The Pickers who Pick Collings

[Silly Moustache]

Originally Posted by Jack Orion

For me it's all about Julian Lage although, ironically, the acoustic work he's most known for has been recorded with his vintage Martin I think (apart from maybe the latest with Chris Eldridge?)...

And, ahem, here's a chap playing a Collings OM2hT from a show just last night

Well done Jack, or Ben, and great to see someone laying a great guitar with no trailing wires trailing!

Exeter is a pretty good place for Collings guitars - Project Music was where I met Bil Collings and Jim Baggett (Mass St. Music) and Charlie Chandler's brother who is the UK (EU?) distributor for Collings - great bunch of folks ...etc.

[Jack Orion]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Well done Jack, or Ben, and great to see someone laying a great guitar with no trailing wires trailing!

Exeter is a pretty good place for Collings guitars - Project Music was where I met Bil Collings and Jim Baggett (Mass St. Music) and Charlie Chandler's brother who is the UK (EU?) distributor for Collings - great bunch of folks ...etc.

Cheers - I bought my Traditional from Project Music - they're good folks there...

another player I forgot to mention is Jefferson Hamer - his D2h sb (I think) has some pretty serious play wear and a lot of staining on the lower bout from his arm - he must have some hours in on that guitar!

[MGSRobinson]

Originally Posted by Monts

Nice blog! Interesting to think about if Fahey would own a Collings? Or would he just keep playing the Bacon and Day Senorita?

Thank you! From what I hear, he sold most of the great ones, including the Senorita. Then there’s that instructional video series where he’s playing a borrowed Blueridge? I like to think that his posthumous veneration would put him in the Collings camp were he still with us today

[Monts]

Originally Posted by MGSRobinson

Thank you! From what I hear, he sold most of the great ones, including the Senorita. Then there’s that instructional video series where he’s playing a borrowed Blueridge? I like to think that his posthumous veneration would put him in the Collings camp were he still with us today

I heard Fahey say he's playing a D-28 in this instructional CD I have... don't think i ever saw the Blueridge video? I think sometimes he just played whatever was available. Of course it still always sounded amazing.

Anyway, I heard a luthier has made some recreations of several of his guitars including the Bacon and Day and is going to produce them for sale. It was on the last Acoustic Tuesday with Tony P: https://acousticlife.tv/

[Dotneck]

How about Jim Lauderdale...

[reeve21]

That would be Tom Feldmann https://www.thecountryblues.com/arti.../tom-feldmann/

[jaymarsch]

And I'll add two of my favorite Collings artists. The late, great Kenny Edwards and Verlon Thompson. They have pulled some mighty fine notes out of their Collings dreads.

Best,
Jayne

[MGSRobinson]

Originally Posted by Monts

I heard Fahey say he's playing a D-28 in this instructional CD I have... don't think i ever saw the Blueridge video? I think sometimes he just played whatever was available. Of course it still always sounded amazing.



Anyway, I heard a luthier has made some recreations of several of his guitars including the Bacon and Day and is going to produce them for sale. It was on the last Acoustic Tuesday with Tony P: https://acousticlife.tv/

O, man! That’s awesome. I’ve got to check that out.

This is the video I was thinking https://youtu.be/OWlA8J_JEuY

Yeah, he was definitely known for being indiscriminate towards the end. I love his writing, too: How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life and Vampire Vultures. He’s quite the exaggerator/magical realist, however, so the documentary/biography helped me put things in perspective.

[golfreggie]

Originally Posted by rjathon

Silly Moustache

I was thinking the same, Mr. Moustache Esq.