The Collings Forum

We each have different perceptions of the guitars based on our experiences. And that is almost certainly true with different styles of play and different kinds of material. I am also a fairly long time Collings player with experience both auditioning, and owning multiple Collings. I have five right now. I am also a singer--have been one almost all my life; and consider myself a singer well before a guitarist. Just wanted to add that I exchanged a non-torrified D1A, which was and is a great guitar, for my D1AT with a torrified top because the D1AT was a better guitar for me to sing with. I found the D1AT with the torrified top easier to partner with. I do think I hear some of what you hear because the non-torrified Collings seem--for Collings--a little more lush than the torrified models; but, for me, with the torrified dreadnought I can find more delicacy and nuance--and it is plenty lush for the material I sing, and of course for my voice.

I don't find that the case with the smaller guitars. Both my non-torrified OMs are spectacular companions when singing.

Interesting JohnB. Appreciate your perspective and take on the matter.