As with all of our Traditional Series guitars, when it came time to add a “T” designation to our slope-shoulder offerings, we didn’t simply tweak the original; the all-new Collings CJ-45 T is a fully re-imagined instrument that offers a distinct tonal variation when compared to our CJ and CJ-35 models.
Strongly vintage-inspired, the body construction has been completely re-engineered,
including new bracing carves and patterns. When combined with our latest T-Series neck design and new CJ-45 neck profile, the result showcases a tone that is exceptionally dry and fundamental with the growl and thump sought after in the great slope-shoulder dreads of the Wartime era.
Top: Adirondack Spruce
Back and Sides: Honduran Mahogany
Construction: Traditional Series Build and Voicing
Neck: Honduran Mahogany
Body Binding: Ivoroid with no Purfling
Fingerboard Binding: None
Peghead Binding: None
Bridge: Ebony Straight-Style with 2 5/16" Spacing
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood with 19 Frets and MOP Long Dots
Bridge Pins/End Pin: Ivoroid, No Dot
Nut: Bone, 1 3/4"
Saddle: Bone, Cutthrough
Neck Profile: CJ-45 Carve (Small neck option, .861" - .979")
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 w/ Ivoroid Buttons (16:1 Ratio)
Backstrip: 1-Style (Walnut)
Rosette: Single-ring of multiple b/w purflings
Scale Length: 24 7/8"
Bracing Material: Sitka Spruce
Brace Pattern: CJ-45 Wartime Scalloped X-Brace
Body Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Finish: High Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Pickguard: Tortoise
Strings: D'Addario EJ-17 .013-.056
Case: Deluxe Hardshell Case by TKL