Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Premier Guitar features affiliate links to help support our content. We may earn a commission on any affiliated purchases.

Collings D1 A Hill Country Demo by Jake Workman | NAMM 2025

Collings is a revered guitar outfitter that is dishing out some deadly instruments. Whether it's a mandolin, electric, baritone, or a flattop, they look like a Cadillac and cruise like it, too. Our stop on their acoustic side focused on their D1 A HC (Hill Country) dreadnought that has an Adirondack spruce top, Honduran mahogany back, sides & neck, and ebony fretboard and bridge. The beautiful burst is covered with a high-gloss, ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer. Their goal with the top-tier HC series is to push the tonal palette to the far end of the spectrum with a strong fundamental voice that is both warm and full, along with unique appointments, such as our matching, hand-poured pickguard, rosette ring, wedge, and heel cap, plus the Collings logo stamped on the back of the peghead.