Description
Description
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.
Top: Solid spruce
Back/Sides: Solid East Indian rosewood ($50)
Bracing: Vintage-inspired X-bracing
Color: Vintage-style sunburst
Binding: Ivoroid bound top
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: 6mm acrylic 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 w/Ebony buttons
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: .013"-.056"