The J-40 is a 14-fret jumbo in East Indian rosewood and spruce, in gloss with an Aging Toner top. It carries an abalone rosette, Reduced Hexagon inlays in abalone on an ebony board bound in antique white and multi-stripe, a bound headplate with the Block Inlay Golden Era logo, a Style 45 back strip and gold open gear tuners.
Underneath it has Golden Era Scalloped Forward-Shifted X Brace, a genuine mahogany neck in the Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval shape with High-Performance Taper and 1 3/4" at the nut, and bone at the nut, saddle and pins. Martin points to rich projection from the jumbo body. It comes in a hardshell case.
For the same body in the 16 Series, with satin rosewood, an L.R. Baggs Element and three top colours, look at the J-16E. For abalone around the top as well as the rosette, on a dreadnought, the D-41.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: J-14 Fret
Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: East Indian Rosewood
Side Material: East Indian Rosewood
Back and Sides Finish: Gloss
Back and Sides Color: Natural
Back Purfling/Strip: Style 45 with Black Stripe
Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Side Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Bracing Pattern: Forward-Shifted X Brace
Brace Shape: Golden Era Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 5/16"
Endpiece: Antique White
Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: Aging Toner
Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe
Binding: Antique White
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise
Rosette: Abalone with Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Genuine Mahogany
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 25.4"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: Reduced Hexagon
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Abalone
Fingerboard Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Side Dots: Black
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Block Inlay Golden Era
Headplate Binding Material: Antique White with Multi-Stripe
Pleked: Yes
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Golden Era Modern Belly - Drop-In Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Bone
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Saddle: Compensated Bone
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Gold Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Hardshell



