This Collings D1 A Hill Country represents a new line of vintage-inspired guitars from the Collings team down in Austin, TX. The Hill Country models feature a dry, focused and direct sound, with a really fundamental response to the string, making this new model a flatpicking canon. There are almost no overtones present in this particular D1, allowing it to fit in an ensemble and really cut through a mix, along with delivering a punch and growl that feels reminiscent of our favorite vintage guitars. We feel incredibly fortunate to be able to represent Collings and the Hill Country line, as each one of these guitars continues to turn heads here at the shop.
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany
Construction: Hill Country Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Tortoise
Fingerboard Binding: Ebony
Peghead Binding: None
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP dots
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony
Nut: Aged bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle: Aged bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile: Hill Country large
Peghead Profile: Square w/ no volute
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with no Collings Logo on front and stamped logo on back
Tuners: Relic Nickel Waverly
Backstrip: 1-style (walnut)
Rosette: Hand-poured ring from matching pickguard set
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material: Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern: Hill Country scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
Body Finish: Gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
