Collings Baby 2H?

StuartMac290 · January 2021

A good friend of mine is selling his Collings imminently. Anyone tried one of these? Any thoughts?

Andy79 · January 2021

You will be the best judge, if you play it. That is one tiny guitar with a not-so-tiny price tag. Pretty niche at that size. Shoot me down but re sale will be uphill if it falls out of favour with you

Ive played only 3 Collings guitars so my opinion should be taken with that in mind but they didn’t floor me, I prefer Martins. The fit and finish and general presentation is top drawer however

Gandalph · January 2021

I can’t really help as I’ve never played one but they have always intrigued me. Apparently a big voice for a tiny guitar but as Andy points out you’ll know yourself when you play it.
If it works for you and it’s a reasonable price then why not. I’ve seen a couple on eBay over the last year or so and they don’t seem to hang around for long so there is certainly a market for them.

And Collings customer service is bang on, I’ve got a couple of Waterloo’s (made by them) and they are superb. My Waterloo wl14 arrived and I had an issue with the tuners being a bit tight. Emailed them and within a day they’d copied me into an email to stewmac and a new set was sent out free of charge.

brucegill · January 2021

Lovely little things, but I love Collings. It sounded like a tiny little guitar, and that wasn't for me at the time. Very short scale from memory too. Nice to have around if you can afford it I guess. I just couldn't warrant that money on a guitar I'd hardly use. only thing so small I liked was an early 1800s Martin that was just amazing to play. I ended up with a 'S' Lowden all Mahogany in the end, it was bigger and a fuller sound that met my needs better.

StuartMac290 · January 2021

To be clear, I'm not considering buying it myself - just looking for people's general impression of that model and its reputation. I reckon it's maybe quite a tough sell, even though it's a beautiful wee thing

wellsyboy · January 2021

I had a Collings Uke at one time and the build quality was just stunning as always - all of their instruments are just fantastic!

breezytele · November 2021

Old(ish) thread, but I recently bought a used 1999 Baby 2h lefty …and I love it !

perfect size for someone who mainly plays electric

the tone is rich, not boxy.

the finish is immaculate of course and the thing is alive.
If I put the case down, I can hear the strings thrum through the case
(which doubly surprises me, since the padding fits like a glove)

criticisms..? I initially found it harder to fret than my old Blueridge.

The frets aren’t very tall (? 0.043”] and the board radius felt flatter.

Altogether, it seemed to highlight my poor technique, but I must say it’s got better with time.

I would recommend this model wholeheartedly.
Btw, I’ve heard that Collings have closed their order books ‘for the next 3 years’.
I’m not sure how one can rely on the precise figure,
but my understanding is that they’re not taking private orders at present.

bertie · November 2021

a well made parlor (which it pretty much is, is it not ?) can be surprisingly loud and full - I do like a cedar top on 000/parlor

Played a Brook cedar/koa at Intersound years ago - blew me away, easily OM "fullness" (make sense ?) shame I didnt have the schekkles at the time

Nowhere near in the same league, but my little Tanglewood is solid cedar/mahog and suprisingly loud/full (all for £225 at auction)

StuartMac290 · November 2021

This guitar is still for sale, incidentally!

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