Why I'm Obsessed With the Waterloo WL-S Guitar

If you've been chasing that old-school parlor sound, the waterloo wl s is probably exactly what you're looking for. It's one of those instruments that doesn't just sit in your lap; it tells you a story the second you strike a chord. I remember the first time I saw one in a local shop. It looked like it had been plucked straight out of a 1930s mail-order catalog, but when I picked it up, it felt like a precision-engineered machine. That's the magic of what Bill Collings did with the Waterloo line—it's vintage grit meeting modern perfection. ...

May 15, 2026 · 7 min · Jessie Alaeddin