HOW I MODIFY GRETSCH JIM DANDY GUITARS 🎸( From Box To Finish )

[@tracyjns65]

I'm sitting here watching this video and can't help but feel honored because it's my guitar your working on and that it was a birthday present and I was clueless until Frank came home and told me to get some groceries out of his truck and low and behold there it was and even had a new case for it and the minute I opened it up to look at, you posted your video, that's special and I keep penching myself,you do excellent work🥰🥰🥰😊😊🎼🎼🎶🎶🎻

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you so very much Miss Tracy....🙏🙏🙏 I am Extremely happy that you like your New Jim Dandy Gretsch/Custom, Guitar....! You are by far my hardest Practicing Student...! 🎶 And I am Glad you decided to take up guitar along with your fiddle and mandolin....! This little parlor size hot rod guitar is perfect for you and I’m so glad your husband Frank was so excited about getting it for you...! Oh Yeah...., by the way , happy birthday.....!!! 🎵❤️🙏🎶 I will see you next Friday at Lessons, with your new guitar ...🎵👍🎶 , you can pick up your Repaired white fiddle then...! Your Friend Prof Jeff...🎶🎹🎵🎻🎼🎸❤️🎓

[@tracyjns65]

@@iplaymytele I can’t wait🥰🎼🎻🎸🥰🥰

[@willcresson8776]

What a wonderfully wholesome interaction to find in the comments on a KZbin video! Y'all both sound like lovely people, and interactions like this are heartwarming to see.

[@iplaymytele]

@@willcresson8776... ❤️❤️🙏 You are so Very Very Kind...!!! Thank you from the Bottom of my Heart...! I Love My Students,And the Wonderful Folks I get to Do Instrument repair and customization for....! I Have always tried to live by the Golden Rule, and the Words Of Macbeth.... “ The quality of mercy is not strained it dropith as the gentle rain from the heaven ....🙏 “ Again Thank You For your Kind Words , And May You have a Blessed life...! And as Always..., Thank You For watching My Channel...🙏🙏🙏🙏 ( You know what is funny..., This video almost has 10,000 views...!!! WOW ...!!! And I don’t Even have 1000 Subscribers yet...! I must be doing Something Wrong..??? 😹😹😹 ) Your Friend in 🇺🇸 Sweet Home Alabama 🇺🇸 Professor 🎶 Jeff Galey 🎶

[@cgavin1]

Gretsch/Fender really hit it out of the park with these. I have never heard a better facsimile of the "old delta blues record tone". They sound great are hugely affordable and are such a wonderful platform to customize. I have the Gin Rickey myself but they are near enough as makes no odds.

[@iplaymytele]

Yep….! Great Little Axe for not Much cash….🎼🎵❤️🎵🎼🙏🏻

[@donaldhammond5791]

One more thing for others, I was concerned with the action when I first purchased the guitar, however the truss rod had no tension out of the box. As you pointed out, by adding tension and removing some neck relief, the action is right at acoustic guitar specs. No more worries in that regard. 😀

[@iplaymytele]

@@donaldhammond5791 excellent my brother….!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎶

[@kenkarpowicz3455]

Great video! Thanks for sharing all that you do to modify the Jim Dandy.

[@iplaymytele]

Thank You so very much. I hope you’re having a good week and I hope you have a blessed weekend. Thank you for watching….🙏🏻👍🏻🙏🏻🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@danielmunromusic]

Thanks so much for posting this! It was a huge help when modding my Jim Dandy. Done a dozen or so gigs with it over the summer and it holds up well. Really nails an old-school bluesy/country sound through a princeton reverb with an overdrive.

[@iplaymytele]

Glad you liked the video Daniel....🙏 I Figgered...., what the Hay...😃 Maybe Someone else would like the sound and playability of these little Guitars like I do....! And it looks👀 like I was right ...!😹 Hey Dan....! I watched a few of your Older videos on your channel...., You got a great voice , and are a Pretty Darn Good Player There Hoss..!!! Thanks for Subscribing I hope you are having a good week and even better weekend thanks again Daniel.....🙏🙏🙏 Your friend in Sweet home Alabama professor Jeff Galey..🎻🎸🎶🎵🎹🎻🎤🎓

[@danielmunromusic]

@@iplaymytele Cheers Jeff. Appreciate the compliments and hope your week and weekend is amazing too. Your friend in New Zealand - Daniel Munro

[@iplaymytele]

@@danielmunromusic ….🎶👍🏻🎶 ( Dan…! ) You aren’t any relation to one of my heroes ( Burt Munro ) ..??? The World Record I “Indian” Motorcycle rider…! See the Movie, ( The Worlds Fastest Indian ) He was From the Land Down Under…!

[@danielmunromusic]

​@@iplaymytele Not close relatives but yes, we are related. Anthony Hopkins did a pretty good kiwi accent in that movie. Usually it gets butchered. Like Burt, I think most of us kiwis have a good amount of just giving it a go and working it out as we go.

[@iplaymytele]

@@danielmunromusic ..❤️👍❤️🙏 How freaking cool is that...!!! If you watch many of my videos you can see I am a motorcycle enthusiast also I have a Harley that is heavily customized in 1961 Cushman eagle, in a 250 dual sport that is really fun driving around town and taking out in the country..! That is my favorite Anthony Hopkins movie...! I think you have a fantastic voice and you are a good player I’m surprised you don’t have more videos on your channel....! You need to put more music on your channel this is my humble musical opinion...😹😹😹 Your friend from down south in Sweet home Alabama USA... Jeff Galey...🎶🎸🎵🎹🎶🎻🎵🎤🎓

[@CLardPercussion]

I had a gin Rickey but it had some manufacturers defects and I had to send it back. When I went to the store they only had Jim dandy. (for those who don't know, the gin Rickey is essentially the same guitar, with the gretsch Deltolux pickup pre installed. They told me they were going to trash the old broken one so I kept the pickup. 😬 They are great soumding guitars in my opinion. Really cool to see someone really go balls to the wall upgrading them. Might have to copy some of these upgrades. 🙏🤘❤️🔥🔥😎

[@iplaymytele]

I am Upgrading a “ Gin Ricky “ Right Now…! The guy I am doing it for already has one of my hot rod Jim dandy’s…! He purchased this Gin Ricky, and after a couple weeks gave me a phone call and said he he does not like the sound of it at all…! Instead of sending it back he told me what he would like to try to have me do to it…! I will be making a video of the process this guitar is going to be so freaking cool hopefully it will be done by next weekend and I will put up a video good luck with your upgrades….! Your friend Professor Jeff 🎶🪕🎵🎼🎸🎻🎶🎓

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Magma makes Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Flatwound Strings

[@iplaymytele]

Well Y’all Have Been Asking Me For A ( HOW TO VIDEO ) .... So Here Ya Go....! Professor Jeff 🎵🎻🎶🎸🎼🎸🎶🎓

[@ryantandy307]

Mr. Galey, thanks for this! Great vid and absolutely NEAT mod.

[@iplaymytele]

Ryan..., you are more than welcome ...! I hope you have a fantastic Sunday....🎵👍🎶

[@1YearGuitarChallenge]

Great video! “Almost” makes me feel like I could do it myself…😅

[@iplaymytele]

@@1YearGuitarChallenge … Thank you Ever So much…🙏🏻🎶🎶Heck Yes you can…❤️👍🏻👍🏻❤️🎸👀

[@PetePuma25]

Thanks for posting this Jeff! It really helps to see you doing it. Great job!

[@iplaymytele]

Thanks Pete....! I just hope some of the Fine Folks, who have set me personal emails with questions see this video and are able to see what I am doing...! I did the video for the people who would like to have ( Their Own Jim Dandy Guitar Hot Rodded, But Didn’t have the coin or Live in the USA , like so many of the wonderful People I have Done this Modification for...! ) If this Video helps “One Person” Modify their guitar ......, then the 2 1/2 hours I spent making this video are well worth it.....!!! 🎵🎶🙏❤️🙏🎶🎵❤️🎓

[@PetePuma25]

@@iplaymytele It was very generous of you to post your methods and tools for this conversion. The video has already helped me.

[@iplaymytele]

@@PetePuma25 No problem Pete...! This is why I went ahead and made the video hopefully other people will be able to upgrade their Jim dandy guitar

[@traumaone9117]

Really interesting mod! Thanks for sharing!

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you so very much…🙏🏻 It truly makes these little guitars extremely versatile…..🎶❤️❤️🎼🎸

[@YELLOWNITA]

It's a beautiful parlor guitar Sound great 👍

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you soooo Much.... Have a Fantastic Weekend....🙏🎶❤️🙏 Prof Jeff🎵🎹🎶🎻🎼🎸

[@YELLOWNITA]

I know this great guitar, Gretsch Jim 🤩🎶🎶🎶

[@iplaymytele]

It truly is a great playing Guitar ....! I have earned many of them..., in fact I have a video of me playing one years ago before I decided to hot rod one.....! They are a great little guitar to play and if you make one you can make them sound pretty good buy themselves....🎶 But after modifying one , Not long after the gym dandy first came out..., “ with a Old ( 1964 Tesco-Del-Ray ,Pickup and a 1920’s Stamped arch top Tailpiece ...! ) I never looked back....👀 I never made a video of my first ( Original Gretsch Jim dandy hot rod ) , I don’t know why...? I played it at several gigs.....🎵🎸🔥🎸🔥🎶 and it only had one Knob ,a Chicken head volume knob....! One of my Piano students of Many Many Years offered to buy it from me “FOR A VERY GENEROUS PRICE $$$” , for a For his Wife who sings and Plays in one of Bands ( LIPSEY SWITCH ) , has my First Original hot rod Jim dandy.....! But seeing as how she plays it in our band I see the guitar quite often...! I have owned 6 of these Little 00 Size Parlor Guitars and I have been Talked out of Five of them....! The video titled ( How to turn your Gretchen Jim Dandy into a fantastic Rock, Country, Jazz or Blues Guitar ) That Particular guitar in that video is my personal last Jim dandy that I purchased....! It is absolutely not for sale...🎵😹❤️😹🙏🎵🎶 The Graach Jim dandy I am Hot Rodding here, is For one of my Fiddle Students , Miss Tracy Jones...! She has been wanting one for over a year her husband Frank purchased a guitar for her and wanted me to modify it....! So I decided to go ahead and video the whole process.....! Professor Jeff .....! I hope you have a fantastic weekend it is beautiful here in sweet home Alabama.....🙏❤️🎵🌞🎶🙏❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@donaldhammond5791]

I will be adding the tailpiece, but plan to move the strap button to the hole for securing the tailpiece instead of grinding off the end. Perhaps it will cover the original hole, but if not, I don't think I will care.

[@iplaymytele]

@@donaldhammond5791 Sounds like a plan …👍🏻🎶🎶 Have a great week, your friend Jeff …🎸🎻🪕🎹🎶

[@donaldhammond5791]

@@iplaymytele I added the tailpiece today and moved the strap button. The bottom of the tailpiece didn't quite cover the original hole so i inserted a screw. Really does improve the sustain of the guitar and gives it an old-time look. That was a great idea you had!

[@iplaymytele]

@@donaldhammond5791 … Thank you so very much, my kind friend ..🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 I hope you enjoy your guitar …❤️🎶👍🏻 Have a wonderful Thursday and a wonderful weekend …. Your friend in Sweet home Alabama … Prof. Jeff🎸🪕🎻🎸🪕🎻🎶

[@ASM881]

The overalls give me a real “Hillbilly Jim” vibe. Anyone remember him? He was a WWF wrestler from the 1980s.

[@iplaymytele]

😹😹😹 not off hand...., but originally being from Illinois in the middle of the cornfield we all kind of dress like this...! 🎵❤️🙏🎶😹

[@DT-wy1wp]

I met him back in the late 80s/early 90s....he was so big

[@Jwk01913]

Wasn't it Hillbilly Jim?

[@ASM881]

@@Jwk01913 yes. Hillbilly Jim. That’s what we’re talking about. The wrestler.

[@stevemiller1203]

He's been a disc jockey on Sirius radio for years, he has a Saturday morning show

[@David_Downs]

I have also heard a common mod on these is to put in a new nut and saddle, Tusq ones usually, as they just come with a cheaper plastic one, but not only for that, but string spacing. The one thing I find with most of these out of the box is they do not have the best set up for strumming, as they are more bluesy style guitars that sound better fingerpicked or with a slide.

[@iplaymytele]

I don’t mess with the Nut ,Unless... the string action is high or uncomfortable at the Nut.... I Personally do not have a problem with the String Spacing....? So far the distance and action has been very consistent on these guitars ...! 🎶 The only time I will change the nut is if it is actually really cheap..! I assume you own one of these guitars...🎵👍🎶 I pull the bridge saddle out of Jim Dandy’s and Gin Ricky’s all the time and replace the bridge with a “brass saddle” , ( Only If I Am Installing a Bigsby Vibrato ) and when I take the bridge saddle out of these guitars I have always noticed it is a Good quality “Fake bone” Saddle that Never breaks or crumbles upon removal....! This is How I Tell the Quality of the nut or saddle...! A lot of times when you remove the bridge saddle they are so cheap they will break just from taking them out of the guitar...! After purchasing probably 35 or 45 of these guitars since they first were released, I have honestly never changed ( one Nut ) for any reason 🎶😹👍 But yes I do change the nut on some Less Expensive guitars when they have a very cheap looking cheesy white plastic saddle , but I found the stock nut and bridge saddle on these guitars to actually be pretty freakin good for Strumming or Lead work as you can see in most of my Videos about Jim Dandy’s or Gin Ricky’s ...❤️ but changing the nut and bridge saddle in any guitar is a very common modification this actually has to do with the owners preference of how he wants the guitar to play...🎵👍 I just have not run into anybody who did not like the way these guitars played or had trouble making chords or had high action ( Yet ) ...🙏 You know that old saying “ if it ain’t broken don’t fix it...!” The modifications I do to these guitars are new modifications , I’m not really changing any existing parts on the guitar .... ( Other Than Nice Keys ) , I am just adding new parts to the guitar....! I hope you’re having a good week so far thank you for your comments I love to hear from everybody..🎵❤️🎶👍 Your Friend Jeff 🎓

[@garethdawkins7471]

I love it. I would probably want more space between the volume and tome knobs but aside from that . It's awesome

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you Gareth ...🙏 The knob spacing depends on how high up or how low you put the volume Pots....! There is not a whole lot of room inside of these little guitars... The closer you put the volume pots to the edge of the guitar the braces are spaced a little further apart....! I also put the pots a little closer together on this guitar because they were not the chicken head knobs that actually needed the room... But I’m glad you liked it hope you’re having a wonderful weekend your friend in sweet home Alabama Professor Jeff Galey🎵🎸🎼🎻🎶🎸🎹🎓

[@garethdawkins7471]

That makes sense now. Very cool mod

[@iplaymytele]

@@garethdawkins7471 Thank you Kindly Gareth…🎶❤️👍🏻❤️🎶

[@garethdawkins7471]

How did you decide on the string guage. They come stock with 12-53. Is the lighter guage you put on just better on action?

[@iplaymytele]

@@garethdawkins7471 It just depends on what I am playing …. I like to run electric guitar strings on my personal modified Jim dandy… 10\46 GHS If I put acoustic bronze strings on it I will run light gauge acoustic bronze 10 through 48….🎶❤️🙏🏻🎸🎓

[@Giggsy082]

Very cool Sir. I bought a Jim Dandy two days ago and have just seen your video. I’m going to make it a project myself after seeing this. Very inspiring, hope you won’t mind sir.

[@iplaymytele]

Why Heck No…! This is why I put the video on here for the people who want to try this them self, and for the folks who live in another country who can’t send me their guitar to do it for them…! By all means let me know how it comes out your friend Professor Jeff…🎶👍🏻🎸🪕🎻🪕🎸🎻🎶🎹🪕🎸🎻🎓

[@Giggsy082]

You are a gentleman Jeff, thank you sir, will definitely let you know when it’s done. 🎸😎👍🏼

[@iplaymytele]

@@Giggsy082 …. Thank you so very Much Kind Sir….🙏🏻 Yes please …! I would love to see how it comes out….! Prof. Jeff 🎶🎻🎼🎹🎶🪕🎼🎸🎓

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

The Tailpiece helps relieve tension from the top so that it doesn't break

[@iplaymytele]

Yes…! And adds a considerable amount of sustain to these little guitars….🎶👍🏻👍🏻🎶 Have a great weekend …🙏🏻 Jeff….

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele Which is great. This was also commonly done w/ those old Martin Guitars that were built for Sheep Gut Strings (Nowadays Nylon) when they wanted to Put Steel Strings on them for a brighter sound.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Grover Sealed Gear Tuners are the neatest upgrade an inexpensive Guitar could get.

[@iplaymytele]

Nice keys make tuning a pleasure and considerably easier....🎶❤️👍🎸🎵

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele Because those machine Heads are individual units, it wasn't that hard to put them on the Guitar.

[@iplaymytele]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 … The problem with changing machine heads on Jim Dandy guitars, is drilling out the existing hole to a larger hole….! If you do not use a step bit with a non-progressive twist… , You really have a good chance of splitting the headstock I know this from experience…🙄 A progressive twist bit will pull itself into the existing hole with a vengeance….😵‍💫 , since I have started using non-progressive twist step bits, I have not had any accidents drilling into any guitars….🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele I use a Tapered Reamer (which StewMac Recommends) so that I can easily enlarge that hole cleanly.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele It's much easier than having to plug those tuner holes & drill new ones which is certainly a huge plus of individual unit machine heads.

[@barruzza]

Could you possibly add a parts list and where to buy? And thanks for posting this video. you do great work.

[@iplaymytele]

Sure Nuf... just I get different Parts , different places.. I will post the cheaper😃 setup..! Jeff

[@123elvislives]

Thumbs up from Australia 🇦🇺👍🏼🇦🇺🙋🏼‍♂️👑🙏🏼

[@iplaymytele]

Thanks David….! Hope everything is going your way in the land down under where women roar and men plunder….!!! 🎶👍🏻🎸🙏🏻🎵🎓

[@123elvislives]

@@iplaymytele Yes all good apart from our lockdown

[@iplaymytele]

@@123elvislives … David… I have been watching The stories about that on television in Australia….! So first hand…, How bad is it , as far as them letting you go places….???

[@theart8039]

WOW what can I say? that must have been one of the most epic "How To" vids I've ever seen on You Tube! you turned an ok little guitar into something of beauty and because of that I just ordered a Jim Dandy today! its my 16th Birthday in a few weeks, and my Uncle is going to do the conversion for me as a present...I hope Gretsch watch this video and weep as to what could have been. Thank you so much for sharing this; it really made my day

[@iplaymytele]

Well That is fantastic thank you so much for the kind words about the video...🎶🙏🙏🎵 A very happy birthday to you also...! Tell your uncle to watch the video because you cannot use regular drill bits on this guitar body in particular he will have to use ( step bits...! ) , like I have shown in the video ....! Most Step Drills, do not have a ( progressive twist ) , a progressive twist drill bit for some reason in this particular WOOD , just shatters the Wood smithereens....!!! And we wouldn’t want your new birthday guitar to have holes in it that we’re not meant to be there....😹😹👍 thanks for watching and subscribing....! Professor Jeff 🎶🎻🎵🎸🎼🎹🎻🎶🎵🎸🎼🎹🎓

[@theart8039]

@@iplaymytele Hi Jeff! thank you for your Birthday wishes for me : ) yes my Uncle have watched your vid and he is ordering the parts today..he's a carpenter and has a workshop, so hopefully the correct tools (he has built guitars before)..he asked me what machine heads I would like and I said the ones in the vid look amazing. Thankyou once again for sharing this awesome project..when mine is done, I will put a vid on my channel for your approval : ) have an epic weekend

[@iplaymytele]

Sound like a good plan....! The keys on this particular guitar are ( Grover imperials.....! ). ❤️👍👍❤️ They put these keys on the Gretsch black Falcons and white Falcons...! Good luck with your modification hope everything goes according to plan....🙏🎵🎵🎵🎸🎶

[@theart8039]

@@iplaymytele Grover imperials are ordered, my Uncle just texted me...Man you made this French dude happy today! thankyou so much..now I must look at the rest of your channel haha

[@iplaymytele]

@@theart8039 Fantastic....! Yes please take a look at the channel all kind of cool things happening here at my studio and shop here in Sweet home Alabama.....🎶🎵🙏❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️🙏🎵🎶

[@jimclark5037]

great video ... but NEEDED to here it played at the end!

[@iplaymytele]

Thanks…! I actually had to check this video to make sure I did not play it at the end….😳 There are more videos of hot Rodded Jim Dandy’s, on my Channel…, with the same electronics and pick up…🎶 if you go to the Jeff Galey channel you will find two or three with me playing it thanks for watching the video your friend Professor Jeff…!🎶🙏🏻🎶

[@jimclark5037]

@@iplaymytele Ha ha yeah I did find you had some other great videos of them being played ... loved the all black "Spinal Tap" one.

[@iplaymytele]

@@jimclark5037 …😹 I couldn’t resist…Ha Ha Ha…🎶 , thanks for watching Jim…! I hope you have a wonderful new year…! And when I say wonderful….., I mean I hope it’s much better than the last two years we’ve all had…😳. Heck Broski….! I don’t think things could get much worse than they are now…😹😹😹 Take Care, and “Let’s Go Brandon…….!” Your Friend Prof Jeff Galey…. 🎶🪕🎹🙄🎸🎤🪕🎹🎻🎶🎓

[@piedpeter1]

Cool video! Was waiting for the luthier to shred some righteous riffs but alas none......days later (now) found this guy shredding a modded J.Dandy - KZbin: hot rod Jim Dandy.

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you soooo Much…! I certainly appreciate the kind words there are other videos on my channel the( Jeff Galey channel ) that has me playing these Modified Guitars….! Again thank you for the kind words hope you have a wonderful weekend your friend Professor Jeff Galey..🎼🎸🎻🪕🎸🎶❤️🙏🏻🎓

[@BobEstremera]

Man, what a transformation! Can you put a link to the parts, including the pickup that you used? I think this would be helpful for all the players and tinkerers that you will have inspired with this video. A million thanks!

[@iplaymytele]

Bob… Thanks for the Kind words…🙏🏻 I order most of my stuff through ( all parts in Texas ) But now you can get almost everything from Amazon…! Even The Grover Tuners…..! 👍🏻🎶👍🏻🎶

[@new290767]

Hi would you recommend installing a tailpiece even if i was keeping as an acoustic for now awesome job on the work though

[@iplaymytele]

I install the tail piece for Sustain and to relieve pressure on the top of the guitar…! So even if you were going to play it as a Acoustic all the time…, YES I would install the tail piece it truly does aid in sustain…🎶❤️👍🏻 Jeff 🎶❤️🙏🏻🎻🪕🎸🎹👀

[@baptdudeabides]

Hi ! I’m planning on installing a humbucker on my acoustic guitar but I’m still not sure how to fix the ground issue. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[@iplaymytele]

put Brass String pegs, on your guitar and ground the pegs from the inside of your guitar, to the ground wire on the pot or jack....

[@marvinrudd5268]

What kind of pickup did you install, unbelievable sound, thanks!!

[@iplaymytele]

😃 A After Market Strat Pickup...! Have a Great Weekend....!

[@EthanWane]

If I were to put a piece of felt that is shaped to fit the Dobra tailpiece to prevent scratching the finish, would it impact the sound at all in a negative way? I cut a piece of hard felt that would perfectly fit the bottom of the Dobra, as well as the 90 degree bend portion, effectively having no metal contacting the guitar but have not installed yet. thanks for the inspiration!

[@iplaymytele]

How are you Sir…?🎶 This is a Good Question….??? As we know 90% of the sound we hear from a magnetic pick up is not from the Guitar anyhow….! This is just a fact ….., you can mount a pick up on a ( 1”h x 2”w x 32”L Board ) with the ( right bridge ) , with ( proper pick up height ) ,and your sustain and Tone won’t be hindered…..! I have built several Cigarbox guitars… All I can tell you is to try it out and see for your self …., I would think there would be no noticeable change in the stain or the tone of the guitar….! I think most of the added sustain I am getting from these Jim Dandy guitars, is actually transferred through the screw on the end of the Dobro Tailpiece….! My biggest reason for installing the tail piece , is being able to use any string gauge on this guitar without the Tension pulling the bridge off of Top of the Guitar…. On some semi hollow and hollow body guitar‘s there is a piece of filth underneath the Bigsby tail piece anyhow….! I say go for it….! Your Friend Prof. Jeff 🎶🎸🎼🪕🎻 🎓

[@EthanWane]

@@iplaymytele thats exactly my reasoning for wanting to add the tailpiece as well, in the store the display model already had the bridge coming off the guitar, and to avoid I figured the tailpiece would change that. I will not be installing a pickup at this moment on the guitar, so hopefully including the protective felt between the dobro itself and the guitars body doesnt dampen the sound, however the trade off of getting a few more years out of the guitar itself without the risk of the bridge popping off would be worth a slight dampened tone. I also plan to use Ernie Ball Earthwood phosphor bronze alloy Light strings on it to hopefully not lift the dobro off the soundboard which would creating a lesser angle from bridge to anchor point which may happen if I used heavier strings (I think). Appreciate ya!

[@iplaymytele]

@@EthanWane .... Absolutely In my opinion they should just build this guitar with a different bridge and use the trapeze tailpiece in the first place....! That would save us a lot of trouble, would it not....! 🎵👍🎶

[@insuarodriguez]

This is genuinely awesome. Thanks so much for sharing this!!!

[@iplaymytele]

And you are genuinely welcome....🙏❤️❤️🎶🙏 I get so many emails asking me if I would just show the key’s installation...! Or if I would just show the Pickup Installation ....! So I thought I would just show all the installations....😹😹😹 It will not hinder ( Me doing this for other people ) , because a lot of people do not have the tools...! Or, want to take the chance of permanently messing their guitar up.....! So I thought what the Heck...!!! If folks want to Try to Hot Rod Their Jim Dandy ...., I will Show Them How I Do It ....! Maybe this video will help somebody not take a drill and split the side or the top of their guitar or break the headstock into....! 😬😬😬😬👍 I truly made this video to help people I hope folks find it useful you have a wonderful weekend and thank you for your kind words your friend, In ❤️🇺🇸Sweet Home Alabama🇺🇸❤️. professor Jeff Galey 🎶🎹🎵🎸🎼🎻🎻🎶🎓

[@insuarodriguez]

@@iplaymytele This is really useful. I'm pretty sure you will receive even more requests after this video. Plus now the whole world knows fore sure the original creator of the Hot Rod, with a video to prove it from start to finish. And I'm pretty sure your video will get thousands of plays 🤩 Thank you so much for sharing your talent with the entire planet!

[@iplaymytele]

@@insuarodriguez You are so very Kind...🙏🙏🙏 I want to thank you so much for your kind comments and interest in the video, and the hot Rod Jim dandy guitar....! With this video I was trying to condense a little over two hours of work into a 20 minute video I got it down to 18 minutes....🎵👍🎶 I hope everyone enjoys this as much as you do....! I also hope you have a wonderful weekend full of music and laughter....! Your friend in Sweet home Alabama.... professor Jeff 🎵🎹🎶🎸🎼🎻🎸🎵🎹🎼🎸🎓

[@10slinger]

Absolutely fantastic ! Are their any tuning heads that will replace the stock without Drilling? Thanks for the vid!

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you so much for the very kind words…! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 In answer to your query about the keys, I have not really looked into the key spacing …..! I would have to assume that just about any “ inexpensive acoustic guitar with these cheap style Tuners, would fit the ( Hole pattern in the headstock….! ) “ I don’t think, or at least I have not asked my supplier about old style made together 3 X 3 keys…, that have a higher gear ratio or just a better set of Keys general….! The reason we swap out the keys in the first place is to get a smoother more accurate key….! Sealed individual keys at least the ones made by a reputable companies, have much higher ratios…! The String post shaft runs inside of a lubricated housing and is locked into place by the feral nut on top of the key…! Tuning is just more consistent this is why ….! I find most all guitars use a sealed key anymore….! “ BUT …!” To give the ( Jim Dandy ) a retro look and keep the cost down , this is one of the things on the Jim dandy I do not care for is the keys…!!! I will check with my supplier to see if there are any direct replacement keys that are actually made better and send you another message if I find you some how would that be…! 🎶🙏🏻👍🏻. Your friend in Sweet home Alabama Professor Jeff Galey…🎶🎻🎶🪕🎼🎸🎶🎻🎼🪕🎶🎸🎼🎹🎓

[@10slinger]

@@iplaymytele Thanks Professor, you Rock!

[@iplaymytele]

@@10slinger Absolutely I will let you know what I find out you have a great day and thank you for watching the Jeff Galey channel….!!!🎶❤️🎼🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@10slinger]

@@iplaymytele Baring that are there any tuners where you would not have to drill out the Bore holes. I think the fixture screws would be staight forward.

[@10slinger]

@@iplaymytele Any word on 3 in a row replacements?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

You might also get away w/ using Thomastik Infeld JS110 Flatwound Acoustic/Electric Strings to save the frets from scratches.

[@iplaymytele]

I am Gonna have to try that…! As long as they have good magnetic Pull , I think flat wound strings would definitely give these guitars completely different sound…🎶👍🏻👍🏻🎶. Have a great Christmas tomorrow your friend in Sweet home Alabama Jeff….🎶🎄🎸🎻🎹🎸🎓

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele They're Pure Nickel Wound which means they'll respond to the pickups really fast.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele The other neat thing about the JS110 Thomastik Flatwound Strings is that the Wound Strings have Colored Silk Wound around both ends to protect them & to help them hold onto the tuners better. The Plain Steel Trebles are Coated in Brass so it'll be a very special Sound.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

@@iplaymytele Rock ya later & #StaySafe.

[@iplaymytele]

@@RockStarOscarStern634 … We want a ( Good Steel Core ) “nickel is not magnetic” The outside winding is a relevant when it comes to producing a electrical Field…! They can be Teflon wound, as long as they have a good enough, ( steel core ) ….! I was purely thinking about how flat wounds would sound on a Jim Dandy… 🎶 I use GHS Flat wound strings on my Gretsch black falcon…, they have great magnetic properties….🎶👍🏻 Over my illustrious career..😹😹😹 I have found the more steel in a String The more electricity produced…! Some sets of electric guitar strings ( mostly the cheaper brands ) , I have found they are using a ( alloy ) on their outside windings… All this does is cut down on the magnetic field and they sometimes will have a extremely unbalanced sound when you plug the guitar in..! Sometimes( cheaper ) electric bass strings , I have found use crappy coatings… that caused the bass strings to be extremely uneven sounding across the spectrum…

[@garryhardie394]

Hi Jeff great job Did you put an earth wire to the tail piece ?

[@iplaymytele]

How are you this evening Gary...? No you do not have to put a earth wire to the tail piece ground ....! You should absolutely have no problem with any hum....! , regardless if it is single coil or HumBucker...🎵👍🎶

[@garryhardie394]

@@iplaymytele ok cool iv made a 3 string cigar box hense the question Im after a parlour size guitar and your vid gives me thinking space well done Dee Why Australia

[@iplaymytele]

@@garryhardie394 … Heck Yeah Mate….!🎶👍🏻🎼 Just give me a shout if you have any questions about anything I’m more than happy to help Gary….! 🎶🙏🏻🙏🏻🎼🎻🎸🪕🎸🎻

[@frogblues]

Wow, awesome mods! Did you consider removing the hideous white pick guard? Without that these would look sooo much better.

[@iplaymytele]

😃Thank you soooo Much...! , and Yes..., But I bet the wood under the pick guard isn't as nice as the rest of the finish... if I take one off , I will Post it.. Have a Great Week Jeff....

[@frogblues]

@@iplaymytele Thanks for responding!

[@frogblues]

@@iplaymytele Hey Jeff, here's one with no pick guard. Also they could look good with a tortoise shell one maybe? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bl6uppyQeLOsq8k

[@sagutxo82]

Hi!! Nice job man. I have a question. If you rest your right hand while playing in the part of the strings between the bridge and the tail piece, the sound is some muted? I have never had a guitar with tail piece and I tend to rest my hand at the end of the bridge.

[@iplaymytele]

No Not Really...🎶🎸🎵 Because the strings are still running through the bridge it will not mute the strings if you rest them on the strings between the tailpiece and the bridge....👍 when I am picking or playing lead lines I rest my hand on the bridge also....🎶🎸🎵👍

[@jamesdean2103]

I wanna do a mod like this on my old acoustic, how did you ground the pickup on the guitar so it's not noisy? thanks

[@iplaymytele]

The pick-up System I use is close grounded system, Everything is grounded .....! So, there’s no need to try to ground the strings , there is no Hum at all...! Friend , Just Make sure ( both tone and volume pots , and input Jack.! ) , have the SAME GROUND that the Pick-up does..! You should be just fine Prof. Jeff...🎶🎸🎼🎻🎵🎸🎼🎹🎶🎓

[@jonathannewby5795]

I asked myself, now what on earth is this guy going to do with this guitar? What can be done? Then gradually the magic unfolded, and I was left wondering why they didn't make it like that in the first place. It also looks great, in the sense of ready for anything you throw at it.. So creative. I have a Dirty 37 Recording King (it was cheaper than the Gretsch, but similar). It is a surprisingly good guitar, good sound, low action, well made, very light. The 43 mm at the nut is narrow for my taste, but there doesn't seem to be much alternative, unless maybe (?) you buy an expensive vintage instrument. Anyway, thanks to you I will have a whole new guitar (never seen tapered drill bits,, will look online). Great video.

[@iplaymytele]

Thank you Kind Sir…! 🙏🏻 I want to say thank you for your kind words , and watching the Jeff Galey channel.. 🎵🎹🪕🎻🎶I hope you and yours have a blessed and wonderful Christmas…..🎄🙏🏻🙏🏻🌲……. One of my students had a dirty 30’s Record King , and I did some ( Who-Do-Voo-Doo ) on it…! I think they are a great looking little Guitar…! But he asked me to work on it and do what I wanted…..😳. Nobody should ask me that….😹😹😹. Unless you prepare yourself for one of a kind Guitar when I get done…😹 again thank you for your kind words and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s…! Your friend in Sweet home Alabama Professor Jeff..🎶❤️🎵

[@jonathannewby5795]

@@iplaymytele Dear Prof. Thank you very much for your lovely reply, I will watch your other videos. Just to mention that I have just received a CD 'Instrumental Music of the Southern Appalachians', so will try and play some of it on guitar. Also 'Coppers and Brass', guitar music by the Scottish Guitarist Dick Gauaghan, both great records (both on You Tube, though unfortunately YT in its wisdom has stopped us saving videos). Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year, greetings, from Kent in England to Sweet H Alabama.

[@iplaymytele]

@@jonathannewby5795 … My Friend Jonathan….. It is so Nice to Talk with all the “Very Very Fine Folks” , from Across The Big Pond…! 🎵👍🏻🙏🏻🎶 When I and read so many wonderful comments on my channel whether I am modifying a Guitar, or working on my Hot Rod🔥61 Cushman Scooter, or building one of my homemade Rotating speaker cabinets….! It always makes me wish that I lived closer to wonderful people like yourself….🙏🏻 These ( Step Hole Bits ) can be purchased on Amazon …! I think they are wonderful , because they do not split the wood …! Again I want to wish you a very blessed Christmas🙏🏻🎄 and may we all have a much better new year ahead of us….! Your Friend Prof. Jeff …🎓 P.S. Jonathan….., I just wanted to add…., This High today in Sweet Home Alabama, is supposed to be 71° …😍 How is the weather in the UK…..???

[@jonathannewby5795]

@@iplaymytele Good morning Prof. Galey. Thank you for your reply and I hope all is well with you and your circle. Here it's 50 F with a sludge grey sky, though I like the winter, not beyond Feb though. I briefly scanned some of your videos, you obviously have a great love for this wonderful instrument, in all its magnificent variety, and it really comes through. And you're not afraid to reimagine it, hotrod as you describe it. And the bike ( the only bike I ever had was the ex- German BSA Bantam). As you know, the electric g took root too in England through American influenced beat groups and Leo Fender, for whom we also give thanks, (you are lucky to have video of your own😁). Which produced great guitarists (Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, David Gilmour, Peter Green, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, John McLaughlin, David Kossoff, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, John Martyn, Julian Bream, and many others. Not to mention the honorary Brit and daddy of them all (together with Elvis, obviously dear to you, and Bobby) Jimi - I saw a terrific set in December '67 in London, whiich gives away my age, but hey ho. You are quite a master yourself (Sultans of Swing, which I first heard on a pub juke box). Also a nice version of Summertime, which invites a great variety of stylistic reinterpretations, jazz, funk, busking (the great Holloway Brothers busking in Cambridge on You Tube), Janis, Ella, etc. I also admire your teaching, those young men playing Walk Don't Run have a bright future ahead of them, with luck. So. Please keep making the videos, so we can all enjoy your renaisssance style output. Have a safe and festive Christmas, best wishes from across the great pond, Jonathan (must get back to my scales. Have just taken up the piano again, Yamaha keyboard, neglected since school days with my snuff-taking teacher - we remember these things, as your students will remember you).

[@iplaymytele]

@@jonathannewby5795 .... That was a Fantastic Reply....🎶🎵❤️🎶😀 I have always been fascinated with the wonderful folks in the UK....🎵👍🎶 , whether it was the Beatles or, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, of course there’s only one Dr. Watson and that is Nigel Bruce....! The knights of King Arthur, or Robin of Sherwood....👍🎵👍 Or all The brave men who fought and died on either side of the big pond 🙏 in World War I or World War II....🙏 and now with the Internet it is easy for people all over the world to make wonderful friends from every inch of the globe....! Again my friend Jonathan it makes me so happy and feel special to thank somebody so far away is enjoying some of the crazy stuff I do say and play here in the USA....😹❤️🎵🎸🎻🎹🇺🇸 if you should ever make it to the states, Do your best to look me up it would certainly be fun and most interesting to sit down over a lunch or dinner face-to-face and talk about our lives wives family and countries do your best to look me up it would certainly be fun and most interesting to sit down over a lunch or dinner face-to-face and talk about our lives wives family and countries....! Thank you so much for watching my channel....🙏🙏🙏 I hope people don’t get tired of my videos and basically my day-to-day life here in Sweet home Alabama....🙏 “ where the skies are blue, sweet home Alabama, i’m a coming home to you” Your Rebel Friend Prof.Jeff 🎻🎵🎹🎶🎸🎵🎻❤️🇺🇸🎓

[@flyawayhorses]

Nifty! I'm waiting on delivery of a Gin Rickey. What tailpiece do you recommend? Are you aware of any that wouldn't need grinding? I don't have access to a grinder. Cheers!

[@iplaymytele]

Unfortunately…, if you have a gin Ricky….., ( A tail piece will not go on them because they put an end pin Jack in the Guitar that kind of screwed the pooch on that deal….! ) Sorry 😬 …! When I did the gin Ricky ( On My Hot Rickey Video… ) , it had a ( top mounted Bigsby vibrato…! ) I’m really not a big fan of guitars with a end pin jack 😳 If you watch the video of me hot riding the “ Gin Ricky “ I go in the some detail as to why I ( do not ) like Guitar’s with a End Pin Jack , That doubles as the strap button.…. ! Sorry Mate…! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 thanks for watching I hope you subscribe your friend Professor Jeff let me know if I can help you figure out something….!!!

[@johnbrandonberg4257]

Where can I find the parts that you used? Or can I just wing it! Lol

[@iplaymytele]

You can get The parts from ALLPARTS in Texas….🎶 And actually you can order the same parts almost exactly on Amazon sometimes….🎵🎸🪕🎻👍🏻🎶🎓

[@PeterS-lt6cv]

Can you "fix" my Jim Dandy and what would it cost sir? Thank you.

[@iplaymytele]

Peter… Here is my Email …., [e-mail] Send me a Email with your Address, and we can talk Particulars about your guitar….🎶👍🏻🎶 Jeff🎶🎸🪕🎻🪕🎸🎶

[@pmay222]

id be in kind to just buy the model with all this already fitted..?

[@iplaymytele]

Well there ya go…..! 😃

[@benleeboggs]

Hey Jeff, have been wanting to add a tailpiece to my Jim dandy as well, what were you doing to that one on the bench grinder?

[@iplaymytele]

Benjamin…. When you purchase the tailpiece the area that wraps over the end of the guitar with the screw hole is too long it hits the strap button….! I did not want to relocate the strap button…! So I always grind the tail piece down about an eighth of an inch….! This way the new tail piece will lie flat on top of the guitar it will not interfere with a strap button….! 🎶🎸❤️🎼🎹🎸🪕🎶🎓

[@benleeboggs]

@@iplaymytele thanks so much for the quick reply! My girlfriend surprised me with the Jim dandy over the weekend so I quickly started looking around at mods for it. So I basically just need to shave off the 1/8” to fit it flush with the guitar. Thank you again!!

[@iplaymytele]

@@benleeboggs … No problem brother…! Hope you had a great Fourth of July and have a good time with your new Jim dandy….🎶🎸🎶

[@jesterjigs9914]

Do you ground off the bridge?

[@iplaymytele]

Nope…, Don’t have to…! No Buzz Or Hum…! Just ground your pick up to the volume Pot , ground the volume Pot , to the tone Pot, and of course your output jack will be grounded ….! ( you do not ground the strings or the bridge or the saddle or the tail piece…..! ) None of these modified acoustic guitars have a grounded Tailpiece a grounded Vibrato, or a grounded bridge saddle , or strings …, and none of them buzz or hum…. 🎶👍🏻🎼🎸🎻🪕🎸🎻🪕🎓

[@jesterjigs9914]

@@iplaymytele that is awsome...thanks🦖

[@iplaymytele]

@@jesterjigs9914 … No problem….👍🏻

[@pedruccioli]

Hey jeff! Great video! What pickup do you use? It seems like the hole is smaller than regular guitars, and I’m thinking about doing something like this to my jim dandy. Cheers!

[@iplaymytele]

Pedro… It is a Strat Pickup…! I either buy this kit from my supplier ( ALLPARTS ) or you can Find them on Amazon…! It is called a Electric pick up kit for acoustic guitar… they are pretty much all the same…, some of the controls have smaller 250 K Pots I like to use the larger pots…! Have a great Christmas and New Year’s your friend in Sweet home Alabama Professor Jeff…🙏🏻🎸🎵🎓

[@philosophy4242]

The Jim Dandy or Fender Redondo?

[@iplaymytele]

😹😹😹 Either….! Ha ha ha….👍🏻

[@philosophy4242]

I have a fender Sonoran so I bought the Jim Dandy

[@iplaymytele]

@@philosophy4242 … Very cool…! They are a very comfortable and easy playing little Guitar….🎶👍🏻🎶🎸

[@jamesbarros950]

All of this looks great. May I ask what the purpose of the tailpiece is? And what pickup are you using and how do you feel it compares to the Deltoluxe in the Gin Rickey? Thanks!

[@iplaymytele]

Thanks for the kind words… Years ago I put a old tailpiece on one of my Jim dandy’s, and found out it ( increase the sustain incredibly it also takes all the top pressure off of the guitar), so the string pressure is not pulling on the bridge….! But the main purpose is for the” sustain increase “…. The pick up is actually a ( Stratocaster style pick up ) , with a 250K tone pot and a 250K volume pot … There is a .03 µF capacitor on the tone…, The gin Ricky pick up has No Tone control the pick up on this guitar can be raised and lowered For, Tone and Volume balance…..! Prof.Jeff… Have a great Fourth of July weekend….!!!

[@vespafetish]

Hey Jeff, great video mate. Can I ask how you decided the position of the pots/knobs please? By feel? Reason I ask is I would like to space mine a litte farther apart. Is the bracing in the way?

[@iplaymytele]

Scott, you can space the knobs further apart but you still have to reach inside the guitar to make sure you do not hit one of the braces....! 🎵🎻🎶🎸🎼🎹🎤🎓

[@rodjones117]

Or just buy the Gretsch G9250E Gin Rickey... BTW, those gilt machine heads are the most inappropriate things for this guitar that I could think of. Nothing wrong with the tuners that come with the guitar - on mine anyway - and at least they fit with the overall aesthetic of the guitar.

[@iplaymytele]

I personally have owned seven, of the Gretsch Jim dandy guitars , I think they are a great little guitar….🎼❤️🎶👍🏻 You don’t have to do anything to any guitar….! But , the Turners that come on the Jim dandy are. ( Cheap…! ) Many of the the students that I have had and still have , own Stock Jim Dandy’s…! I found from personal experience , of getting to Set up and play play so many Jim Dandy’s, some Jim dandy’s ( right out of the box ), the cheap stock open back Tuners , ( occasionally had Keys you could hardly turn…!!! ) Over The years I have probably purchased 20 to 25 Gretsch Jim Dandy’s…. For Students and myself not including the ones I have Hot Rodded ….! The Gin Ricky is OK …..! ( but has no volume or tone control….! ) The pick up is also not as hot as the Strat pick up that I install….! The reason I install the tailpiece is for “sustain, and the tailpiece also takes relief, off the top of the guitar….! “ The keys are personal preference ….! When I install new keys on anybody’s guitar I asked the customer what kind of keys they want…..! On this particular guitar they wanted gold Grover imperials so that’s what they got…..! I can install any kind or style you like ….🎼🙏🏻🎶. Personally I believe aesthetic beauty is in the eye of the beholder….! Would you not agree….? The Gin Ricky is a ( fine little guitar ) if you are just wanting a Jim Dandy with a no frills pick-up in it…! I hope you have a Great day…..🎶🙏🏻🎶. Professor Jeff 🎶🎹🎼🎸🎶🎻🎶🪕🎸🎓

[@rodjones117]

@@iplaymytele All fair enough, but personally I don't mind about how much tuners *cost*, I just want them to hold tuning, and the (OK cheap) tuners that came with mine do that very well.

[@iplaymytele]

@@rodjones117 And that is what tuners are supposed to do……! So all is good…👍🏻 and the “ world is still spinning in the greenest grooves “ ✌🏻

[@jackkennedy9173]

Is this something we can order from you?

[@iplaymytele]

Jack…. Yes ….! just Email me at ( [e-mail] ) and We can discuss the price and how you want it to work…. Prof. Jeff Galey 🎶🎸🎼🪕🎻🎹🎻🪕🎼🎸🎓

[@iplaymytele]

Hey Jack…. The video of me doing your guitar should be one of the most interesting ones I believe I’ve ever done………!!! Prof Jeff 🎼🙏🏻🎶🎸🎼🪕🎼🎻🎶🎼🎸🎓

[@tomtenant9255]

Id never let you touch my guitars.

[@quarlmephystodot2201]

that is the most inverse way from 'we re going to fix' something good to 'here it is'.

[@iplaymytele]

😹😹😹😹👍🏻 Well we Try To Please….! 🙏🏻.

[@quarlmephystodot2201]

@@iplaymytele yeah, but i meant... its not a broken guitar by any means out of factory. those alterations, in my opinion, ruin the body. or otherwise adding extra custom pieces to make it an electricity dependant guitar

[@iplaymytele]

@@quarlmephystodot2201 … It really does not change the sound of the guitar…, I Play mine all the time without an amplifier … I probably play it more without a amp, than I do with one.…! As far as aesthetic beauty… Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…! But everybody is entitled to their opinion and what they like and that includes you too…🙏🏻❤️👍🏻. There must be an awful lot of people who like the Hot Rodded Jim Dandy and the way they look and sounds , Every week more and more people ask me what I charge to customize these little Gretsch guitars…! And I like the Jim Dandy with nothing done to it also…! Again what I do to these guitars does not really change the sound of them the tail piece in fact increases the sustain….! Have a great week and weekend…! 🎶🎻🎸🎹🎓

[@quarlmephystodot2201]

@@iplaymytele sure i really think the guitar has some 'not best' parts, GIVEN the materials used and its price range. it comes with a high saddle, the bridge is tricky, the strap pin is a bit awkward, and i also think that neck is very thick, somewhat uncomfortable in certain positions. but the guitar is definitely a must. a collectible etc. i prefer the string-thru bridge and its shorter scale though. with a very beautiful finish. but the woods are budget...

[@iplaymytele]

@@quarlmephystodot2201 I have had a school of music now for 22 years.., teaching 12 different instruments… after the Jim Dandy came out I found it to be the perfect guitar for beginners of all ages with the adjustable neck the guitar was very playable and Many Many of my students, still have and play their Jim dandy…! I still have two of them that are completely stock if I had to guess I would say I probably easily have purchased 35 or 40 of these Guitars in the past 7 to 10 years …! The bodies are made of a very solid dense Wood that can withstand kids and grown-ups banging them into the door jam as they come and go..! I think I can safely say Gretsch probably has never sold this many guitars of any model in the history of their company….! A great Little Guitar for the money….👍🏻

[@drSamovar]

would have been good to add at least a short sound check (with strings).....

[@iplaymytele]

Robert…., On my Channel ( the Jeff Galey Channel ) , I have a few of these modified ( Jim Dandy ) guitars that I am playing so Y’all can hear them..🎶🎸🙏🏻❤️🎵. Jeff….🎓

[@johnanderson27]

I sat through your whole video and you couldn’t even play one G chord on that guitar

[@iplaymytele]

John ... go to my KZbin channel “the Jeff Galey channel” , there are several videos of me playing a Jim Dandy’s , with the exact same electrical set up...! Have a great weekend your friend Professor Jeff Galey 🎶🎸🎻🎤🎹🎓

[@TheChrislmitchell]

But what doe it sound like ??

[@iplaymytele]

It sounds Great…! You can hear several of these guitars “just like this one “ on my channel…!🎶🙏🏻👍🏻 Have a great day…👍🏻🎶🙏🏻

[@peaeater1]

It's a fine job, and I have nothing against modifications, but I'm going to go against popular opinion here and say that in my mind those gold tuners look too big and nasty, and the tailpiece is horrible. You've turned a cute guitar into a gaudy monster. Completely over the top and not suited to the original. Just sayin'...

[@iplaymytele]

@@peaeater1 😹😹😹😹😹😹 It’s a Cheap little " Starter" Chinese Guitar, that has No Tonal Qualities when played acoustically…! , But is a great starter platform to mod anyway anybody wants , without the fear of tearing up a quality Guitar………! But Sir , everybody has their own opinion, and you are no exception 👍🏻🎶 have a nice weekend Professor Jeff…🎶🎸🎶

[@peaeater1]

@@iplaymytele I've got one. They're Indonesian, not Chinese - and they sound alright for the money. I wouldn't pimp mine out and make it look like something Liberace might own. It is a matter of taste. Bad taste in your case, although I cannot fault the actual execution. You do know what you're doing, and I hope you continue having fun doing your thing. I wish you no bad feelings, although I do object to the crying pussy emojis. W⚓

[@iplaymytele]

@@peaeater1 😹😹😹😹 This is a Laughing cat…! Not crying…..😹😹😹 I watched a couple of your videos …! I kind of figured you’d be on the defensive because you have a Jim dandy …😹😹😹👍🏻 Have a Great Sunday…🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻 From Sweet Home Alabama, Prof. Jeff “ The Gaudy Monster Guy “ 😹🎶😹

[@peaeater1]

@@iplaymytele Sir, you are a true southern gentleman. I hope you're not annoyed because I'm not keen on your mods. You do show how easy it is to add your own mark on a guitar, which is fantastic. Godspeed, and pip pip tally-ho from over that pond!!

[@iplaymytele]

@@peaeater1 ..❤️🇺🇸👍🏻 I have several Subscribers from across the pond, and I appreciate and love them all..🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻 95% of the mods that I do to guitars , are By the request of customers…! Some of the More Crazy Mods I do to the Jim Dandy’s are simply to see if if I can actually do it or not…😹😹👍🏻 “ The DandyCaster “ the First Tremolo I put on a Dandy was by request also..🎶 ( I Enjoyed your playing on your Latest video…!! ❤️👍🏻 ) How is the weather in Jolly old England?? ??☀️🌧️ It is Nutt’in but Sun with a high of 92 today…❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸 it is 10:24 AM here , and 4:24 PM THERE …😳🤔. For some reason that always amazes me …ha ha ha … Have a Wonderful Blessed Sunday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Your Friend Prof. Jeff in 🇺🇸 Sweet Home Alabama 🇺🇸 )