Waterloo by Collings WL-JK Dlx – Rosewood

Full-bodied in both tone and stature, the aptly nicknamed “Jumbo King” is the largest size offering in the Waterloo line and a modern day tribute to jumbo-sized guitars of the early 1940s. Originally manufactured by Regal for the mail-order enterprise Montgomery Ward, this slope-shoulder body size was designed to provide performers of the era with enough volume and power for professional radio work. The WL-JK accomplishes this and more by employing a full five-inch body depth and a slightly narrow waist to enhance both the bass and treble response.

The WL-JK is available in a minimally appointed “standard” version as well as a “deluxe” version featuring added bindings, true-to-era “valve cover” tuners, and a full-body sunburst finish. Both models utilize vintage inspired x-bracing and prominent v-shaped necks with fully adjustable truss rods.

Other specifications include:

• Top:     Solid spruce
• Back/Sides:     Indian Rosewood
• Bracing:     Vintage-inspired X-bracing
• Color:     Full-body sunburst
• Binding:     Ivoroid bound top, back, soundhole and fingerboard
• Bridge:     Ebony with 2 3/8″ spacing
• Bridge Pins:     Ebony
• Saddle:     Bone drop-in
• Pickguard:     Tortoise celluloid
• Body Finish:     Semi-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Neck:     Solid mahogany
• Fingerboard:     Indian rosewood
• Nut:     1 3/4″ bone nut
• Neck Support:     Adjustable truss rod
• Fingerboard Inlays:     9mm ivoroid dots
• Neck Profile:     Moderate “V” shape
• Logo:     Stenciled Waterloo / Jumbo King
• Scale Length:     25 1/2″
• Fret Wire:     Medium 18% nickel-silver
• Tuners:     Golden Age Restoration with custom “valve covers”
• Body Width:     15 3/4″
• Body Length:     19 1/2″
• Body Depth:     5″
• Scale Length:     25 1/2″
• Nut Width:     1 3/4″
• Saddle Spacing:     2 3/8″
• Recommended Strings:     D’Addario EJ17 (.013″-.056″)
• Hard Case
• #1487

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