New Southern Jumbo

[OldCowboy]

Defying logic, I've found the difference between SJ's and J-45/50s to be kind of pronounced. Go figure....

[Mojorule]

Same on the inside, but the bridge is very different. The SJ has the pins closer to the saddle making a higher break angle for more punch.

 

Pete, the original link to your actual SJ doesn't work for me. Does it have a reverse bridge like most J45s and post-1940s SJs (looks like a typical Martin bridge but turned round), the Martin-style bridge like many early banner SJs and some more modern ones like Nick's Fuller's special and my Woody Guthrie, or a narrow bridge like lots of pre-war Gibsons and some banner J45s and SJs? Again, I suppose my question is whether these different bridge designs produce a different break angle in and of themselves, or whether it's a case of individually machined bridges with different spaces between pins and saddles.

 

The Western Classic will have a different angle by design, because of the aforementioned ribbons.

[Victory Pete]

Pete, the original link to your actual SJ doesn't work for me. Does it have a reverse bridge like most J45s and post-1940s SJs (looks like a typical Martin bridge but turned round), the Martin-style bridge like many early banner SJs and some more modern ones like Nick's Fuller's special and my Woody Guthrie, or a narrow bridge like lots of pre-war Gibsons and some banner J45s and SJs? Again, I suppose my question is whether these different bridge designs produce a different break angle in and of themselves, or whether it's a case of individually machined bridges with different spaces between pins and saddles.

 

The Western Classic will have a different angle by design, because of the aforementioned ribbons.

 

Try this:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gibson-rssjjpn17-southern-jumbo-acoustic-electric-guitar

 

Mine is the same reverse Martin style as the J-45, but the pins are closer to the saddle, like a Martin. Yes, different bridge designs will most certainly have different break angles, some are more pronounced than others both high and low.