Gitane Gypsy Jazz Acoustic Guitars

For lovers of Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz.
These Maccaferri copies come from a new breed of Chinese instrument maker that make faithful recreations of rare, original, vintage Selmer guitars. They not only look the part but have nailed the sound!

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Cigano Gypsy Jazz Guitar CJ15 Cigano GJ-15
Student Gypsy jazz guitar
$795 rrp Call for price

Short-scale, D-hole design gives it that characateristic deep bass response and incredible volume making it the perfect rhythm instrument. Value, tone, playability and workmanship will meet or exceed any players expectations.

  • Solid Sitka spruce top
  • Beautiful Asian rosewood back and sides
  • Short scale, D-hole design with traditional soundhole rosette
  • Nato neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Deep horizontal cutaway
  • Black plastic body binding
  • Traditional “zero” fret, with bone string guide
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable center
  • Traditional brass tailpiece with plastic insert
  • Accurate gold-plated tuners with 14:1 ratio


Cigano GJ10 Gypsy Jazz guitar with oval hole Cigano GJ-10
Student Gypsy jazz guitar
$795 rrp Call for price

Long-scale, oval-hole design gives it fast playability, cutting power and characateristic tone making it the perfect lead instrument. Value, tone, playability and workmanship will meet or exceed any players expectations.

  • Solid Sitka spruce top
  • Beautiful Asian rosewood back and sides
  • Long scale, oval-hole design
  • Nato neck with rosewood fingerboard
  • Deep horizontal cutaway
  • Black plastic body binding
  • Traditional “zero” fret, with bone string guide
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable center
  • Traditional brass tailpiece with plastic insert
  • Accurate gold-plated tuners with 14:1 ratio


Gitane Selmer Style Jazz Guitar John Jorgenson Model

Gitane DG-300 John Jorgenson
'Selmer' style jazz guitar $1995 rrp Call for price

By combining ideas from the “Modern Gypsy Swing Master “ and our own knowledgeable product development team, Saga has added the DG-300, Modele John Jorgenson

  • Select solid spruce top with aging toner
  • Highly figured Brazilian rosewood back and sides
  • A substantial U-shaped mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and oval fret position markers designed to John Jorgenson specifications
  • Ebony moustache bridge with movable compensated center
  • Horizontal body cutaway
  • Lightly finished interior body cavity
  • Inlaid wood soundhole rosette with tortoise-style square insert and center rings
  • Dalmation tortoise-style body binding and tailpiece insert
  • Gold-plated tuners and selmer-style tailpiece


Gitane Selmer Style Jazz Guitar

Gitane D-500 'Selmer' style
Jazz guitar $1495 rrp Call for price

Fans of Gypsy-Jazz guitar as well as guitar afficionados of every stripe will applaud Saga's re-introduction of the classic Selmer-Maccaferri style jazz guitar...the Gitane D-500! All measurements and characteristic features of this guitar were faithfully recreated to make this the highest quality and affordable guitar of this kind on the market today!

  • Solid spruce top rosewood back and sides
  • Horizontal cutaway
  • Multiple ebony/maple purfling on all edges
  • Characteristic large “D” soundhole
  • Moustache bridge with movable center
  • Thin, comfortable, bound mahogany neck
  • Dovetail neck/body joint
  • Slotted headstock with rosewood overlay
  • Extended 24-fret ebony fingerboard
  • 12-fret neck joint
  • Geared 14:1 ratio, gold-plated, slotted peghead tuning machines
  • Adjustable truss rod
  • Trapeze tailpiece
  • High-gloss finish with aging toner for vintage look


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