Sound Pure's Take
This is the best SJ we've ever gotten in!
Extremely powerful and defined, it thrives in a variety of contexts: forest rock, desert jazz, or plain ol' picking & grinin'
The lovely European maple back and sides complement the german top beautifully
It's got continental sophistication coupled with southern swagger
The all-over sunburst makes it look like a wind-swept desert at sunset
This guitar has "front-man/woman" written all over it
This guitar is a leader
You could build a band around it
From Collings Guitars
The SJ is our version of what is commonly called a small Jumbo. Although the 16 inch lower bout is slightly wider than a dreadnought, and the sides almost as deep, the tight curve at the waist creates in a very different sound chamber. SJs, especially examples in maple, typically have a more pronounced midrange response when compared to a dreadnought, making them ideal candidates for a rounded cutaway. Players looking for the bass and overall volume of a large guitar, but with lots of treble clarity and midrange crunch, often find just what they need in the curvaceous SJ.
Model: SJ
Serial: 25219
Top: German Spruce
Back & Sides: European Maple
Neck: European Maple
Body Binding: Ivoroid with B/W/B/W/B Purlfing
Fingerboard Binding: .100" Ivoroid with B/W Purfling
Peghead Binding: .100" Ivoroid with B/W Purfling
Bridge: Ebony Modern-Style with 2 3/16" Spacing
Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP Modern Diamond & Squares
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ebony with MOP Dot
Nut: Bone, 1 11/16"
Saddle: Bone, Drop-In
Neck Profile: C-Shape
Peghead Profile: Haircut
Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon Hybrid
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Frets: Medium 18% Nickel-Silver
Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings Logo
Tuners: Nickel Waverly (16:1 Ratio)
Backstrip: Maple Mosaic
Rosette: Ivoroid with B/W Purfling
Scale Length: 25 1/2"
Brace Material: Sitka Spruce
Brace Pattern: Pre-War Scalloped X-Brace
Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" Compound
Body Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Finish:
Pickguard: Tortoise
Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL
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