Collings D2A Hill Country - Adirondack Spruce & Indian Rosewood

The Collings D2A Hill Country – Adirondack Spruce & Indian Rosewood is a masterfully crafted dreadnought that represents the pinnacle of Collings’ pursuit of vintage-inspired tone, playability, and aesthetic refinement. As the most recent addition to the Collings lineup, the Hill Country Series is a direct response to the overwhelming success of the Traditional Series, taking the concept of ultra-responsive, lightweight builds to new heights. The result is a guitar that exudes warmth, depth, and a remarkable dynamic range, all while maintaining the exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail that have made Collings an undisputed leader in modern luthiery.

At the heart of the D2A Hill Country’s voice is an Adirondack spruce top, a tonewood revered for its power, clarity, and headroom. Paired with East Indian rosewood back and sides, the combination delivers a bold, complex voice with deep lows, rich mids, and bell-like trebles. The guitar’s Hill Country Build and Voicing refines the tonal response, offering a dry, articulate fundamental with just the right amount of overtone sweetness—ideal for flatpickers and fingerstylists alike. The Hill Country scalloped X-bracing, crafted from Sitka spruce, enhances responsiveness while forgoing the traditional tongue brace, allowing the top to vibrate more freely.

The neck, made from Honduran mahogany, features the Hill Country profile, a full but balanced Modified C to Modified V shape that sits comfortably in the hand, with rounded fingerboard edges for a broken-in feel. The 14" - 26" compound radius ebony fingerboard, adorned with gold MOP short diamond & squares inlays, ensures effortless playability across all registers. Further contributing to the guitar’s vintage essence, the aged bone nut (1 3/4") and cutthrough aged bone saddle provide exceptional sustain and note definition, while the Relic Nickel Waverly tuners offer both precision and a subtly aged aesthetic.

Aesthetically, the D2A Hill Country embodies understated elegance. The Ivoroid body binding, 2-style (Zipper) backstrip, and the absence of a front headstock logo lend a clean, refined look. The hand-poured tortoise pickguard, rosette ring, wedge, and heel cap are meticulously matched, adding to the instrument’s organic beauty. Finished in Hill Country Satin ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer, the guitar feels as resonant and open as a well-loved vintage instrument, weighing in at an incredibly responsive 4 lbs 13 oz.

Every element of the Collings D2A Hill Country has been thoughtfully designed to deliver a pure, immersive playing experience. Whether you’re seeking a powerhouse for bluegrass, a nuanced voice for singer-songwriter work, or a lifelong companion for all styles in between, this guitar stands as a testament to Collings' relentless pursuit of tonal excellence. It’s not just a response to tradition—it’s the next evolution of it.

Other specifications Include:

Top Adirondack spruce
Back & Sides E. Indian rosewood
Construction Hill Country Build and Voicing
Neck Honduran mahogany
Body Binding Ivoroid
Fingerboard Binding Ebony
Peghead Binding None
Bridge Ebony belly-style with 2 5/16" spacing
Fingerboard Ebony with gold MOP short diamond & squares
Fingerboard Radius 14" - 26" compound
Bridge Pins/End Pin Ebony
Nut Aged bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle Aged bone, cutthrough
Neck Profile Hill Country (large) Full but not overly chunky Modified C to Modified V with a rounded fingerboard edge.
Peghead Profile Square with volute
Neck Joint Mortise & tenon hybrid
Truss Rod Fully adjustable
Frets Medium 18% nickel-silver
Peghead Veneer Ebony with no Collings Logo on front and stamped logo on back
Tuners Relic Nickel Waverly
Backstrip 2-style (Zipper)
Rosette Hand-poured ring from matching pickguard set
Scale Length 25 1/2"
Brace Material Sitka spruce
Brace Pattern Hill Country scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace)
Body Finish Hill Country Satin ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck Finish Hill Country Satin ultra-thin nitrocellulose lacquer
Pickguard Hand-poured tortoise w/ matching rosette ring, wedge, and heel cap
Strings D'Addario EJ-17
Case Deluxe hardshell case
4 lbs 13 oz
35579

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