george black Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 They are both slope shouldered but then how do they differ in construction. How do they differ sound wise??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george black Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Also the advanced jumbo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 George-- see the earlier threads on this topic for details, but basic answer? Cosmetics only. AJ is another story, different scale, woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Jkinnama's got it right. Summarized, SJ has double parallelograms on fretboard, extra binding on neck, inlay on headstock, different pickguard (usually). J-45 does not have any of that. Both are mahogany. Soundwise they are similar. AJ is forward braced, comes in maple or rosewood, arrowheads on the fretboard. Soundwise, the rosewood AJ has been compared to a D-28. They typically have a lot of volume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 As Karen rightly points out, AJs have common points with D28s. But there is a difference. The square bodied 28s have a booming bass and rumbling upper mids. Power and glory. The slope bodied AJ has clearer articulation all across the tonal range, so you a solid slap on the bass, good penetration on the mids, a fat top, and endless headroom, so you can play hard without breaking up (if that works for you, I have one f/s on the forum Trading Post). J45/50s and So-Jos, oth, are going to have more of a thumpy bass (24.75 scale), thick mids, a sweet, breathy, top. Quicker overall decay. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I have one f/s on the forum Trading Post. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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