The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. While Collings is certainly not the only company to build them, they bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. Although its bass response makes the dreadnought ideal for vocal accompaniment, Collings versions are also often employed by bluegrass flat-pickers who must compete with inherently louder instruments such as banjos and fiddles. The wide range of woods and neck sizes offered allow dreadnought fans to find a Collings model ideally suited to their playing style and tonal preference.
Specifications:
- Body Shape: Dreadnought
- Body Material: Sitka Spruce (Top), E. Indian Rosewood (Back & Sides)
- Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Profile: Modified V
- Fretboard Material: Ebony
- Fretboard Radius: 14″ – 26″ compound
- Scale Length: 25.5″
- No. of Frets: 20 Medium 18% nickel-silver
- Fretboard Inlays: Abalone Long Diamond & Squares
- Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16″ spacing
- Pickguard: Tortoise
- Strings: D’Addario EJ-17 (.013″- .056″)
- Tuning Machines: Waverly Tuning Machines
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Case: Deluxe hardshell case by TKL
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