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Originally Posted by Archtop Guy
Jeb, oh my! That back, that headstock! The simple lines and color! It definitely captures the original L-5 and updates it. Enjoy, revel, celebrate. What a day!
Tell us about the touch, the sound, the dynamic range... everything!
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Hi Guy,
Here is a sound clip courtesy of Dream Guitars of Grammy award winning Al Petteway playing my AT 16.
Apparently they had it in 2006 and probably got it from the original owner. I called Dream Guitars and they confirmed it was a 2005 and are going to try to contact the original owner to find out the Collings dealer that sold it.
I think it sounds really close to Eric Schoenberg's 1929 Gibson L-5 that he is playing on a youtube recording of "Good Ship Lollipop".
The AT 16 has an overall warm punchy sound with a good bass response and as you go up the neck the bass gets creamier with a more Cello like sound. The individual notes are round and focused, the mids and highs are creamy it has great sustain and the volume is even across the spectrum.
I have the action adjusted as low as it will go and it plays like a dream with no buzz unless I hit a single string really hard.
jebsong
