DS1 A Hill Country
Collings' DS1 A Hill Country is the original 12-fret dreadnought shape (once built as an oversized Hawaiian guitar), giving an open, airy tone with more headroom than a modern 14-fret dreadnought.
About this guitar
Collings’ DS1 A Hill Country is the original 12-fret dreadnought shape (once built as an oversized Hawaiian guitar), giving an open, airy tone with more headroom than a modern 14-fret dreadnought. This model pairs an Adirondack spruce top with Honduran mahogany back and sides. Built in Collings’ Hill Country voicing, which shifts the tonal balance toward a warmer, fuller fundamental than the standard or Traditional lines.
Specs
| Top | Adirondack spruce |
|---|---|
| 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 | DS Hill Country |
| Peghead Profile | Tapered slotted square with 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 soundboard graft (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 |
Quick answers
- How much does the DS1 A Hill Country cost?
- Collings Guitars sells through dealers and doesn't publish a price; their dealer locator lists where to buy.
- Is the DS1 A Hill Country still available?
- Yes. Collings Guitars lists it as a current model that's available to order.
- Who makes the DS1 A Hill Country?
- Collings Guitars. Where it's built: Handmade by a team of luthiers in Austin, Texas, in a 27,000-square-foot shop. It's listed here as an acoustic guitar.