The JCRG-5 features a mahogany body with a AAA flame maple top bolted to a maple and bubinga neck with a 24-fret ebony fingerboard with white binding and abalone Tree of Life inlays. Components include DiMarzio pickups with a pair of humbuckers flanking a single-coil, a Lo-Pro Edge double locking tremolo bridge with a locking nut and Gotoh tuning machines.