Collings Baby 1E Guitar #36214

Short Description:

A beautifully balanced Collings Baby 1E brimming with big, bold tone and blissful playability!

What We Think:

The Collings Baby 1E may be the smallest guitar in the Collings lineup, but don’t let its size fool you—this little powerhouse packs a stunning punch. With an Engelmann spruce top and Honduran mahogany back and sides, it radiates warmth, balance, and surprising low-end depth that belies its compact frame. The short 24 1/8" scale and modified V neck carve make it an absolute joy to play, effortlessly comfortable yet incredibly responsive to every nuance of your touch. Pre-war scalloped bracing and Collings’ masterful voicing give it that signature clarity and chime that turns heads and inspires hands. Professionally tended to by expert luthiers, this Baby 1E is in flawless playing form—resonant, stable, and ready for a lifetime of music.

Manufacturer Description:

Our smallest model is a rarity among fractional size guitars: most listeners never guess that it’s not a full-size instrument unless they see it being played. While lacking the deep bass of larger guitars, the tone is remarkably balanced with adequate volume for most applications.

The Collings Baby is approximately a ¾ size version of our OM, 12 ½ inches wide in the lower bout with a 24 ? inch scale, and the headstock and bridge are also scaled to match. Sometimes the Baby is used as a travel guitar, but it often sees duty as a songwriter’s tool: ready at a moment’s notice and playable while seated in any position.

Specifications:

Top: Engelmann 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 small belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing

Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP short 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 with volute

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: 24 1/8"

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-16 (.012"- .053")

Case: Deluxe hardshell case