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09-28-2020, 01:34 PM
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Just received my 2012 Seagull entourage mini jumbo on Friday. I think I will really enjoy it once I get it dialed in.
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09-28-2020, 06:58 PM
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09-28-2020, 08:57 PM
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09-28-2020, 09:30 PM
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Mini Jumbo Brands???
Yes, the term 'mini-jumbo' is an oxymoron. The word jumbo literally means 'large'. Thanks to some (un-?)imaginative marketing departments and certainly unimaginative marketeers, the term jumbo now refers to either/both a size and/or a shape as far as guitars are concerned. There is no accepted overall definition of any of this, just a bunch of people with different opinions. Here's mine and why: I consider the Gibson (S)J-200 to be the original jumbo pacesetter, and since this bad boy has a 17" oversized lower bout, then anything around a 17" width would be a true jumbo. Keep losing an inch, say 16" (Taylor GA size), would then be a medium jumbo, and say 15" (Taylor GC size) would be a small jumbo, while anything significantly smaller would be a 'mini' size. Makes as much sense as anything in this business. This also blends nicely with Taylor's size/model descriptions. A couple of previous posters mentioned the overall similar look of Taylors' GA and GC shapes, to which I am referring. I would throw in the Grand Orchestra as a jumbo related shape and size also. It is actually louder than a jumbo, probably due to its light build and deep depth, while the lower bout is nearly 17" in width. It also has a noticeably wider waist than a Gibson J-200 which may also contribute to volume. Since the term super-jumbo is both redundant and superfluous referring to an oversized guitar, I do not refer to my J-200 as a super-jumbo. Besides the label states it is a "J-200" model, so that is what I use. Seems Gibson can't make up it's mind what a 'jumbo' is either. But I do think I own a 'super' guitar there. Super as in über, mit die umlaut. ('Umlaut' doesn't have an umlaut in/on it, but über does.) Note: 'über' means 'over', not really 'super', but it seems to be taken for super in English, and maybe a bit in German too. It's all about the attitude.  Edit> I just remembered that John Denver supposedly had/played a Guild 12 string that had a lower bout width of 18". So I guess there is/was super-sized jumbo after all. Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo Last edited by donlyn; 09-28-2020 at 10:27 PM.
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09-28-2020, 09:43 PM
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The Guild Jumbo Junior is a nice looking small jumbo.
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09-28-2020, 09:55 PM
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And since Guild markets it as a 'Jumbo Junior', there's yet another term/size to deal with. ;-) Sigh. ;-( Don .
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*The Heard: 85 Gibson J-200 sitka/rosewood Jumbo 99 Taylor 355 sitka/sapele 12 string Jmbo 06 Alvarez AJ60S englmn/mpl lam med Jmbo 14 Taylor 818e sitka/rosewood Grand Orchestra 05 Taylor 512ce L10 all mahogany Grand Concert 09 Taylor all walnut Jmbo 16 Taylor 412e-R sitka/rw GC 16 Taylor 458e-R s/rw 12 string GO 21 Epiphone IBG J-200 sitka/maple Jmbo 22 Guild F-1512 s/rw 12 string Jmbo Last edited by donlyn; 09-28-2020 at 10:24 PM.
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