Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.
From Collings Guitars
The Collings Jumbo, or CJ, is our version of the classic slope-shouldered dreadnought, a shape that has enjoyed renewed popularity in recent years. While the CJ is similar in width and depth to the traditional dreadnought, it has a distinctly different tone. Despite its large size this model works well with the optional shorter string scale, resulting in a somewhat percussive bottom end ideal for acoustic blues or other styles that benefit from a more controlled bass response. Of all the Collings body shapes, this is the one most often requested with a sunburst top finish, and the wide range of wood options, neck widths, and string scales allow the CJ to be many different guitars to a wide variety of players
- Top
- Sitka spruce w/ Sitka spruce bracing
- Brace pattern
- pre-war scalloped X-brace
- Back, sides
- Rosewood
- Neck
- Mahogany
- Body binding
- Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling (backstrip 3-style, chevron)
- Fingerboard & peghead binding
- .100" ivoroid with b/w purfling
- Scale length
- 25 1/2"
- Neck profile
- C-shape
- Truss rod
- Fully Adjustable
- Neck joint
- Mortise & Tenon hybrid
- Fingerboard
- Ebony with MOP long dots
- Fingerboard radius
- 14" - 26" compound
- Fretsmedium
- 18% nickel-silver
- Nut
- Bone, 1 11/16"
- Bridge
- Ebony belly-style with 2 3/16" spacing
- Bridge pins/end pin
- Ebony with MOP dot
- Saddle
- Bone, drop-in
- Peghead profile/veneer
- Haircut / Ebony with MOP Collings logo
- Tuners
- Waverly, nickel
- Rosette
- Ivoroid with b/w purfling
- Finish
- high gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, full body sunburst
- Pickguard
- Tortoise
- Case
- Deluxe Hardshell case by TKL
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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