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.

Features Include:

• Select Sitka spruce
• European Maple back and sides
• Grained ivoroid bindings
• Black/white wood strip purfling
• Matching Ivoroid Rosette
• Pre-war scalloped bracing
• Tortoise-style pickguard
• High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Flame Maple neck
• Double-bound fingerboard and peghead
• Ebony peghead veneer
• Mother-of-pearl Collings logo
• Ebony fingerboard and bridge
• Modern diamond fingerboard and peghead inlays
• Fully adjustable truss rod
• Bone nut and drop-in saddle
• Ebony bridge pins and end pin
• Gold Schaller Mini-tuners