This new Brazilian Rosewood D2A Hill Country is an incredible, vintage-inspired guitar utilizing an increasingly rare set of tonewoods. It's been more than a minute since Collings had new sets of Brazilian rosewood available, and when we had the opportunity to grab a couple we jumped on board and could not be more thrilled with how this guitar has turned out. The grain has a wonderful aesthetic to it, with the quality of the Brazilian being absolutely lovely, with a wonderful color and touch of movement.
This particular D2A HC has a rich, focused and warm response throughout the range of the instrument, with a mid-to-low range growl that is reminiscent of some of our favorite vintage guitars. Bold and dynamic with a quick string response and a heft behind the note that thanks to the combination of Adirondack and Brazilian that really cuts through a jam.
The Hill Country line of guitars deliver a new vintage-voiced build, with the same quality and attention to detail that has always been synonymous with Collings. This dreadnought features hand-poured tortoise appointments, new bracing and top/back voicings, and a stamped Collings logo on the back of the headstock.
The control, and power that comes from this line of Collings guitars rivals any sort of vintage-inspired build out there, and we're so very excited to get to spend time getting to know these guitars before we usher them along to their new home. Includes a free Mass Street setup from our crew of luthiers along with the original hardshell case.
Build: 14-Fret Hill Country Dreadnought
Finish: Hill Country Gloss Finish
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides: Brazilian Rosewood
Construction: Hill Country Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Ivoroid
Fingerboard Binding: Ebony
Peghead Binding: None
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard: EEbony with gold MOP short diamond & squares
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony
Nut: Aged bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle: Aged bone, cut-through
Neck Profile: Hill Country large
Peghead Profile: Square with 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: 2-style (Zipper)
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
