Santa Cruz Vintage Southerner VS Collings CJ-45t

[buddyhu]

Originally Posted by Mr. Jelly

These two guitars have been of interest to me as well. I have a Santa Cruz and Collings that are both sitka / hog 00s. They are both amazing guitars that don't sound similar at all. SC guitars are friendlier feeling with rounder tones that are enjoyable to play. The Collings guitar I have is bolder and colder that [/B]has a sound that makes me say wow every time I play it[/B]. I assume that the differences would be similar between a VS and a CJ45T. Of course, I would like something in between.

I have a CJ-35, and I have that “wow” experience when I play it. It is bold (but not “cold” IMO). But it is not a Gibson sound, and it is not a rosewood sound.

Kopp’s and SCGC VS’s get a lot of praise here on AGF, and used KOPPS do show up every few months.

I’m sure you will get a VERY nice guitar, whichever you choose. Whether you get exactly the sound you want depends on the difficult to specify details.

[Zissou Intern]

Originally Posted by aaronkimk

Quick question,

What's the difference between J-45 1942 banner and 1934 Jumbo reissue?

The '34 Jumbo
-25" scale
-deeper body, continuously deep
-1 3/4" nut
-DEEP V profile neck
-Advanced X-bracing

The '42 Banner
-24.75" scale
-1 23/32" nut
-mod V profile neck
-non advanced X-bracing

To my ear the Jumbo is more powerful and deeper and has a bigger sound, and is a little crisper (less warm) that the J45. It's more like a Smeck, tonally. The J45 is smoother.

Like Brencat, I really like the '36 J35. I'd buy that one if I was buying another slope shoulder.