Sound Pure's Take
Great find from a collector! A slightly wider nut and a bit of dressing up cosmetically make this super clean machine all the more lovely. Does what plenty of similarly sized guitars with the G-word on the headstock can only dream of doing. Careful, though! This one makes OMs sound tiny and dreadnoughts imbalanced--you might make some guitars at home a little jealous!
Condition: Used, Excellent
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 Indian
- Serial
- 17911
- Year
- 2011
- Top
- Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides
- East Indian Rosewood
- Neck
- Honduran Mahogany
- Body Binding
- Ivoroid
- 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 Diamonds & Squares
- Bridge Pins/End Pin
- Ebony with MOP Dot
- Nut
- Bone, 1 3/4"
- Saddle
- Bone, Drop-In
- Neck Profile
- C-Shape
- Peghead Profile
- Haircut
- Neck Joint
- Mortise & Tenon Hybrid
- Truss Rod
- Fully Adjustable
- Frets
- Medium 18% Nickel
- Peghead Veneer
- Brazilan
- Tuners
- Gold Schaller w/ Ebony buttons
- Backstrip
- 3-Style (Chevron)
- 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
- High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- 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.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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