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.
Top | Sitka 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 Diamonds |
Fingerboard Radius | 14" - 26" compound |
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 |
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 |
Body Finish | High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer |
Pickguard | Tortoise |
Strings | D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"- .056") |
Case | Deluxe hardshell case by TKL |