The MJ Catalina is where artistry meets precision. Built with a beautifully figured maple neck and a chambered African mahogany body, this guitar is designed for players who demand exceptional tone, playability, and style. Its premium Seymour Duncan pickups deliver everything from sparkling highs to a deep, growling midrange, while the carved body ensures maximum comfort. With stunning finish options and the ability to customize with coil tapping, the Catalina is a true masterpiece—both visually and sonically. You may find a more expensive guitar, but you’ll be hard-pressed to find one better.
NECK: The Catalina comes standard with a figured maple neck with a black veneer running the length of the neck and a bound rosewood fingerboard. The binding is 3/32 rosewood with a maple veneer. The front of the headstock is laminated with black and figured maple veneers for added strength then finished to match the body. The back of the headstock is laminated with a black veneer that beautifully flows into the stripe down the middle of the neck. The Inlayed position markers are our very own Mother of Pearl clouds. A 25 ½’ scale length is used with a 1 11/16’width at the nut and .800 thick at the first fret and .850 at the 12th fret. 12’ to 16’ compound radius and Dunlop 6150 frets. A durable Acrylic Urethane finish complete the Catalina.
BODY: The body starts with a chambered 1-½ thick piece of African mahogany. A ¾’ piece of figured or Quilted maple is than laminated to the top. The back has carved out areas for maximum comfort and playability.
FINISH OPTIONS: You can choose from a Hawaiian Sunburst, Tobacco Sunburst, Vintage Amber, or Gold Top finish. All colors are further enhanced with faux binding. The back and sides are finished in a reddish-brown tint. Other colors may be custom ordered, prices may very
HARDWEAR: Chrome Gotoh tuners, Tune O Matic bridge with a stop tailpiece, an Aluminum headstock bracket and, Dunlop dual design strap lock strap buttons are all standard on the Mirage Custom.
ELECTRONICS: The Catalina comes with two humbucking pickups with chrome covers. A Seymour Duncan 59 is in the neck position that sparkles with upper midrange harmonics and grit. and a Seymour Duncan Custom Custom in the bridge for a full sweet sound that has a low midrange growl. A Volume for each pickup, a Master Tone and 3-position switch complete the Catalina
OPTIONS: Ebony fingerboard with ebony binding. Choice of the above-mentioned colors. Each pickup can be coil taped using a pull/push switch on the volume pots at an additional cost.
The Catalina weighs in at 7-7.5 Lbs.
Catalina List price $9999.00
Coil Tapping $75.00 per pickup
