@@thecaptaincraniumfunny enough I’ve had mine for 3 years and just changed the factory strings yesterday. And I played that guitar a lot. Not so much the last year ( got me a D-28 and haven’t touched anything else since ) I just took my dandy out for a roadtrip w my wife and kids are taking today.
I played the brown one today, and just had to have it. So much fun to play, and it has a beautiful tone to it. A great choice if you want a vintage sound or jist something small to jam on or travel. I do wish they made a gig bag for it, though.
Right? Had just ordered a bunch of musical equipment, that I needed tho, and it came out to around 220$ Got bored and surfed through a Sweetwater mag and decided to listen to the Penguin Parlor and this bad boy…. After listening to the first 10 seconds I loved the sound. And for 189$? Wtf? Too raw. Def gonna get me one of these bad boys to busk with. Eventually will give it to my nephew.
Helped my uncle pick one out for my nephew. Played it every day for a good 2 weeks. Def will be getting myself one. Just a great guitar to pick and play as opposed to pulling the Martin out the case.
Nice little guitar. No unnecessary junk bolted on it. Just a straight up working/playing man's guitar. I'll take mine in frontier stain please. Great sounding guitar & very cool demo. 👍👍
Fun to play. This is my practice guitar. I've never owned a Parlor size guitar. I bought this one after I broke my Baby Taylor. I actually like the Gretch feel better. I like the thiner neck and the shape it fits my sitting style better. Mine came with the action set reasonably low. I just sanded down my bridge a bot more just to lower the action. It wasn't necessary as it was fine like it was. I just wanted mine perfect. I could never get the action right on my Baby Taylor.
Thank you for sharing. I was really struggling with small body guitar and no guitar seems to be the right one except Baby Taylor, but it’s too expensive. I was hesitating on Jim Dandy because if it having less frets and no neck strap button, but I guess it doesn’t matter too much in exchange of playability
Sweet 🖤 I have the black basswood version from about three years ago and, well idk if it's new, but the sapele one is sweet and if it is Black Walnut appointments for the fingerboard and bridge that's a major improvement. The regular walnut is a bit dry and cardboard color. But I have too much guitars now and not enough space. Very nice blues box though on the sapele. Nice Gretch
@@martyrea79 I’m a chord progression guy myself. (have listened to an excessive amount of Elliott Smith and now it’s ingrained) I write an indie-like style of country, alt-country I guess, and I’m ordering one as well. I needed a cheap guitar for busking and this thing sounds bad to the buttocks and right up my ally. Can’t wait to play in drop-d.
The brown is Sapele wood and the blu is Basswood is correct ??? Which one is more bright ? and which is more dark sound ? I would like take the rex basswood but I need to know the sound base...
The whole point of these guitars is they are copies of 1930/1940's parlour guitars that were made with bog standard wood. That's what gives it the vintage sound. Put a solid top on it and it will be in no-man's land.
I have one of these guitars and it's great however the machineheads let it down it goes out of tune regularly. What I did is changed them with a vintage set of Wilkinsons on the bar to give it an authentic look. It would be nice if Gretsch looked at this and provided a better set of machines this guitar is a legend however with a better set of machines it who be ace.
@@psych336 The machineheads went in and matched up well however two screw holes where not aligned but they are under the bar and you cant see them. I have a notion to maybe change the bridge and nut for bone next.The machineheads have definitely made a difference in keeping the guitar in tune. If you cant get Wilkinsons try a set of mini Grovers there superb.
The sapele doesnt sound right. You gotta get better quality wood for the warm mahogany thing. Doing it right is the best and doing it wrong is the worst. It also looks kinda funny. Mahogany parlors are usually my thing but i think thats not a good example. I wish i worked for them because i could fix all of their mistakes very easily. The basswood sounds great on the blue one though! Its like a best case scenario for a cheap old sears guitar. Looks great too. Tempted to spend money i dont have on one.
@@psych336 this is where knowing what both looks like comes in handy. If you stripped the paint off most jim dandys youd find a wood with lots of dark fingering in the shape of random rings. Thats basswood. Its a cheaper wood and doesnt always look great. Its been used to make cheap guitars forever. Any old sears guitar will probably be made of it too. It usually gets covered in paint because it looks like cheap wood. Now sapele is a mahogany substitute. Its actually not the same family as mahogany but it has similar physical properties. Namely its density, color, and porousness. Mahogany used to be a cheap wood before it became scarse, so cheaper parlor guitars were built of it. The natural finish jim dandy is an ode to those, not to the sears guitars like the other finishes. You can see the wood grain very clearly on it. Its like a cheap, uneven mahogany. Full of tiny little pores. I think they hit the nail on the head with the improved sears guitar jim dandys because they took something already cool and corrected a bunch of issues. For example adding a truss rod. but i think they dropped the ball by trying to immitate something that is frankly outside of the jim dandy budget. Like if you want a martin 0-15 you could buy a baby taylor for like $500 and still be sorta disappointed. Gretsch isnt even getting close. That guitar sounded awful recorded.
@@za4310 The guitar sounds great! It's not trying to sound like a Taylor or Martin. For less than $200 it's a steal. I leave my Martin and Taylor alone most days and spend hours of fun on my JD.
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. I know, but I think trying to make it fancier is trying to be like those brands rather than what they're good at. I own some and play them when I can. I just don't like the sapele ones I've played nor the recordings I've heard. On the other hand the basswood is so good the price is really arbitrary, we're just sorta lucky they're inexpensive.
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This thing is the Toyota Pickup truck of guitars and I mean that in the best way
Nice to bring in a Hilux 🤠👍
Very understandable comment👍
these days sadly they are, wasnt always like that@Praw-Too-Ehleem
I got mine in 2014 as a couch/campfire guitar. Still has the factory strings on it 😂 I will give it a full setup for it's 10th birthday!
Did you change out them strings finally? Lol
@@thecaptaincraniumfunny enough I’ve had mine for 3 years and just changed the factory strings yesterday. And I played that guitar a lot. Not so much the last year ( got me a D-28 and haven’t touched anything else since ) I just took my dandy out for a roadtrip w my wife and kids are taking today.
What a cool sounding demo. Damn I wish I could play like that.
You'll get there with your determination and eagerness don't ever give up keep it in your sights and manifest it ❤️💕❤️
There is literally no better VFM guitar for acoustic blues.
Thank you, Gretsch!
Whats vfm mean?
@@stevelewis8919 value for money, i guess
I played the brown one today, and just had to have it. So much fun to play, and it has a beautiful tone to it. A great choice if you want a vintage sound or jist something small to jam on or travel. I do wish they made a gig bag for it, though.
holy crap those guitars sound amazing! they look awesome as well. No way that's a sub $200 guitar... Count me in.
Right? Had just ordered a bunch of musical equipment, that I needed tho, and it came out to around 220$ Got bored and surfed through a Sweetwater mag and decided to listen to the Penguin Parlor and this bad boy…. After listening to the first 10 seconds I loved the sound. And for 189$? Wtf? Too raw. Def gonna get me one of these bad boys to busk with. Eventually will give it to my nephew.
Helped my uncle pick one out for my nephew. Played it every day for a good 2 weeks. Def will be getting myself one. Just a great guitar to pick and play as opposed to pulling the Martin out the case.
Just ordering a Frontier satin one now, can't wait to jam a load of country on it
Nice little guitar. No unnecessary junk bolted on it. Just a straight up working/playing man's guitar. I'll take mine in frontier stain please. Great sounding guitar & very cool demo. 👍👍
Do wish they have added a neck strap bottom and a volume control for electric version
Own one myself, compact and a
Well balanced instrument, awesome.👍
Fun to play. This is my practice guitar. I've never owned a Parlor size guitar. I bought this one after I broke my Baby Taylor. I actually like the Gretch feel better. I like the thiner neck and the shape it fits my sitting style better. Mine came with the action set reasonably low. I just sanded down my bridge a bot more just to lower the action. It wasn't necessary as it was fine like it was. I just wanted mine perfect. I could never get the action right on my Baby Taylor.
Thank you for sharing. I was really struggling with small body guitar and no guitar seems to be the right one except Baby Taylor, but it’s too expensive. I was hesitating on Jim Dandy because if it having less frets and no neck strap button, but I guess it doesn’t matter too much in exchange of playability
I want one of every color ever made.
Wonderful playing!
Love them, can't wait to buy one!
You don’t pick this guitar, this guitar picks you
What the dream guitar! Nice sound! 😍
Two-tone sunburst just ordered.
just bought one ima play this jam when it arrives🤠🤘
Waiting for mine to be delivered -- so excited to learn more with it!
Sweet 🖤 I have the black basswood version from about three years ago and, well idk if it's new, but the sapele one is sweet and if it is Black Walnut appointments for the fingerboard and bridge that's a major improvement. The regular walnut is a bit dry and cardboard color. But I have too much guitars now and not enough space. Very nice blues box though on the sapele. Nice Gretch
Sounds not too bad! 🤘🏻 Love it, I would buy one just for the look of it..🥰
I would be interested in a nylon strings version, with a 48mm nut!
Really wish Gretsch would make a left handed version!
Gretsch on it in 2023
Great guitar, love mine
This guy is always doing a good demo I can actually the notes instead of the guitar tones being covered by distortion
I have one of these, great recording guitar plus it holds up well to hard travel
I'm more of a Strummer, I write folk, rock and pop songs. Would you recommend this guitar even though I don't do much picking or blues??
@@martyrea79 yes I would
@@slimturnpike cheers man, gonna order one today 👌
@@martyrea79 I’m a chord progression guy myself. (have listened to an excessive amount of Elliott Smith and now it’s ingrained) I write an indie-like style of country, alt-country I guess, and I’m ordering one as well. I needed a cheap guitar for busking and this thing sounds bad to the buttocks and right up my ally. Can’t wait to play in drop-d.
@@louieo.blevinsmusic4197 I love seeing Elliott get mentioned in guitar spaces, one-man beatle through and through!
Frontier one just ordered
This coming year 2023, they should bring out the Gretsch Country Classic Jr again... I beg you to make it again
Never heard of it. Bout to look it up. Need a guitar for busking and the price/sound on this bad boy is just too good.
how is the way for not usin pick up but mic for havin this cool sound?
This music he is playing, what is it? Delta blues? What's the song?
I mean I can sit down and try to learn this myself… but man who’s this guitar player and where can I find an easier way to learn this whole tune?!
Yo Joe!
Guitar players name is Adam Armijo, part of the music scene in the Phoenix area… he’s the real deal, solid!
The brown is Sapele wood and the blu is Basswood is correct ??? Which one is more bright ? and which is more dark sound ? I would like take the rex basswood but I need to know the sound base...
lefthand version…maybe?
Anyone know the song?
what about left hand?????
These would be greatly improved if you offered them in a solid top version.
The whole point of these guitars is they are copies of 1930/1940's parlour guitars that were made with bog standard wood.
That's what gives it the vintage sound.
Put a solid top on it and it will be in no-man's land.
I have one of these guitars and it's great however the machineheads let it down it goes out of tune regularly. What I did is changed them with a vintage set of Wilkinsons on the bar to give it an authentic look. It would be nice if Gretsch looked at this and provided a better set of machines this guitar is a legend however with a better set of machines it who be ace.
Did you have to bore out the peg holes? Or was it an easy swap? Sounds like a good idea.
@@psych336 The machineheads went in and matched up well however two screw holes where not aligned but they are under the bar and you cant see them. I have a notion to maybe change the bridge and nut for bone next.The machineheads have definitely made a difference in keeping the guitar in tune. If you cant get Wilkinsons try a set of mini Grovers there superb.
does the Frontier Stain/brown/Sapele one really sound like that? In other video it sounds like it has a different, more traditional mid rangey sound
Name song ?
Great video, and great sound i own the frontier stain model but this one sounds way better than mine,, what are the strings you have fitted
They come with D’Addario EJ16 12’s. What do you have on yours?
Hi @@Doowopsid i have the same Daddario strings fitted but can get mine to sound any where near as good yours,, i must be doing something wrong
Very nice but do you have to get a mike. for the same sound ?
The mic is just recording the sound of the guitar.
What's the name of the song he played?
Tennessee Whiskey...
The sapele doesnt sound right. You gotta get better quality wood for the warm mahogany thing. Doing it right is the best and doing it wrong is the worst. It also looks kinda funny. Mahogany parlors are usually my thing but i think thats not a good example. I wish i worked for them because i could fix all of their mistakes very easily. The basswood sounds great on the blue one though! Its like a best case scenario for a cheap old sears guitar. Looks great too. Tempted to spend money i dont have on one.
They are both described as “basswood or sapele”. The only difference is the color/finish. Same exact model just different colors.
@@psych336 this is where knowing what both looks like comes in handy. If you stripped the paint off most jim dandys youd find a wood with lots of dark fingering in the shape of random rings. Thats basswood. Its a cheaper wood and doesnt always look great. Its been used to make cheap guitars forever. Any old sears guitar will probably be made of it too. It usually gets covered in paint because it looks like cheap wood. Now sapele is a mahogany substitute. Its actually not the same family as mahogany but it has similar physical properties. Namely its density, color, and porousness. Mahogany used to be a cheap wood before it became scarse, so cheaper parlor guitars were built of it. The natural finish jim dandy is an ode to those, not to the sears guitars like the other finishes. You can see the wood grain very clearly on it. Its like a cheap, uneven mahogany. Full of tiny little pores. I think they hit the nail on the head with the improved sears guitar jim dandys because they took something already cool and corrected a bunch of issues. For example adding a truss rod. but i think they dropped the ball by trying to immitate something that is frankly outside of the jim dandy budget. Like if you want a martin 0-15 you could buy a baby taylor for like $500 and still be sorta disappointed. Gretsch isnt even getting close. That guitar sounded awful recorded.
@@za4310
The guitar sounds great!
It's not trying to sound like a Taylor or Martin.
For less than $200 it's a steal. I leave my Martin and Taylor alone most days and spend hours of fun on my JD.
@@NoLefTurnUnStoned. I know, but I think trying to make it fancier is trying to be like those brands rather than what they're good at. I own some and play them when I can. I just don't like the sapele ones I've played nor the recordings I've heard. On the other hand the basswood is so good the price is really arbitrary, we're just sorta lucky they're inexpensive.
please make darker fingerboard color, it looks awfully cheap with that light wood
It IS cheap!
Boxy tone. Probably playing into a very expensive mic. All glitz and no tone.