Sometimes,
the search for the best acoustic guitar needs to take a lesser known route.
After all, the big names like Gibson, Fender and Martin aren't the only game in
acoustic town. One such acoustic guitar maker is Bill Collings, owner of
Collings Guitars in Austin, Texas.
Bill
Collings began his career in guitar repair in Houston in the middle of the
1970's. He also was making guitars on the side as a one man operation then. He
did it all from start to finish and learned his craft well. He moved to the Austin
area in 1980 and shared workshops with a couple of luthier greats, Michael
Stevens and Tom Ellis, who he still deals with today.
From his
repair background, Collings knew what the things were that went wrong with
guitars. He used that information to build instruments without those drawbacks.
He opened his own small shop and by 1989 he hired his first two employees.
Shortly afterwards, he had his first order of two dozen instruments and he was
on his way.
What
makes Collings instruments different is that they are made in a shop, not a
factory. Every aspect of the guitar is done by hand, inspected by hand and
approved by Bill Collings personally. The result is an instrument that is
extraordinary in quality and more than rivals the giants of the industry.
Collings is said to have "put the labor back" into acoustic guitars.
So,
Collings acoustic guitars have a reputation of being good, quality instruments.
A number of notable players like Pete Townshend, Emmylou Harris and Keith
Richards, among many others, swear by Collings guitars. Lyle Lovett uses
Collings guitars exclusively on stage and in studio. The extraordinary part of
that list of users is none of them got their guitars for free. Each artist paid
for the instrument at full list price. Bill Collings does not do endorsement
deals, so the cost is not passed on to his other customers.
Gary and Jack show you what to look for when shopping for an acoustic guitar.
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