The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, natural wood finish, black fretboard, tortoiseshell pickguard, and six strings—shown beautifully against a white background.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features an Adirondack spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, natural wood finish, black bridge, and pickguard, shown on a white background.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA, crafted with a premium Adirondack spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides, features a natural wood finish and tortoiseshell pickguard, shown here from an angled front view.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features an Adirondack spruce top, black pickguard, six strings, and a dark headstock. Shown against a white background.
A 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring a Brazilian Rosewood body and Adirondack spruce top, is photographed from the base to showcase its wooden body, strings, and sound hole against a white background.
Side view of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring Brazilian rosewood back and sides with an Adirondack spruce top, shown flat against a white background.
Side view of the 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring a neck and glossy Brazilian rosewood body with Adirondack spruce top, set against a white background.
Close-up of a black headstock with six tuning pegs and cream binding, branded "Collings," from the 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—resting elegantly on a gray carpet.
The back of the 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—shows a polished dark wood finish, decorative center strip, and light binding, reflecting light and a person to highlight its elegance.
Back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar (Brazilian rosewood & Adirondack spruce) with a glossy dark wood finish, cream binding, and decorative center seam, shown against a plain light wall.
A close-up of the back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—shows its glossy finish, light binding, and reflections of a room and instruments on the surface.
A close-up of the back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar, featuring a glossy wooden finish, resting on a gray carpeted floor.
The back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—guitar by Collings, featuring a glossy wood finish, center inlay, and cream binding, resting in a blue velvet-lined case.
Close-up of the neck joint on a glossy 2005 Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) acoustic guitar, highlighting the smooth transition and cream binding between neck and body.
Side view of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar, featuring a polished Brazilian rosewood body, yellow binding, Adirondack spruce top, and reflections of overhead lights.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) guitar surface by Collings, showing white dust or residue on the finish under overhead lights.
Close-up of a wooden surface with scratches and a reflective patch, likely part of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar made from Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce by Collings.
Inside the wooden body of this 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar, a label reads "Collings, Austin Texas," with a black-and-white building and tree illustration, reflecting its craftsmanship in Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
A black Calton case made in Canada with a metal "Collings Guitars, Austin Texas, Serial No. 13790" label. Ideal for a 2005 Collings CJ BaA Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar.
A closed black hard case with handle, shown on a white background—ideal protection for your Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) or other prized Collings guitar.
A 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar with Brazilian rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top rests in an open, blue velvet-lined hard case.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar sound hole, showing fretboard, strings, and serial number "10993," highlighting its Brazilian rosewood back and sides with Adirondack spruce top.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA, featuring an Adirondack spruce top with Brazilian rosewood, highlighting the bridge and strings against its yellow-toned body and a gray textured background.
A hand uses a metal ruler to measure string height above the fretboard on a Collings 2005 CJ BaA acoustic guitar with Brazilian rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top.
A metal ruler measures the string height above the fretboard of this 2005 Collings CJ BaA, a fine Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar by Collings.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features Brazilian rosewood back and sides, an Adirondack spruce top, natural wood finish, black fretboard, tortoiseshell pickguard, and six strings—shown beautifully against a white background.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features an Adirondack spruce top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides, natural wood finish, black bridge, and pickguard, shown on a white background.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA, crafted with a premium Adirondack spruce top and Brazilian rosewood back and sides, features a natural wood finish and tortoiseshell pickguard, shown here from an angled front view.
The 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar features an Adirondack spruce top, black pickguard, six strings, and a dark headstock. Shown against a white background.
A 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring a Brazilian Rosewood body and Adirondack spruce top, is photographed from the base to showcase its wooden body, strings, and sound hole against a white background.
Side view of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring Brazilian rosewood back and sides with an Adirondack spruce top, shown flat against a white background.
Side view of the 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar, featuring a neck and glossy Brazilian rosewood body with Adirondack spruce top, set against a white background.
Close-up of a black headstock with six tuning pegs and cream binding, branded "Collings," from the 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—resting elegantly on a gray carpet.
The back of the 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—shows a polished dark wood finish, decorative center strip, and light binding, reflecting light and a person to highlight its elegance.
Back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar (Brazilian rosewood & Adirondack spruce) with a glossy dark wood finish, cream binding, and decorative center seam, shown against a plain light wall.
A close-up of the back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—shows its glossy finish, light binding, and reflections of a room and instruments on the surface.
A close-up of the back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar, featuring a glossy wooden finish, resting on a gray carpeted floor.
The back of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA—Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce—guitar by Collings, featuring a glossy wood finish, center inlay, and cream binding, resting in a blue velvet-lined case.
Close-up of the neck joint on a glossy 2005 Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) acoustic guitar, highlighting the smooth transition and cream binding between neck and body.
Side view of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar, featuring a polished Brazilian rosewood body, yellow binding, Adirondack spruce top, and reflections of overhead lights.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) guitar surface by Collings, showing white dust or residue on the finish under overhead lights.
Close-up of a wooden surface with scratches and a reflective patch, likely part of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar made from Brazilian Rosewood and Adirondack Spruce by Collings.
Inside the wooden body of this 2005 Collings CJ BaA guitar, a label reads "Collings, Austin Texas," with a black-and-white building and tree illustration, reflecting its craftsmanship in Brazilian rosewood and Adirondack spruce.
A black Calton case made in Canada with a metal "Collings Guitars, Austin Texas, Serial No. 13790" label. Ideal for a 2005 Collings CJ BaA Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar.
A closed black hard case with handle, shown on a white background—ideal protection for your Collings CJ BaA (Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce) or other prized Collings guitar.
A 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar with Brazilian rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top rests in an open, blue velvet-lined hard case.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA acoustic guitar sound hole, showing fretboard, strings, and serial number "10993," highlighting its Brazilian rosewood back and sides with Adirondack spruce top.
Close-up of a 2005 Collings CJ BaA, featuring an Adirondack spruce top with Brazilian rosewood, highlighting the bridge and strings against its yellow-toned body and a gray textured background.
A hand uses a metal ruler to measure string height above the fretboard on a Collings 2005 CJ BaA acoustic guitar with Brazilian rosewood back and sides and an Adirondack spruce top.
A metal ruler measures the string height above the fretboard of this 2005 Collings CJ BaA, a fine Brazilian Rosewood & Adirondack Spruce guitar by Collings.
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This is the wood combination that serious players and collectors chase: Brazilian rosewood back and sides paired with an Adirondack spruce top, built by Collings during Bill Collings' lifetime and now with 20 years of aging on that top.

The CJ is Collings' slope-shouldered jumbo, inspired by the Gibson Advanced Jumbo but built with Collings precision. It's a big guitar with a voice to match. The Brazilian rosewood delivers that unmistakable combination of deep, clear bass and sparkling highs, while the Adirondack top provides the headroom and dynamic range that Sitka can't touch. After two decades of playing in, this guitar has opened up beautifully.

Collings stopped offering Brazilian rosewood as a standard option years ago. The remaining supply continues to dwindle, and guitars like this one don't come up often.

Condition

Excellent overall. The top is clean with minimal playwear. The sides show some finish impressions from case storage, typical of nitrocellulose lacquer over time. No cracks, no repairs. Frets have plenty of life with no grooving. 

Specifications

  • Top: Adirondack spruce
  • Back & Sides: Brazilian rosewood
  • Neck: Honduran mahogany, C-shape profile
  • Fingerboard: Ebony with MOP long dots, 14"-26" compound radius
  • Bridge: Ebony belly-style, 2 3/16" spacing
  • Nut: Bone, 1 3/4" width
  • Saddle: Bone, drop-in
  • Scale Length: 25 1/2"
  • Bracing: Sitka spruce, pre-war scalloped X-brace pattern
  • Tuners: Nickel Waverly
  • Body Binding: Ivoroid with b/w/b/w/b purfling
  • Fingerboard/Peghead Binding: Ivoroid with b/w purfling
  • Backstrip: 3-style (Chevron)
  • Rosette: Ivoroid with b/w purfling
  • Peghead: Haircut profile, ebony veneer with MOP Collings logo
  • Body Finish: High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
  • Neck Finish: High gloss polyester resin
  • Pickguard: Tortoise
  • Case: Original Collings deluxe hardshell case ($650 value)
  • Serial: 10993
  • Year: 2005 (shipped August 15)

The Details

Built in Austin, TX and shipped August 15, 2005. This guitar represents the golden era of Collings craftsmanship under Bill Collings' direct oversight. The 1 3/4" nut width offers comfortable spacing for fingerstyle or flatpicking, and the compound radius fingerboard plays effortlessly from open chords to upper position work.

Please note that this is a consignment item and all sales are final.

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