New Waterloo WL-K!

[Sugar Bear]

Understated elegance. Very nice acquisition! Congratulations, and enjoy it!

[MartinD18]

Originally Posted by PonyB

Oh it's fun to play alright, thanks MBee!

The Twelfth Fret in Toronto got this in, and I acted quickly.

Good shop, highly recommended.

Love it! I had this one on a temporary hold but couldn’t make it out to the shop to buy it.

Glad it found a good home!!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by MartinD18

Love it! I had this one on a temporary hold but couldn’t make it out to the shop to buy it.

Glad it found a good home!!

Is that right, MartinD18?!
Well I can assure you it is appreciated here, I hope you can get your own soon!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by Sugar Bear

Understated elegance. Very nice acquisition! Congratulations, and enjoy it!

Thank you, Sugar Bear!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by drjond56

00-12’s are my favorite body style and I was able to land a WL-K about 6 months ago. I play a lot of fingerstyle gospel blues tunes and it really fits the bill for that. Lightest guitar in my arsenal by a good bit. I was led to believe that the fit and finish might be less than a true Collings, but not so with mine at least as there is no visible glue, etc.—every bit as pristine as my Collings. WL-K has become my guitar of choice for playing out. I use a soundhole pickup if needed, which has been rare thus far. Of course with Covid, playing out has been rare thus far.

Congrats on your score of the WL-K. The Waterloos are in quite short supply and many dealers don’t expect any further shipments until into next year

Jon

I agree with your assessment, it's very cleanly constructed to my eyes.
According to the Collins shop these are back-ordered into 2023!
Thanks Jon.

[joeappel]

I love those! Congrats!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by mcmars

You did very well to find one locally and jump on it. I have one and it is an incredible guitar for fingerstyle.

You likely know, but in case the seller did not explain, this is the lightest waterloo made, so with the ultra light build, collins recommends the 11 gauge "custom light" strings to make sure no stress to the guitar. I suspect people get away with lights, but with the light build it is so responsive to the 11 gauge strings and they play so nice and sound incredible.

That guitar makes my whole left arm vibrate, it is quite something to feel the resonance.

Thanks, mcmars, yes the 11s it shipped with vibrate this guitar with no problem.

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by jontewright

Brilliant, congratulations!
I’m a big fan of the Waterloo line, they’re quite rare here in the uk but I’ve managed to get myself a wl-14, wl-14 hog and jumbo king.

Thank you, jontewrite!
That's quite a collection you have, you're a long way from Austin TX.

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Another UK owner here (WL-14) from the first year of production.

Just incredible guitars. I'm embarrassed to admit I recently considered selling it to fund something else but quickly came to my senses

It's the one that didn't get away

Haha, glad it didn't get away.
There seem to be very few on the market, lots of keepers.

[MartinD18]

Originally Posted by PonyB

Is that right, MartinD18?!

Well I can assure you it is appreciated here, I hope you can get your own soon!

I’ll have my Waterloo NGD thread very soon!

I’m very happy for you! These babies are pure happiness!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by emuhunter

I love my WL-K, it's a great guitar and tons of fun to play

It sure is, emuhunter, very responsive and fun.

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by Glennwillow

Congrats on the new Waterloo guitar!

- Glenn

Thank you, Glenn!

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by rsmillbern

What do I think?
Think you got a sweet guitar

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Haha, nice, Scott!

[Silly Moustache]

I bought my WL12 in november 2016.

I think it was one of the earliest ones to come into the UK.

It took a little time to warm to it, and I've never known an instrument to open up so quickly!

I think Collings have made the looks a little more subtle now.

[PonyB]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

I bought my WL12 in november 2016.

I think it was one of the earliest ones to come into the UK.

It took a little time to warm to it, and I've never known an instrument to open up so quickly!

I think Collings have made the looks a little more subtle now.

I enjoyed your video, glad you are back to good health!