





Collings
Collings D1A Hill Country- Full Gloss
Our Hill Country series (“HC”) introduces an acoustic option that has been pushed to the far end of the tonal spectrum with a strong fundamental voice that is both warm and woody. These guitars have a dry character and full low end that bluegrass players, in particular, will find familiar and right at home in any jam, although their responsiveness and warmth make them highly versatile and appealing for a wide range of styles.
All Hill Country models include an Adirondack spruce top, a hand-poured pickguard, wedge, and rosette ring, and a stamped logo on the back of the peghead with no logo on the front, among other unique features.
Our 1-style (D1 A HC) features Honduran mahogany back and sides with tortoise body binding, a walnut backstrip, dot fingerboard inlays, and a simpler 1-style rosette.
Our Hill Country series shifts the tonal palette to the far end of the spectrum with a strong fundamental voice that is both warm and full, along with unique appointments, such as our matching, hand-poured pickguard, rosette ring, wedge, and heel cap, plus the Collings logo stamped on the back of the peghead. Hill Country instruments also require additional voicing and build stages and are offered with limited custom options.
Top | Adirondack spruce |
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Back & Sides | Honduran mahogany |
Construction | Hill Country Build and Voicing |
Neck | Honduran mahogany |
Body Binding | Tortoise |
Fingerboard Binding | Ebony |
Peghead Binding | None |
Bridge | Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing |
Fingerboard | Ebony with gold MOP dots |
Fingerboard Radius | 14" - 26" compound |
Bridge Pins/End Pin | Ebony |
Nut | Aged bone, 1 3/4" |
Saddle | Aged bone, cutthrough |
Neck Profile | Hill Country (large option) |
Peghead Profile | Square w/ no volute |
Neck Joint | Mortise & tenon hybrid |
Truss Rod | Fully adjustable |
Frets | Medium 18% nickel-silver |
Peghead Veneer | Ebony with no Collings Logo on front and stamped logo on back |
Tuners | Relic Nickel Waverly |
Backstrip | 1-style (walnut) |
Rosette | Hand-poured ring from matching pickguard set |
Scale Length | 25 1/2" |
Brace Material | Sitka spruce |
Brace Pattern | Hill Country scalloped X-brace (abbreviated tongue brace) |
Body Finish | High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer |
Neck Finish | High gloss ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer |
Pickguard | Hand-poured tortoise w/ matching rosette ring, wedge, and heel cap |
Strings | D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056") |
Case | Deluxe hardshell case |