West R Lee
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twocorgis said:West R Lee said:Yes, the headstock you refer to (I think) is on the Collings guitar that I like, called the "CJ" Collings Jumbo, it's modeled after the Gibson J45. It's a short scale slope shouldered dread (apparently jumbo doesn't have the same meaning with Collings it does with Guild). Let me see if I can find a picture.
Here's a Collings CJ....a bit overpriced, but you get the idea....and the headstock.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Collings-CJ-MH- ... 5ae3c6a4db
West
Gee Jim, I think as a guitar-playing Texan, owning a Collings is almost obligatory isn't it? :lol:
I played an awesome used CJ at Mandolin Brothers when we were there during Krysh's visit. It was really a lot better than the D2H that I owned for awhile, which itself was no improvement over my D50. I almost bit at $1800, which was a very fair price I thought. I have a wonderful sitka/mahogany Bourgeois Slope D that has that same kind of "snake" headstock, and the only way I could improve that guitar was if it were short scale. Dana makes them that way, and hopefully one day I'll be able to wrangle an even swap for one. I think that Guild should really sell a slope shoulder, and more than one of us raised that at LMG. They seemed pretty receptive to the idea, too. I think that part of Guild's new image as a boutique guitar manufacturer should include some of these niche models.
A Collings CJ for $1800 and you didn't buy it Sandy? Was it in good shape? Man, you could have sent me another one!
West :wink: