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Originally Posted by Wade Hampton
Based on all of the large scale manufacturers and boutique brand guitars that I have played, there's no other company with the quality control and tonal consistency of Collings Guitars. That doesn't mean I necessarily prefer their instruments - I like their Gibson-inspired models more than I like their Martin-inspired models - but there's no other firm out there that reliably makes guitars as consistently excellent as Collings does.
Of the larger companies, I would probably agree with Chalk's assessment: Taylor is very consistent. But every guitar company out there is getting better at producing consistent instruments, as both the market demands it and the ever-improving manufacturing technologies provide it.
But Collings is the overall champ. No question about it in my mind.
Wade Hampton Miller
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Agreed! I bought my Collings in 97. When the salesman at Elderly called and said it was in, He said it was (forgotten superlative). Then he added, "I've actually never heard a bad Collings". Nothing I have heard since, has led me to believe anything has changed.