Short Description:

Classic dreadnought acoustic featuring Sitka spruce top, East Indian rosewood back, and herringbone purfling.

What We Think:

Built with uncompromising dreadnought voicing, the Collings D2H pairs a Sitka spruce top with East Indian rosewood back and sides under a high-gloss finish. Weighing 4 lbs 12 oz, its 15 5/8" wide body utilizes pre-war scalloped Sitka spruce X-bracing to generate immense projection, clear articulate highs, and deep bass power across a 25 1/2" scale length. The Honduran mahogany neck features a Modified V profile, square peghead with volute, and a 14"–26" compound radius ebony fingerboard adorned with abalone long diamond and square inlays. Finished with classic herringbone purfling, ivoroid body binding, a bone nut and drop-in saddle, nickel Waverly tuners, and an ebony belly bridge, it includes a deluxe hardshell case.

Manufacturer Description:

The square-shouldered 14-fret dreadnought is the most popular steel-string acoustic guitar body shape in the world. While Collings is far from the only company to build them, we bring a new tonal clarity to the depth and warmth usually associated with such a large, deep-bodied instrument. 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.

D1 vs D2H vs D3

While all three models share the same body dimensions, key differences are outlined below.

Our 1-style (D1) features Honduran mahogany back and sides with tortoise body binding and butt wedge, b/w/b/w top purfling, a walnut backstrip, dot fingerboard inlays, and a simpler 1-style rosette.

Our 2-style (D2H) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body binding and butt wedge, herringbone top purfling, a “zipper” backstrip, diamonds and squares fingerboard inlays, and a more intricate 2-style rosette.

Our 3-style (D3) features East Indian rosewood back and sides with ivoroid body/fingerboard/peghead binding and butt wedge, no herringbone top purfling, a “chevron” backstrip, no fingerboard inlays, and an abalone rosette.

Specifications:

Top: Sitka spruce

Back & Sides: E. Indian rosewood

Neck: Honduran mahogany

Body Binding: Ivoroid with herringbone purfling

Fingerboard Binding: None

Peghead Binding: None

Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with abalone long diamond & squares

Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound

Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP dot

Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"

Saddle: Bone, drop-in

Neck Profile: Modified V

Peghead Profile: Square with volute

Neck Joint: Mortise & tenon hybrid

Truss Rod: Fully adjustable

Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver

Peghead Veneer: Stained Exotic Ebony with MOP Collings logo

Tuners: Nickel Waverly

Backstrip: 2-style (Zipper)

Rosette: iv/tort/iv & b/w purflings

Scale Length: 25 1/2"

Brace Material: Sitka spruce

Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace

Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin

Pickguard: Tortoise

Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")

Body Width: 15 5/8"

Body Length: 20"

Body Depth: 4 7/8"

Total Length: 40 1/4"

Case: Deluxe hardshell case

Weight: 4lbs 12oz