Collings CJ Natural 'Sitka Spruce / East Indian Rosewood' Acoustic Guitar

The Collings CJ is a modern take on the classic slope-shouldered dreadnought, delivering a bold and articulate voice with exceptional projection and balance. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides, this jumbo-bodied acoustic offers a rich, complex tonal palette that’s perfect for everything from fingerstyle to strumming-heavy rhythm work. Its slightly percussive low-end makes it a top choice for acoustic blues players and singer-songwriters alike.

This CJ model is adorned with grained ivoroid binding on the body, fingerboard, and peghead, along with elegant MOP long dot inlays and a three-style chevron backstrip. The ebony fingerboard and belly-style bridge provide classic tonewood pairing, while the pre-war scalloped X-bracing enhances tonal clarity and responsiveness. Finished in high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer with a tortoise pickguard and nickel Waverly tuners, the CJ reflects Collings' legendary build quality and tonal precision.

Features

• Sitka spruce top and East Indian rosewood back and sides for rich, articulate tone

• Slope-shouldered jumbo body design ideal for strumming and acoustic blues

• Pre-war scalloped X-bracing enhances projection and clarity

• Grained ivoroid binding and MOP inlays for refined vintage aesthetic

• Handcrafted in Austin, Texas with expert attention to tone and detail

Specs

• Top: Sitka Spruce

• Back & Sides: East Indian Rosewood

• Neck: Honduran Mahogany

• 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 belly-style, 2 3/16" spacing

• Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP long dot inlays

• 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

• 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: 3-style Chevron

• Rosette: Ivoroid with b/w purfling

• Scale Length: 25.5"

• Brace Material: Sitka Spruce

• Brace Pattern: Pre-war Scalloped X-brace

• Body Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Neck Finish: High Gloss Polyester Resin

• Pickguard: Tortoise

• Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 (.013"–.056")

• Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case