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 flat-pickers 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.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: Dreadnought
• Body Material: Sitka Spruce (Top), E. Indian Rosewood (Back & Sides)
• Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
• Neck Profile: Modified V
• Fretboard Material: Ebony 
• Fretboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• No. of Frets: 20 Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Fretboard Inlays: Abalone Long Diamond & Squares
• Bridge: Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
• Tuning Machines: Waverly Tuning Machines
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Case: Deluxe hardshell case by TKL