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Jumbos are great. I'm a huge fan of 17" lower bout jumbos. I used to have a dozen OMs and dreads. Now I've got ONE acoustic 6-string: a jumbo Guild F50R. It does it all for me. But really, I'm playing my jumbo Guild 12-strings more.....
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Jumbos are awesome - their voicing will vary from builder to builder, but I think most people will find that they are MORE comfortable than your average dread. The pinched waist means the instrument will sit lower in your lap, so even a 17" lower bout isn't a problem.
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You should if you like a nice full, round sound. You shouldn’t if you have issues with comfort with a large guitar.
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This is the main point, I think. An example: a Gibson jumbo in mahogany will sound VERY different from a Goodall jumbo/CJ in EIR. Are you looking only at “true” jumbos, or are you also open to considering small jumbos and concert jumbos? I would think that you could find a jumbo/SJ/CJ that would respond well to your fingerpicking, and that you could find a wood combo that would yield different sound than your OM’s...but whether you “should” buy a jumbo is harder to say. Last edited by Kerbie; 04-29-2021 at 06:28 AM. Reason: Fixed quote. |
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If you are average height like around 5'8" think twice before getting one. I switched from a jumbo to a smaller size and that completely solved my tendinitis issues. Jumbo is just too darn big for a lot of average height people. That is if you practice or play more than a few hours a day.
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I have a Collings maple SJ (small jumbo). This is approximately the same size as the Huss and Dalton MJ (medium jumbo). They are both modeled after the Gibson J185: smaller jumbos than the king size SJ200.
I prefer the smaller size for comfort; and also prefer the model in maple for the unique, hard to describe sound: for me, finger style or hybrid picked the sound is exceptionally clear and pretty; strummed, the guitar's different overtone structure makes it concise and dynamic. But they are rarely booming loud guitars like my dreadnoughts. Should you get one? I did for the different feel and sound that is pretty seductive, especially on delicate material down the neck. They make wonderful finger style guitars: though they are uniquely involving strummers. |
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My guess - and it's just a guess - is that different people hold their arms in different ways when they play guitar. How else to explan the persistent differences in the way that different people feel about large guitars like jumbos? Or maybe it's posture - standing, sitting, length of strap, knee up or knee down, left knee/right knee, whatever. There must be a reason, I just don't know what it is. So don't be put off jumbos (or big dreds) but be sure to spend some quality time with your intended instrument to make certain you are comfortable playing it.
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One reason not to get a jumbo is that they tend not to fit as well into an acoustic combo that doesn't play amplified. This depends, of course, on the type of music the combo specializes in. I sit in with an old-time group now and then, and they much prefer me to show up with my 000 rather than my dreadnought. This combo features fiddle and mando leads, with strong harmonization of voices, and they want the guitar to fill in the rhythm, no banjo-killers, please.
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How big a feller are ya? 😉
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Size is all relative...
How big a feller is Dolly? Or Emmylou? Bet you can't picture either one without their Jumbo guitars.
Someday we'll all have guitar tailors who will fit us out with personal custom specs. Until then, remember this. For guitar sizing, the length of your legs doesn't count. The height of your head doesn't count. Proper guitar fitment depends on your torso length, shoulder to lap. I have trouble keeping the tails of my large shirts ticked in, so Jumbos feel natural and I have elevate my right foot slightly to play my mini jumbos. They could be even larger! The fact that I wear 30-inch trousers and fold up the cuffs has no bearing on this equation.
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Thanks for all the input guys! I've decided to treat this like just another case of passning GAS (infantile pun intended). I'm indeed a pretty short guy with my 168 cm, and typically I don't get along with large bodied acoustics.
Most importantly, my Heikki Rousu OM is in need of a neck reset, and I should'nt spend money on new guitars until the ones I have are in useable condition. Incidentally, it has the largest and deepest body I have ever come across on an OM, so it could very well be the thing that satisfies that jumo itch! |
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An Emerald X30 will be the most comfortable Jumbo you’ll ever play.
It rivals any wooden guitar I’ve ever owned and there have been some fine ones along the way. And the SCGC OM I owned wasn’t comparable to the Emerald.
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I do think they are incredibly balanced, they are basically like a bigger Grand Auditorium.
Maybe a joker might be a Round Shoulder Dread or a Deep Body Grand Auditorium guitar. |