Faithful to the Gretsch "Rex" parlor guitars of the 1930s, '40s and '50s, the G9500 Jim Dandy Flat Top parlor-style model embodies everything that was great about everyone's first guitar. Everything and then some that is, because the G9500 is crafted with select guitar woods and is fully lined and braced for warm and pleasing tone, with a 24" scale for endless hours of playing comfort.
Perfect for both picked and fingerstyle playing, the Jim Dandy features a non-cutaway basswood body with X-bracing for a powerful and resonant voice, and a top-load walnut bridge with compensated synthetic bone saddle for even intonation along the length of the neck. Joining the body at the 12th fret, the “C”-shape nato neck hosts a comfortable, smooth-playing walnut fingerboard with vintage-style frets and pearloid dot inlays.
Wrapped in a classic Two-Tone Sunburst finish, the G9500 also has 1950s-style vintage open-gear die-cast tuning machines, nickel hardware and single-ply white pickguard featuring a “G” graphic. Ideal for songwriting, practice or even as a travel guitar, this little wonder is great for beginners or seasoned pros alike.
Comfortable to play, and full of woody vintage tone with full-sounding bass, the Jim Dandy will inspire hours of playing joy.
Body
BODY Basswood
BODY FINISH Vintage Semi-Gloss
BODY SHAPE Jim Dandy
BODY TOP Basswood
BODY BINDING Aged White
BODY BACK Basswood
BODY SIDES Basswood
BODY MATERIAL Basswood
CUTAWAY Non Cutaway
BRACING X-Bracing
WAIST 8.125" (20.63 cm)
ROSETTE White/Black Rings
SOUND HOLE 3 7/16" Diameter Soundhole
Neck
HEADSTOCK 1950's Gretsch 3x3
NECK MATERIAL Nato
NECK FINISH Semi-Gloss
NECK SHAPE "C" Shape
NECK CONSTRUCTION Set-Neck
FINGERBOARD RADIUS 12" (305 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL Walnut
POSITION INLAYS White Pearloid Dot
NUMBER OF FRETS 18 (12 to Body)
TRUSS ROD Dual-Action
TRUSS ROD NUT Hex
STRING NUT Synthetic Bone
NUT WIDTH 1.6875" (42.86 mm)
NUT MATERIAL Synthetic Bone
BRIDGE Walnut Top-Load with Compensated Saddle
BRIDGE COVER/TAILPIECE Traditional Acoustic Bridge
BRIDGE PINS N/A
PICKGUARD 1-Ply White with "G" Graphic
HARDWARE FINISH Nickel-Plated
TUNING MACHINES Open-Gear Die-Cast
STRINGS D'Addario EJ16 Phosphor Bronze, Light (.012-.053 Gauges)
STRAP BUTTONS Vintage End-Pin
Measurements
DIMENSIONS 6.00x15.50x38.80 IN
UPPER BOUT 9.375" (238.12mm)
LOWER BOUT 13.125" (333 mm)
BODY DEPTH 3.75" (95 mm)
BODY LENGTH 17.875" (454 mm)
FRET SIZE Vintage-Style
SCALE LENGTH 24" (610 mm)
