The G9220 Bobtail has been crafted with a round-back neck, paired with a soft V-neck profile, in order to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand. Topped with a semi-gloss finish, this resonator allows for smooth transitions along the neck. Its perfection doesn't stop at the neck though, it stretches down to the body as well. Designed with F-holes and traditional features, the G9220 wouldn't look out-of-place from many decades ago in the Mississippi delta, providing you with authentic and powerful tones.
This model comes designed with the Gretsch Ampli-Sonic "spider" cone diaphragm, which has been hand-spun in Eastern Europe from 99 percent pure aluminium. Thanks to this, you are provided with the resonator's distinct metallic overtones and delta-blues sound. Mounted to a mahogany body, this design is sure to impress your audience with a sweet quality of tone at cutting volumes. When combined with the mahogany neck and padauk fingerboard, you are provided with an additional sustain and dark resonance. If you're familiar with the delta-blues sound, this guitar will allow you to recreate it in a powerful and authentic way.
Equipped with Fishman's Nashville series pickup, this model provides you with an authentic delta-blues tones in an amplified environment. It offers clear and accurate tone which ensures the G9220 Bobtail is ready to handle modern signal chains, such as direct recording or stage performances. Although the Bobtail is already a loud acoustic instrument, the pickup system will let you take that tone onto the stage when you need the added volume to compete in a loud environment.
The G9220 Bobtail comes from the Gretsch Roots Collection, aiming to resurrect classic designs from past generations and bring their unique tones to the modern stage. This model is perfect for producing the loud and metallic tones of delta blues, whilst its mahogany body construction and resonator cones ensures you'll have a completely unique, sweet, and metallic tone for delta blues and bluegrass genres. Featuring a Fishman pickup, this guitar will also allow you to take those same delta tones to the stage. If you need a unique tonal addition to your guitar collection, or simply want to explore the delta-blues sound both at home and on the stage, here is the ideal instrument to let you do so.
