Collings SJ Custom Short Scale w/ German Spruce & European Maple

Collings SJ Custom Short Scale

The SJ is Collings' 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 typically have a more pronounced midrange response when compared to a dreadnought, which translates into more note definition. 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 Collings SJ.

This Collings SJ features a German Spruce top combined with European Maple Back and Sides. European Maple is warmer than American big leaf maple and provides a defined bass response with very present clear trebles. Custom made with a short scale and no tongue brace, this this SJ will soon become your favorite guitar!

Specifications

• Top: German Spruce
• Back & Sides: European maple
• Neck: European maple
• Body Binding: Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
• 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 and 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 and tenon hybrid
• Truss Rod: Fully adjustable
• Frets: Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Peghead Veneer: Ebony with MOP Collings logo
• Tuners: Nickel Waverly w/ Ivoroid Buttons (16:1 ratio)
• Backstrip: Maple mosaic
• Rosette: Ivoroid with b/w purfling
• Scale Length: Short Scale 24 7/8"
• Brace Materia:l Sitka spruce
• Brace Pattern: Pre-war scalloped X-brace w/ No Tongue Brace
• Fingerboard Radius: 14" - 26" compound
• Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056")
• Case: Deluxe hardshell case by TKL
• Serial: 29849