Luthier Bill Collings was born in Michigan, and raised in Ohio. In 1973, Collings moved from Ohio to Houston, TX and originally did guitar repair work. Collings' first flattop guitars date from this period. In 1980, Collings relocated his workshop to Austin, TX. In addition to his flattop guitars, he also began building archtop guitars. Collings Guitars was founded in 1986. Today, the company maintains tight quality control over their production, and consumer demand remains high. In 2005/2006 Collings moved to a new building within Austin, TX. In 2007, Collings released a new electric line of guitars.
Electric Guitars currently built in Austin, TX since 2007; Collings started producing guitars in 1986. Distributed by Collings Guitars, Inc. in Austin, TX.

COLLINGS GUITARS Electric Guitars Models

COLLINGS GUITARS 290 Image

COLLINGS GUITARS 290

- single cutaway mahogany body, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with grained ivoroid dot inlays, ebony or pearloid veneer headstock with MOP logo, three-per-side Sperzel locking tuners, TonePros tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpie...

COLLINGS GUITARS 360 Image

COLLINGS GUITARS 360

- single cutaway solid one-piece mahogany body, fully carved top, optional flame or quilted maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with grained ivoroid dot inlays, ebony headstock overlay with MOP logo, three-per-side Gotoh...

COLLINGS GUITARS CITY LIMITS (CL) Image

COLLINGS GUITARS CITY LIMITS (CL)

- single cutaway mahogany body, carved flame maple top, grained ivoroid top binding, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, ebony headstock veneer with MOP logo, three-per-side Sperzel locking tuners with ivoroid b...

COLLINGS GUITARS CITY LIMITS JAZZ Image

COLLINGS GUITARS CITY LIMITS JAZZ

- single cutaway fully-hollow mahogany body, premium carved European spruce top, two bound f-holes, white ABS top binding with multi-layer B/W ABS purfling, mahogany neck, 22-fret white ABS-bound ebony fingerboard with moder MOP parallelogr...

COLLINGS GUITARS I-35 Image

COLLINGS GUITARS I-35

- double cutaway semi-hollow mahogany body, carved flame maple top, grained ivoroid top binding, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, ebony headstock veneer with MOP logo, three-per-side Sperzel locking tuners wi...

COLLINGS GUITARS I-35 Deluxe Image

COLLINGS GUITARS I-35 Deluxe

- similar to the I-35, except has an ivoroid-bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, grained ivoroid-bound Brazilian headstock veneer, grained ivoroid pickup rings, and grained ivoroid knobs, mfg. 2007-present.

COLLINGS GUITARS SOCO Image

COLLINGS GUITARS SOCO

- single cutaway semi-hollow mahogany body, carved flame maple top, grained ivoroid top binding, two f-holes, mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, ebony headstock veneer with MOP logo, three-per-side Sperzel lock...

COLLINGS GUITARS SoCo Deluxe Image

COLLINGS GUITARS SoCo Deluxe

- similar to the Soco, except has an ivoroid-bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, grained ivoroid-bound Brazilian headstock veneer, grained ivoroid pickup rings, and grained ivoroid knobs, mfg. 2008-present.