Its a fun experiment isnt it? I think weve missed the point here though....The reason I posted this was not to decide "which is best" but "can you hear the difference?". In no way am I saying the Collings is worse than the Mainland. It damn well better not be worse considering it costs about 4 times as much. The argument I make is is it 4 times better soundwise? From a build quality standpoint its probably no contest, I dont know Ive never held a collings (but once again it had better be). I still say the answer is no its not 4 times better soundwise. Thats my opinion though, and opinions are subjective. Thats what makes threads like this so much fun, in a discussion of something that is a sensory idea (how something looks, sounds, feels, etc) obviously anyones input will be an opinion, and its fun to watch the range of ideas and the different ways people hear it. When I watched this video on youtube I was reading through the comments, and they are all over the place. I wanted to see if that pattern (or lack thereof) would be recreated in a thread. I think for the most part it has. Good stuff! Now for everyone that will brand me as a uke heretic with a tin ear for my opinion, before you get the pitchforks and torches out think of it this way. How lousy would it be for the world musically if everyone heard everything the same way?