tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post2231631046371930297..comments2024-03-29T00:54:43.423-07:00Comments on The Unique Guitar Blog: Collings Guitars - The Passing of Bill Collingsmarcusohara@aol.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00357395346195087734noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4613893995913129147.post-81521476804998333562017-10-30T16:47:54.166-07:002017-10-30T16:47:54.166-07:00Great post. I happened to order a Collings the oth...Great post. I happened to order a Collings the other day, and it's neat to know more of the history behind Bill's work. I bought a maple SJ, not realizing that this was the model that made his national reputation (via the Gruhn deal). I don't know if Bill had any particular love of the SJ sound, but it's interesting to me that this somewhat overlooked body shape and combination of woods put him on the map. I love the sound because it sounds so good for swing and older pop music...with almost hints of an archtop in the sound mix (because of the maple, I think).<br /><br />It sounds like he had a rich and full life, and obviously he made thousands of guitarists very happy. I worked for a Collings dealer in 1997, and was able to compare the Collings' work regularly with guitars by Santa Cruz, Bourgeois, Breedlove, Goodall, Lowden, and others. Collings were always the most consistently great in my small sample. The one that played recently was just as good, and I decided I had to have one (though my budget necessitated a used one!).<br /><br />BTW, I'm not sure I understand the following sentence in your piece: "Collings began working with them, but after a few years before he moved into his own shop which was in his garage."JP Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006171888597864320noreply@blogger.com