Collings Guitar D2 MR A VN
This eagerly-anticipated Collings D2 MR A VN just woke up the yoga class upstairs for sure! Wow is this one loud... We're pretty certain this is just about the loudest new guitar we've seen in a long time around here. The low end in this guitar really shakes the chest, impressive. Collings' reputation for building the benchmark in boutique bluegrass guitars is well deserved, and this particular one is exceptional in that already deep field. The Madagascar rosewood is straight-grained and full of red, orange, and brown hues. The Adirondack is straight, wide-grained, with an even look throughout. The tortoise binding offsets the colors nicely, while the zipper backstrip is tasteful and eye-catching. Overall this is one gutsy guitar with a discerning attention to components resulting in an instrument that would bookend a collection in a most significant way. If you want to be heard loud and clear this is the instrument.
Hard case included.
Available at Maple Leaf Music in Vermont.