I absolutely love these guitars. I own three now and the feel, sound, intonation and look is about as perfect as you can get for that old 1930s vibe in a new guitar. Also extremely light weight too!
These guitars are truly amazing. I like them so much that I just bought my second, now own a black WL 14 and a sunburst both in X bracing. Thank you Bill for a genius idea! Waterloo has brought me back to my love of playing again.
He’s got quite the point there, I had an old Kalamazoo that was in such bad shape I had to have the neck reset, and old man here in Tennessee did it for me. He kind of painted over it, which destroyed any value, but it was a player anyway. What a phenomenal sound, I gave it to a friend of mine who’s writing music in Nashville these days… But everybody who plays it these days, falls in love with it.
It’s good to know there’s a company out there making cheap mail order catalog guitars for $2500. What do you expect. Trees have changed so much and CNC machines have made everything so much more difficult to build
Wouldn’t swap my WLK for love nor money! I’m not even gonna leave it in my Will It’ll be buried with me :) Mines definitely got that extra special thing Thanks for building it
In the video, Bill Collings says that the top, and back, sits flat on the sides, making it a true flat top. I am very interested to learn, if that means they are built completely without a radius to the top and back. This info is very hard to google, as it’s strangely enough not discussed much, though important enough for Bill Collings himself, to point it out. Does anyone own one, and are able to determine this, or have access to this information? I know it’s a nerdy question, and I hope some fellow nerds can help me clear this up.
b/c they can. they burn a lot of man hours in the finish too. The guitars themselves go together very quickly but there's a bottle neck at finishing. I built for them for a short time while Bill was still around.
Eventually every guitar manufacturer has to offer some bread and butter to go with the peanut butter and jelly . Bill is once more a genius . Some might not see the genius of this move to affordable wood guitars but with wood issues this might be a good thing in the long run . Yes I have my share of hight end Collins guitars but .................jusaayin
I think (just imo) that they know, as every other guitar company knows, that the BIG money in guitar-selling is in the low-price brackets. Notice the cheap Martins, notice the cheap Taylors, the cheap Fenders, cheap PRS, Parker, on and on and on. So, despite the wonders of the $20,000 Collings archtops, and the $8,000 dreadnoughts....they don't sell real fast -- so they needed to make MORE $$$$. The bottom line was hurting, so voila: The Waterloo. I'm sure they're good and cheap guitars.
+Loren Whitaker You're right but Waterloo is something different. They really produce something special to me. Hence the fact that players like Bill Frisell, Jeff Tweedy and Julian Lage play them.
I agree, although I haven't played one yet. I wasn't at first aware that these are solid wood, quality guitars, made in USA. I've heard Julian Lage play his, and WOW - sounds super! I want one. I think they're about $1800 in 2015, which is still cheap for a Collings, but they're amazing guitars. So yep, something special. : )
Okay with the concept and the idea but keep them cheap if they’re suppose to replicate cheap vintage guitars ! Don’t sell them 2000 dollars or more... makes no sense at ALL! Too bad ! Back in the days cheap meant cheap!
@@delplaya5 They are vintage inspired instruments. Built with high quality materials, by a high end guitar brand here in the USA. They are affordable when compared to other Collings models (or other high end brands), keep in mind that both Martin and Taylor offer Mexican made guitars that are in the same range as the lower priced Waterloo models. The Waterloo mandolin is the least expensive American made mandolin on the market (at least from any well known brand).
@@charlesbolton8471 I understand that but the guitars they are replicating were really affordable and blues players loved them. They are trying to replicate the sound and yeah they are more affordable than the other brand but they aren't really that affordable. There is no way, adjusted for inflation, they are of equal cost to the originals which is what they should be. Maybe someone can prove me wrong on that. They did it back then, why can't they do it now. I know many of the old guitars like Stellas frequently used birch for the back and sides to cut costs.
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I absolutely love these guitars. I own three now and the feel, sound, intonation and look is about as perfect as you can get for that old 1930s vibe in a new guitar. Also extremely light weight too!
This is exactly the guitar I was looking for. I love it more every day, and I do indeed, put it to work. Thanks!
These guitars are truly amazing. I like them so much that I just bought my second, now own a black WL 14 and a sunburst both in X bracing. Thank you Bill for a genius idea! Waterloo has brought me back to my love of playing again.
He’s got quite the point there, I had an old Kalamazoo that was in such bad shape I had to have the neck reset, and old man here in Tennessee did it for me. He kind of painted over it, which destroyed any value, but it was a player anyway. What a phenomenal sound, I gave it to a friend of mine who’s writing music in Nashville these days… But everybody who plays it these days, falls in love with it.
I just found out about Gwenifer Raymond and that she plays a Waterloo. Will have to track one down and try it for myself.
Hi, very nice :-), greetings, Mike
It’s good to know there’s a company out there making cheap mail order catalog guitars for $2500. What do you expect. Trees have changed so much and CNC machines have made everything so much more difficult to build
Lovely guitars i'm sure and cheap for a Collings made guitar; but lets face it, at just shy of £2,000 in the UK these are not cheap guitars!
Wouldn’t swap my WLK for love nor money!
I’m not even gonna leave it in my Will
It’ll be buried with me :)
Mines definitely got that extra special thing
Thanks for building it
guitar is somebody's life
Looks like a pretty authentic copy of my Kalamazoo KG-14 from 1937.
In the video, Bill Collings says that the top, and back, sits flat on the sides, making it a true flat top. I am very interested to learn, if that means they are built completely without a radius to the top and back. This info is very hard to google, as it’s strangely enough not discussed much, though important enough for Bill Collings himself, to point it out. Does anyone own one, and are able to determine this, or have access to this information? I know it’s a nerdy question, and I hope some fellow nerds can help me clear this up.
why are they so expensive??
b/c they can. they burn a lot of man hours in the finish too. The guitars themselves go together very quickly but there's a bottle neck at finishing. I built for them for a short time while Bill was still around.
Eventually every guitar manufacturer has to offer some bread and butter to go with the peanut butter and jelly . Bill is once more a genius . Some might not see the genius of this move to affordable wood guitars but with wood issues this might be
a good thing in the long run . Yes I have my share of hight end Collins guitars but .................jusaayin
WL-14LTR (or maybe a T) is next on the shopping list.....
Sorry that ain't cheap in this Texas picker's book.
If you take inflation and average yearly wages into account, these guitars may have been actually cheaper than those “cheap” guitars of yesteryear!
Bill says cheap...... Waterloo are too expensive nowadays. Ridiculous. Really
I think (just imo) that they know, as every other guitar company knows, that the BIG money in guitar-selling is in the low-price brackets. Notice the cheap Martins, notice the cheap Taylors, the cheap Fenders, cheap PRS, Parker, on and on and on. So, despite the wonders of the $20,000 Collings archtops, and the $8,000 dreadnoughts....they don't sell real fast -- so they needed to make MORE $$$$. The bottom line was hurting, so voila: The Waterloo. I'm sure they're good and cheap guitars.
+Loren Whitaker They aren't really that cheap though, close to 2 grand for one.
True enough. I guess $1895 is "cheap" to Bill Collings. : ) So, "relatively" cheap, maybe.
+Loren Whitaker You're right but Waterloo is something different. They really produce something special to me. Hence the fact that players like Bill Frisell, Jeff Tweedy and Julian Lage play them.
I agree, although I haven't played one yet. I wasn't at first aware that these are solid wood, quality guitars, made in USA. I've heard Julian Lage play his, and WOW - sounds super! I want one. I think they're about $1800 in 2015, which is still cheap for a Collings, but they're amazing guitars. So yep, something special. : )
Yes I would love to own one, they are timeless.
Okay with the concept and the idea but keep them cheap if they’re suppose to replicate cheap vintage guitars ! Don’t sell them 2000 dollars or more... makes no sense at ALL! Too bad !
Back in the days cheap meant cheap!
No doubt. Here is a replica of cheap guitar that isn't cheap. wth
@@delplaya5
They are vintage inspired instruments. Built with high quality materials, by a high end guitar brand here in the USA. They are affordable when compared to other Collings models (or other high end brands), keep in mind that both Martin and Taylor offer Mexican made guitars that are in the same range as the lower priced Waterloo models. The Waterloo mandolin is the least expensive American made mandolin on the market (at least from any well known brand).
@@charlesbolton8471 I understand that but the guitars they are replicating were really affordable and blues players loved them. They are trying to replicate the sound and yeah they are more affordable than the other brand but they aren't really that affordable. There is no way, adjusted for inflation, they are of equal cost to the originals which is what they should be. Maybe someone can prove me wrong on that. They did it back then, why can't they do it now. I know many of the old guitars like Stellas frequently used birch for the back and sides to cut costs.
Made in China ??
All Waterloo guitars and mandolins are built exclusively in Austin, TX.
Thanks 👍