Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlour Rex Burst

The Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlour is here presented in a period-correct Rex Burst finish. Designed to emulate the old-school Gretsch parlour guitars from the early 20th century, this is the guitar which launched the playing career of many a guitarist. With warm tone and easy playability, the Jim Dandy is one of the most characterful little guitars money can buy!

The Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlour Guitar in Rex Burst is now available from Merchant City Music, online and in our Glasgow shop. We are Glasgow’s longest established guitar specialist with a reputation built on customer care and industry-leading know-how. Every guitar we sell is rigorously checked over and professionally set up before dispatch. We ship fast to the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Gretsch Jim Dandy Parlour in Rex Burst

Inspired by the historic “Rex” line of instruments offered by mail-order catalog 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 parlor body shape and a short 24“ scale length, the Jim Dandy Parlour punches above its weight with a distinct tonal clarity and throaty midrange for which parlor 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 Parlor 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 tuningmachines and vintage end-pin strap buttons