Our Traditional Series or "T-Series” guitars represent an exciting vintage-inspired tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound, designed and crafted to showcase the most desirable characteristics present in coveted pre-war instruments. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection.
Top: Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides: Honduran mahogany
Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran mahogany
Body Binding: Tortoise with custom wood purflings
Fingerboard Binding: None
Peghead Binding: None
Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with gold MOP short dots
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Tortoise-style
Nut: Bone,1 3/4"
Saddle: Bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile: Traditional
Peghead Profile: Square
Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with gold MOP Collings Logo
Tuners: Nickel Waverly, Relic Nickel Waverly for Vintage Satin models
Backstrip: 1-style (Walnut)
Rosette: Custom wood rosette
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material: Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern: Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
Body Finish: High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin
Pickguard: Tortoise
Strings: D'Addario EJ-16 (.012"- .053")
Case: Deluxe hardshell case