Review: The Waterloo WL-AT is a Vintage-Style Archtop from the Mind of Bill Collings
Styled after Gibson’s L-30 of the middle and late 1930s, its small body speaks to folksy intimacy
A Friday Afternoon Visit to the Collings Shop
On a blazing hot July afternoon in Austin, Texas, a patter of guitarspeak could be heard in the front office of Collings Guitars.
ADVERTISEMENT
Waterloo Demos a Pair of All-mahogany Guitars at Winter NAMM 2018
At Winter NAMM 2018, Mark Althans of Collings Guitars plays some tasteful chords and lines on two all-mahogany Waterloos—the WL-12 Mh, with a 12th-fret neck junction, and its 14-fret counterpart. Also, check out the new soundhole label, shown below, on all Waterloo guitars. It depicts the late Bill Collings at work—a loving tribute…
Video Review: Waterloo WL-S and WL-S Deluxe by Collings Guitars
With both the WL-S and the WL-S Deluxe, Waterloo has borrowed an old form as the template for brilliant new guitars that are awesome by any yardstick.
Win This Waterloo WL-K Guitar!
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. The featherweight WL-K is an exciting new addition to the Waterloo line built with maximum responsiveness in mind. The WL-K is built using lightweight materials and supported by thinly carved braces. When paired with a minimal lacquer finish, the resulting tone is dry and transparent with…
ADVERTISEMENT
Check Out Waterloo’s New Maple WL-14: Winter NAMM 2017
The WL-14 is Waterloo‘s flagship model and the guitar that started it all. Watch above as Steve McCreary introduces the new maple back and sides WL-14, named Scissortail for its headstock design inspired by an acrobatic kingbird common to the American Southwest. This 14-fret model boasts a spruce top, maple back and sides,…
Waterloo Introduces the WL-14 Scissortail Model: Winter NAMM 2017
by Greg Cahill The Waterloo WL-14 Scissortail, from the folks at Collings Guitars in Austin, Texas, takes its name from a species of acrobatic kingbird common to the American Southwest. The guitar, which has a decal of a scissortail emblazoned on the headstock, is a real charmer. And it differs…
Win the Waterloo WL-JK
THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED Our lucky winner was Evelyn F. of Medford, OR! ENTER HERE:
ADVERTISEMENT
Three New Waterloos: WL-14, WL-K, and WL-JK [Video Review]
I’d been intrigued by Waterloo guitars ever since seeing Julian Lage play his WL-14 on an Acoustic Guitar Sessions video episode, but never seemed to be able to audition one. Due to the high demand, Collings had none for review and a new Waterloo was announced on the website of…