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Collings Guitars available at Artisan Guitars, located in Franklin, TN, just south of Nashville! Collings guitars are handcrafted in Austin, TX using only the finest hand selected tonewoods available. Please browse our inventory below or contact us to inquire about a special order.

Collings guitar craftsmanship is respected by professional and amateur musicians alike…anyone on the quest for quality. Some of these include artists: Keith Richards, Lyle Lovett, Pete Townshend, Emmylou Harris, Andy Summers, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Joni Mitchell, Don Felder, John Sebastian, Lou Reed, John Fogerty, Tim O’Brien, Pete Huttlinger, Kenny Smith, Brian May, Joan Baez, John Prine, Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap, and Steven Spielberg to name a few. You owe it to yourself to try one!

 
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Collings 02HG German Spruce and Indian Rosewood

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Collings 02HG German Spruce and Indian Rosewood

With the exception of the Baby, the 0 is the smallest guitar from Collings and is offered with the same shorter scale found on the 12-fret 00. Although measuring only 13.5 inches in width (smaller than a typical classical guitar), the Collings 0 has tone and volume that belies its first impression as being less than full-sized. It can double as a travel guitar or a small OM, performing both roles equally well. The same neck and woods options offered with larger Collings models are available on the 0 as well, giving players an almost infinite range of tonal possibilities.

Collings Single 0 series guitars are always highly impressive, projecting an almost unbelievable sound that is full of low end with an overall tone that is focused, powerful, and highly responsive.  This 02HG is no different.

German Spruce, a special appointment on this guitar, provides a rich, complex tone and is the perfect topwood for many players who play fingerstyle as well as flatpick. German Spruce is stiffer than Sitka, providing more headroom and power, yet more flexible than Adirondack so that it responds well to a lighter attack.

Other appointments include a custom nut width of 1 3/4" for those who find the standard 1 11/16" a bit too wide for their playing style.

This guitar is very responsive and will suit the needs of fingerstyle players very well.  The German top can also take an impressive amount of flatpicking, though the 0 body size is more suited to players with a lighter touch.  Tone is very clear with a vibrant and pleasant high end and just enough lows to balance the tone across the fretboard.

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Collings CW Adirondack and Mahogany

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Collings CW Adirondack and Mahogany

Collings states that the CW is named after the famous Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. But based on the enlarged soundhole and dalmatian pickguard; we believe the CW may share the initals of a certain bluegrass hero. We just got this preowned model is stock, and it is every bit as loud as our new one!

The CW is the result of numerous requests and custom orders by Collings players for a dreadnought ideal for flatpicking. The Adirondack Red Spruce top is bracing with scalloped Adirondack bracing, while the tongue brace is left out. These core changes hark back to the way early 14-fret dreadnoughts were built. The bracing pattern and construction allows for even more headroom, projection, and explosive volume then a typical dreadnought - making it a flatpicker's dream. Allow me to put emphasis on just how loud this guitar is - it's just incredible! The power and strength this guitar boasts is unmatched - easily cutting through any bluegrass circle you can find. We opted for the mahogany version of the famed CW this time around, and we were rewarded with crisp, defined, airy notes that jump out with clarity and projection. A bit of playing has helped to mellow it out a touch, a quality that will only get better with some love and playing.

The CW pays homage to the distinct characteristics of famous dreadnoughts in the world of bluegrass. The body is bound in tortoise and graced with a striking dalmatian style pickguard. The fingerboard is also bound in tortoise, but is left simple with no inlay. A true powerhouse and not for the faint of heart, but not to be missed by serious flatpicking pros!

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Collings OM2H German Spruce Short Scale

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Collings OM2H German Spruce Short Scale

80 years after the orchestra model body shape was first designed it has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists who choose to play on steel strings… yet with custom German Spruce top, flatpickers also find it very appealing with virtually unlimited headroom, complex overtones, and lots of power when you need it.

The compact shape makes the Collings OM equally easy to handle onstage or when sitting on the couch. The tone is focused and powerful, as are all Collings' guitars.

This custom OM features a German Spruce top-wood. German Spruce, a special appointment on this guitar, provides a rich, complex tone and is perfect for many players who play fingerstyle as well as flatpick. German Spruce is stiffer than Sitka, providing more headroom and power, yet more flexible than Adirondack so that it responds well to a lighter attack. This allows the guitar to be played fingerstyle while maintaining a high level of comfort, without sacrificing the invaluable headroom offered by a stiffer spruce.

This custom model features a short 24 7/8" scale length and a custom 1 3/4" nut width for comfortable chording.

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Pre-Owned: 2010 Collings OM2HA Custom Adirondack Spruce and Mahogany with Style 42 Snowflakes and Deep Body

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2010 Collings OM2HA Custom Adirondack Spruce and Mahogany with Style 42 Snowflakes and Deep Body

'OM' stands for "Orchestra Model," but 80 years after this body shape was first designed it has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists who choose to play on steel strings. This guitar does feature a custom deep body, deeper than the standard 4 1/8", the 4 3/4" body depth offers a more balanced tone with deeper bass response while still maintaining the playability and comfort of  the OM body shape.

This Custom 2010 Collings OM2H from Collings features an Adirondack Spruce top with custom Mahogany back and sides.  Also customized is the Abalone Rosette, Style 42 Snowflakes, flourish peghead overlay,  and the use of Adirondack Bracing for the top braces.

Adirondack Spruce is the legendary tonewood used on the early guitars we have all grown to love. The stiffness to weight ratio makes Adirondack great for players who dig in a bit harder and desire virtually unlimited headroom.  The use of Adirondack Spruce for the bracing makes the bracing lighter and more responsive, offering a more efficient transfer of energy throughout the top.

This 2010 Collings OM2H is in absolutely pristine mint condition. Hard to distinguish used from new this guitar has  just a few minor scratches on the pickguard and one 1mm ding to the top that is so small it was unable to be photographed.

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Collings D2HG German Spruce Top and Indian Rosewood Back and Sides

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Collings D2HG German Spruce Top and Indian Rosewood Back and Sides

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 first 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 flatpickers 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.

This Collings D2HG is an instant shop favorite, featuring a German Spruce top. We love German Spruce here at Artisan because it not only offers a rich and complex tone, but is versatile for many different playing styles.  German Spruce offers exceptional stiffness together with low weight making the tops more responsive.   We often find German to be a perfect compromise between Sitka and Adirondack, since it responds so well to fingerstyle playing and also holds up to a heavy pick attack.

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Collings CW Adirondack and Indian Rosewood

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Collings CW Adirondack and Indian Rosewood

The Collings Winfield is a reissue of the famous Collings Clarence White model. Clarence White lead the way in presenting the acoustic guitar as a lead instrument in bluegrass music.It features an enlarged soundhole, bringing more projection, improving the listening experience for both player and audience; and the absence of the tongue brace - which helps bring even more resonance and volume. It also features a ebony bridge with 2 1/4 string spacing and a cut-through saddle.

Collings describes the Winfield on their website as: "a highly modified version of our standard dreadnought that features options commonly requested by flatpicking specialists. The combination of the stiff Adirondack spruce top with enlarged soundhole, supported by a top bracing pattern based on the earliest 14-fret dreadnoughts, make the Collings CW a bluegrass powerhouse. Everything about this model is designed to provide plenty of headroom and projection for aggressive playing, but not at the expense of good tone.

Full rich basses are complemented by clear, singing trebles with great clarity and sustain. The enlarged soundhole removes some of the "woofy" basses that so often plague larger instruments, especially in the recording process. The enlargement allows you to tailor the sound by placing a mic a bit closer to the soundhole with much less proximity effect, resulting in a more immediate and balanced sound, often heard on Tony Rice recordings. Chordal runs are clear and concise, individual notes are distinct, and single note solos are loud and defined. The removal of the tongue brace allows the top to resonate freely which makes this guitar a Bluegrass no brainer!

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Collings 001 Custom All Mahogany with Herringbone

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Collings 001 Custom All Mahogany with Herringbone

Collings' offers the 00 in its original, 12-fret configuration, a guitar shape that was first designed around the time of the Civil War. Its dimensions are similar to a typical classical guitar, with a slotted headstock and small pyramid bridge. The comfortable size and timeless appearance of the Collings 00 is matched by the ease of playing a wide neck and shorter string scale affords. The tone is balanced and precise, and we've seen it adopted for a wide range of playing styles from simple vocal accompaniment to ragtime solos. When you want the durability of a modern guitar but one that appears rooted in an earlier, simpler time, the Collings 00 is the perfect choice.

This particular 001 features an all mahogany body which keeps the tone very clear with lots of definition for fingerstyle playing.  A surprising amount of low end means chords are rich and lush, balancing the clear high end of the mahogany quite nicely.  This guitar is quite responsive whether played soft or loud... it maintains balance throughout the dynamic spectrum.

This Collings 001 features custom appointments such as 1 3/4" nut width and 2 3/16" bridge spacing.The wider string spacing is often preferred by many fingerstyle players. This Collings 001 also features custom herringbone top purfling. If you've been looking for a Collings all-mahogany 00, look no further... this is your guitar!

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Collings OM2H Deep Body Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood

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Collings OM2H Deep Body Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood

The Collings OM2H features a Sitka Spruce top and Indian Rosewood back and sides. The extra features are what make this particular model stand out from the rest, featuring a thicker, deep body, measuring 4 5/8" deep. The deeper body provides rich low tones not often heard on OM size guitars, providing an incredibly rich and full sound.  The compact shape makes the Collings OM equally easy to handle onstage or when sitting on the couch, and the deep depth of the body on this custom model results in a strong and powerful tone with an immediate response and much larger bottom end than is generally found on OM sized guitars.

This guitar possesses all the projection and tonal clarity Collings is known for, while still maintaining a good measure of warmth on the bottom end. The body size of the OM lends itself towards a more focused and defined tone than a typical dreadnought size, in a much more comfortable package.

Sitka Spruce and Indian Rosewood is a classic combination of tonewoods that is incredibly easy to fall in love with on a guitar such as this Collings.  Sitka is highly responsive and is well suited for fingerstyle players and flatpickers alike.  This wood is rich in tone with warm, blossoming low end and smooth, pleasant highs. When combined with the Indian Rosewood chosen by Collings for this guitar, the combination really shines, producing a guitar with a surprisingly loud voice, impeccable clarity, and that legendary Collings tone.

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Collings D1 with Sitka Spruce Top and Mahogany Back and Sides

Collings D1 with Sitka Spruce Top and Mahogany Back and Sides

If there is anything the folks at Collings know, and they know quite a lot - it is dreadnoughts. While Collings is certainly not the first to build them, they bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar. The bass response makes the dreadnought ideal for vocal accompaniment, however, Collings D1 Series Mahogany dreads are employed by some of the busiest bluegrass flatpickers in the business, such as Andy Falco of the Stringdusters and Adam Aijala of Yonder Mountain String Band.

The standard D1 is ideal for players who find Adirondack Red Spruce too punchy, bright, and stiff - but do not want to sacrifice on clarity. Sitka Spruce is a versatile topwood that accentuates the warm round aspects of the guitar's tone. The top end is sweet and crisp; with a driving, focused midrange and low-end. It strums with the best of them, but has a neck that flatpicks beautifully across the board. There is a reason Colling's are revered for their dreads!

Let's spend a moment on the amount of "Silking" on the top of this particular guitar! Long admired for it's look, the "Silking" actually shows off the quality of the quartersawn wood from Collings. What is Quarter sawn wood?  There is only one true way to quarter saw a log. First, a log is cut into quarters. Each quarter is then processed by cutting a single board off of one face, then cutting the next board from the opposite face, and cutting from alternating faces until the quarter is completely cut. The most notable characteristic of quarter-sawn lumber lies in its imcomparable grain patterns. Medullary ray fleck, or "Silking"  and interlocked grain are all visually enhanced when the log is quarter-sawn. The Silking will be at a 90 degree angle to the grain of the wood. In this case, the guitar is phenomenally "Silked", Collings has chosen an exceptional piece of wood for the top of this one!

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Collings OM2HA Adirondack Spruce and Indian Rosewood

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Collings OM2HA Adirondack Spruce and Indian Rosewood

The OM body size has been favored by fingerstyle players for years, but has made its mark in flatpicking and strumming with its unique clarity and projection. Living up to the pedigree and namesake Collings has established, this Collings OM2HA is no exception and is a true delight to play.

This OM2HA is built with an Adirondack Spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, a solid Mahogany neck, and Ebony fingerboard and bridge. It boasts the projection and tonal clarity Collings is known for, while still maintaining a good measure of warmth on the bottom end. The body size of the OM lends itself towards a more focused and defined tone than a typical dreadnought size, yet the folks at Collings build with volume in mind. This Collings OM2HA no doubt represents the defined aspects of the OM; with a crisp, clear tone across the entire spectrum.  The Adirondack Spruce top makes for an OM sized guitar that handles flatpicking very well, boasting virtually unlimited headroom and power.  It is extremely comfortable to hold and play, making it nearly impossible to put down, and very little tone is sacrificed front the OM size.

The set of Indian Rosewood used on the back and sides of this guitar keep things very warm with tone that is rich, full, and powerful.  Aside from the tonal benefits, it is an especially attractive set of tonewood, as seen in our photographs.

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Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Indian Rosewood

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Collings D2HA Adirondack Spruce and Indian Rosewood

The Collings D2HA is a standard model in our shop. It has commanding presence with balanced tone and clarity. The Indian Rosewood brings the guitar balance and warmth; which when coupled with Adirondack Red Spruce brings the guitar strong fundamentals, a lightning quick response, and crisp trebles. Adirondack was the legendary topwood used on most pre-war American-made guitars. Adirondack has a high stiffness across and along the grain, making it one of the go-to topwoods for flatpickers. The D2HA is a guitar you take to battle, the guitar you fight for.

While Collings is certainly not the first to build 14-fret dreadnoughts, they bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied guitar.

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Collings OM 42ACVnVarn Adirondack and Indian Rosewood, Varnish Finish, Adi Bracing, Vintage Now Neck and Bridge with 42 Style Inlays and Cutaway

Collings OM 42ACVnVarn Adirondack and Indian Rosewood, Varnish Finish, Adi Bracing, Vintage Now Neck and Bridge with 42 Style Inlays and Cutaway

'OM' stands for "Orchestra Model," but 80 years after this body shape was first designed it has become the most popular 14-fret model with fingerstyle guitar soloists who choose to play on steel strings... yet with an Adirondack Spruce top, flatpickers also find it very appealing with virtually unlimited headroom and power when you need it.

The compact shape makes the Collings OM equally easy to handle onstage or when sitting on the couch, and the hand rubbed varnish finish on this custom model results in balanced tone and an immediate response with a much larger bottom end than is generally found on OM sized guitars.   Varnish finishes are very time consuming, but the tonal benefit makes it well worth the wait.  The overall tone is smoother and not as "jangly" as a new nitro finish.  This makes the guitar sound more vintage right from the start.

The top of this guitar is Adirondack Spruce, the stiffest of the topwoods.  This makes the guitar have lots of power with virtually unlimited headroom and a lightning fast attack with unmatched clarity and definition.  To take this principle one step further, the top bracing is also Adirondack Spruce, making the top even stiffer.

The neck profile on this guitar is the "Vintage Now" option.  This is their medium neck profile, which is very comfortable, adding a little bit of mass to the overall neck shape.  We also find the greater mass of the neck contributes to a richer, fuller sound.  The nut width is a comfortable 1 3/4" on a Vintage Now neck.

The back and sides of this guitar feature an exquisite set of Indian Rosewood.  Rosewood back and sides make a guitar that is very rich with a full low end.  Rosewood also imparts a natural reverb type effect, with lots of overtones and note decay.

Visual appointments on this guitar include a flowerpot inlay on the headstock and 42 style abalone top purfling, with 42 style snowflakes on the fingerboard.

The tone of this special guitar sounds much more like a dreadnought than an OM.  Everyone in the shop is floored by the massive tone and projection of this instrument... it's that good!

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