Collings D1 Dreadnought, featuring a solid Sitka Spruce top combined with solid Honduran Mahogany back and sides, Ebony fingerboard, modified V neck profile, with a 1 11/16" nut width and a standard 25 1/2" scale length. Complete with TKL case.

Decades of natural aging combined with the high quality of these difficult-to-obtain old growth tops have resulted in soundboards that possess a high stiffness-to-weight ratio which provides exceptional warmth, headroom, and resonance. There are also visual features that set them apart from new Sitka Spruce due to the natural aging process: the colour of the wood has a bit of patina, and there are variances found in the growth rings that developed over time as well. The result are soundboards with a bit more "character" than new Sitka tops.

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 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.

Top Sitka Spruce Back & Sides Honduran Mahogany Neck Honduran Mahogany Body Binding Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling Fingerboard Binding None Peghead Binding None Bridge Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing Fingerboard Ebony with MOP long dots 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 Neck Joint Mortise & tenon hybrid Truss Rod Fully adjustable Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver Peghead Veneer Ebony with MOP Collings logo Tuners Nickel Waverly Backstrip 1-style (Walnut) Rosette b/w Purfling 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") Case Deluxe hardshell case by TKL Dimensions Body Length 20" Body Depth 4 7/8" Lower Bout Width 15 5/8" Total Length 40 1/4"