Guitar Comparison - Collings Electrics (classic rock - 2) - by Tonedr

[jborgmeyer26]

That is one fine looking Collings man!!! nice pickin!

[jborgmeyer26]

@jborgmeyer26 or 3 fine Collings haha, spoke too soon! I wish I had 3 Collings, still saving for my first one!

[tonedr]

thanks for giving this a look and i appreciate your kind post....all the best!

dale

[tonedr]

thanks for the kind post...all the best!

dale

[geetarxist]

cool

[tonedr]

Thanks so much for watching!

dale

[whitato1]

Here's a little trick I would try on your Acoustic Electrics. I do this with my '64 Gibson. take a balloon and place it in your F holes and blow them up. The sound change will amaze you. I'll just let you experience it. Make sure you tie of the ballon so it doesn't wind up inside your axe!

[tonedr]

that is a new one for me! Thanks for the post,

dale

[whitato1]

Long story. I use to travel a LOT. Memphis was one place I went to a great deal. I was at BB King's on Beale. This 82 year-old black blues player was jamming on Little Red Rooster on a Gibson ES335 with something sticking out of the f holes. At the break I had to ask him what it was and he showed me the balloons. It gives a fuller sound. But he told me he knows guys that shove all kinds of thengs in there!!!

[tonedr]

great story!

[rickso12]

Nice sound, you really can distortion sound amazing---beautiful guitar----

[tonedr]

hello....thanks for taking your time listen and your kind post is certainly appreciated. Hope all is good!

dale

[kuringmundo]

wow, thats a sweet sweet tone. good job

[tonedr]

thanks so much for watching.......all the best!

dale

[gokfg]

Hey Dale, thank you for the demo. just what i needed as I'm in the market for one of Collings great guitars. Though all three sound really nice. I really like the unique colors scheme of the 290, and the Jazzy character of the 1-35, the SoCo tone is more balance to my ear and thus more voiced for all genres of musicial styles. I have one question; how does the SoCo feel in regard to smoothness of the fretboard and feel as you are standing with it?. Feel free to PM me. Thanks again. Peace

[tonedr]

great to hear you are interested in these amazing guitars......i think your insights are good ones. The Soco is very comfortable both sit/stand and the the braz board makes for a mighty nice experance for the left hand!  Best of luck in your decision and i'd sure love to hear back if you get one,

dale

[DiscoverGuitarOnline]

sounds great man. Nice guitars! I like the 335 style guitar.

[tonedr]

thanks so much for taking time to watch.......sure appreciate hearing your feedback! All the best my friend,

dale

[NHKKHN]

Message in a bottle is good song!!

Thanks for nice video.

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you watching.....all the best!

dale

[robibm2003]

I preferred the Deluxe myself. Seemed a warmer sound to me.

Thanks for adding to my bad case of GAS! *lol

Cheers.

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you watching! All the best,

dale

[notaquitter]

Hi, came here from your link in the Discover Guitar forum.

It is interesting how similar all three guitars sound, especially the two hollow bodies. I presume you used exactly the same amp settings for all three. Do you think that in practice the sound of the amplifier is really the dominant feature?

[tonedr]

i did use the same amp with no change in settings.....that is a good point about the amp having some color on the guitars. This amp is fairly transparent i think....i kind of thought the pedal had too much influence as well. Thanks for watching!

dale

[bryanrobertson]

An interesting post especially for guitarists. We rolled this several times and we preferred the 290. The P-90's have a rich /bright tone at this end.

Also, a fantastic performance as usual. Thanks for posting this Dale.

[tonedr]

hello! sure appreciate you taking time to watch and listen and i enjoy hearing your feedback. Hope you are doing great, your friend,

dale

[azb24]

Man, that sounds brilliant. Great classic riffs as well.

[tonedr]

thanks so much for taking time to watch!  All the best,

dale

[custom24prs]

They all sound great Dale :P

[tonedr]

sure appreciate you checking it out.....hope you are doing great!

dale

[ThreeChordGuitar]

You should get commission checks from Collings... now I want one of each ;)

[tonedr]

i sure appreciate you watching sir! Hope you are doing great, your friend,

dale

[tonedr]

hello my friend! I am glad to be part of that great forum and i sure appreciate you taking your time to stay in touch here! Hope you are doing great...

dale

[Ilopsen]

Your sound got brighter as you changed from guitar to guitar but I am still in favor of the 1-35, the 290 was a bit too much of lead kind of guitar. I'd think of the 1-35 as a mix , and the Deluxe as a great warm muffled fuzz rhythm instrument.

[tonedr]

thanks for that great feedback........i sure appreciate you watching and i enjoy hearing your impressions!

dale

[tsuei05]

They all sounded very good, my personal pref would be the I-35 (very rich and warm, which I love) followed by the 290 then the Soco

[tonedr]

thanks so much for watching...i really appreciate you taking time to comment! Hope you are doing well,

dale

[BoeckmannLudwig]

That MESSAGE was great, Dale! Fantastic guitars my friend, I can't choose one, I take all! :)))

-Bernd

[tonedr]

Hey buddy - hope you are doing great and thanks for taking a look.....your friend,

dale

[G4331]

Song request?

Limelight by Rush.

[tonedr]

thanks for the request.....i'll give it some thought. Thanks for watching!

dale

[fyrbyrd80]

All very nice, but I'd lean towards the 290.

[tonedr]

i sure appreciate you taking time to watch and comment! Thanks,

dale

[jackloganbill]

Okay, they both sound good. But what you have really proven is that you can play any style. I hate you! (Not Really).

Thanks for sharing!!!

Jack

[tonedr]

hello Jack......great to hear from you and thanks so much for watching! Hope your 09 is off to a great start,

dale

[viniguitarjazz]

wow !very good brother !

[tonedr]

hello sir!  Sure appreciate you checking this out........best regards,

dale

[UncleVRoy]

WOW expensive showcase!

[tonedr]

thanks for watching!

[lifewithmiku]

I think that it is a very interesting comparison result. Thanks!

[tonedr]

i really appreciate you watching! All the best,

dale

[idahodad1]

The 290 sounds the best for that tune then the Soco Deluxe followed by the 35. The first two are close but the 35 sounded too choppy for that tune.

[tonedr]

thanks for watching....really appreciate your feedback!

dale