great. Hey, maybe it's the guitar!!
Sweet little box!
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i've had this guitar for a month with the factory installed nickel strings, and the sound is so good, i don't want to change a thing. i may try these strings on my other collings guitars.