Gretsch Roots Collection Jim Dandy Parlour Rex Burst Acoustic Guitar

Gretsch Roots Collection Jim Dandy Parlour Rex Burst Acoustic Guitar

Inspired by the historic Rex line of instruments offered by mail-order catalogue in the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Jim Dandy models embody the charm and spirit of those early Gretsch® flat-top guitars with superior playability and best-in-class-tone to boot.

Featuring a petite and portable parlour body shape and a short 24 scale length, the Jim Dandy Parlor punches above its weight with a distinct tonal clarity and throaty midrange for which parlour guitars are so beloved.

The X-braced body is crafted with select lightweight laminate tonewoods for an optimal balance of woody vintage tone and reliable durability, while the C-shape neck presents an inviting feel for hours of old-timey inspiration. Period-correct details such as a vintage-style pinned bridge, G-graphic pickguard, painted pinstripe purfling, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuning machines and oversized dot fingerboard inlays combine for a nostalgic personality destined for any barnburner or jamboree.

Well suited for everything from bluesy porch pickin to speakeasy swingin, the Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlour is a ramblin companion for newbies and old-timers alike.

• Basswood body with X-bracing
• 12th fret, 24-scale nato set neck
• Vintage-style 18 frets
• Synthetic bone nut
• Walnut fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays
• String-through walnut bridge with compensated saddle
• Single-ply white pickguard with G graphic
• 1950s-style vintage open-gear die-cast tuning machines and vintage end-pin strap buttons

SERIES

Jim Dandy

ORIENTATION

Right-Hand

Colour

Rex Burst

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN

Indonesia

Neck

HEADSTOCK

1950's Gretsch® 3x3

NECK MATERIAL

Nato

NECK FINISH

Semi-Gloss

NECK SHAPE

"C" Shape

FINGERBOARD RADIUS

12" (305 mm)

FINGERBOARD MATERIAL

Walnut

POSITION INLAYS

White Pearloid Dot

NUMBER OF FRETS

18 (12 to Body)

TRUSS ROD

Single-Action

TRUSS ROD NUT

4 mm Hex

STRING NUT

Synthetic Bone

NUT WIDTH

1.69" (43 mm)

NUT MATERIAL

Synthetic Bone

Body

BODY

Basswood

BODY FINISH

Semi-Gloss

BODY SHAPE

Parlour

BODY TOP

Laminated Basswood

BODY BINDING

Aged White

BODY BACK

Laminated Basswood

BODY SIDES

Laminated Basswood

BODY STYLE

Gretsch® Parlour Acoustic

BODY MATERIAL

Basswood

BRACING

X-Bracing

WAIST

7.8" (19.8 cm)

ROSETTE

BRIDGE

Walnut with Compensated Saddle

BRIDGE PINS

Aged White

PICKGUARD

1-Ply White with "G" Graphic

HARDWARE FINISH

Nickel

TUNING MACHINES

Open-Gear Die-Cast

STRINGS

D'Addario® EJ16 Phosphor Bronze, Light (.012-.053 Gauges)

STRAP BUTTONS

Vintage End-Pin

White/Black Rings