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You mean, no more of THESE, Doug? But, but........ but they're so PRETTY!! Fred

If ONLY they would stick to some good practices.....

Nope -- never seen a CL-anything in black. Come to think of it, I don't know if I've seen one in sunburst either, but I thought that they made a few in translucent red and trans blue though. "Natural" was the default finish, I believe.

Yes -- except for the 12-string version, which was built in '92-'93 with a 24.75" scale. Fred

Properly voiced, maple back and sides can very nicely 'colour' the tone, and provide more than suitable bass response. Fred

Ben, My Custom Shop, red spruce-topped, voiced-for-bass response J-200Jr has a very respectable bass presence for a 16" maple guitar. One of the best I've played. I would strongly suggest you specifically request that they voice it according to your desires, and would also strongly urge that you consider the red spruce upgrade! Fred