Sound Pure's Take
The Collings SJ Mh is a beautifully balanced slope-shoulder acoustic that blends vintage warmth with the impeccable precision Collings is known for. Its baked Sitka spruce top paired with Honduran mahogany back and sides produces a rich, woody voice with crisp clarity and a wonderfully open response. The ebony fingerboard with modern diamond inlays, tortoise binding, and gloss nitro finish give it timeless elegance, while the comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck feels smooth and inviting. Responsive, resonant, and expertly crafted, this SJ MH is the kind of inspiring instrument that only grows sweeter with time—a true investment-grade acoustic.
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.
- Top
- Torrefied Sitka spruce
- Back & Sides
- Honduran mahogany
- Neck
- Honduran mahogany
- Body Binding
- Tortoise with b/w/b/w top purfling
- Fingerboard Binding
- .100" Tortoise with b/w purfling
- Peghead Binding
- .100" Tortoise 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 and Modern Diamond Inlay
- Tuners
- Nickel Waverly
- Backstrip
- 1-style (Walnut)
- 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
- Body Width
- 16"
- Body Length
- 20 1/8"
- Body Depth
- 4 1/2"
- Total Length
- 41"
- Weight
- 4lbs 2oz
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