Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy, Frontier Stain

Full Description

Taste of the tonewoods

It's a sapele cocktail. Featuring a body entirely made from sapele wood, you can expect a plethora of warm tones. It's the perfect match for the parlour size as it exudes defined, lower-mids with excellent sustain and detail. Not only that, but its top-end is pronounced and glistening, serving to accentuate your notes. Altogether, this series of sounds suits the parlour perfectly, as they're renowned for defined, strong mids that sit above mixes.

Excellent playability

Get comfortable. Easy playing guitars really bring out your best, and the Jim Dandy is a superb example of that. A shorter 24" scale length pushes the frets closer together - making difficult chords easier and quick riffs a breeze. Backing that up is a "C" shaped neck that is heavenly to hold - reducing the cramp and fatigue you can suffer during long playing sessions.

It's also just so smooth. A black walnut fretboard provides the sleek fretting surface that every musician craves. You'll love its responsive, no-friction feel that makes licks flow and chord progressions fluid. Set with pearloid position inlays, it's easy to navigate the 19 vintage-style frets.

Old school class

A timeless classic. The G9500 Jim Dandy superbly evokes guitars from the past with its vintage appointments. And while they certainly revive the vibe of guitars-gone-by, they'll also grant you an exceptional playing experience. Starting with the top-load walnut bridge with compensated saddle and synthetic bone nut combo, you'll get nothing but pure, clean string vibrations for excellent articulation.

Then you've got the open-geared '50s style tuners that will keep your tuning tight and stable, getting you through whole sets without slips. Finally, a "G" stamped pickguard matches with vintage-style strap buttons to complete the relic aesthetic. The Jim Dandy is an accessible, classy and punchy instrument that will suit any level of player.

Specifications

• Product Name: Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy, Frontier Stain
• Product Code: 2704000579

Body

• Series: Roots Collection
• Body: Sapele
• Body Finish: Semi-Gloss
• Body Shape: Jim Dandy™
• Body Top: Sapele
• Body Binding: Aged White
• Body Back: Sapele
• Body Sides: Sapele
• Body Material: Sapele
• Cutaway: Non-Cutaway
• Bracing: X-Bracing
• Waist: 8.125" (20.63 Cm)
• Rosette: White/Black Rings
• Sound Hole: 3 7/16" Diameter Soundhole

Neck & Fingerboard

• Headstock: 1950's Gretsch® 3x3
• Headstock Binding: None
• Neck Material: Nato
• Neck Finish: Semi-Gloss
• Neck Shape: "C" Shape
• Neck Construction: Set-Neck
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 Mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Black Walnut
• Position Inlays: 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

Hardware

• Bridge: Walnut Top-Load With Compensated Saddle
• Bridge Cover/Tailpiece: Traditional Acoustic Bridge
• Bridge Pins: N/A
• Pickguard: 1-Ply Aged White With Black "G"
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Tuning Machines: Open-Gear Die-Cast
• Strings: D'addario® Ej16 Phosphor Bronze, Light (.012-.053 Gauges)
• Strap Buttons: Vintage End-Pin