Gretsch G9240 Alligator Resonator Guitar

The "Alligator" name on this resonator guitar alludes to the bayous of Louisiana, often thought of as the birthplace of the blues.

Using a "biscuit" bridge (frequently thought of as the "bluesier" style of resonator), the vital feature of the G9240 is the Gretsch "Ampli-Sonic" resonator cone, hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum.

Try one out and make it snappy!

Whether you play chunk rhythm, fingerstyle, bottleneck or anything else, the all-mahogany G9240 Alligator Biscuit Roundneck resonator guitar with deluxe appointments projects its distinctively swampy tone all the way to the back door of any dancehall. Like all fine Gretsch resonator guitars, the vital feature of the G9240 is the Gretsch "Ampli-Sonic™" diaphragm (resonator cone). Hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum, the Ampli-Sonic diaphragm yields an impressive quality and volume of tone.

General

• Model Number: 2718013503

• Series: Roots Collection

• Colour: 2-Color Sunburst

• Number of Strings: 6

• Orientation: Right-Hand

Body

• Build: Folk & Bluegrass

• Cutaway: Non-Cutaway

• Body Finish: Vintage Semi-Gloss

• Body Shape: Resonator

• Body Material: Laminated Mahogany

• Bracing: Internal Sound-Well

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany

• Neck Finish: Vintage Semi-Gloss

• Neck Shape: Medium "V"

• Scale Length: 25" (635 mm)

• Fingerboard Radius: 15.75" (400 mm)

• Fingerboard Material: Padauk

• Number of Frets: 19 (12 to Body)

• Fret Size: Medium Jumbo

• Nut Material: Bone

• Nut Width: 1.75" (44.45 mm)

• Position Inlays: White Dot

• Truss Rod Nut: Hex

• Headstock: 1930's Gretsch® 3x3

Hardware

• Bridge: Biscuit - Hard Maple with Ebony/ Maple Saddle

• Hardware Finish: Nickel-Plated

• Tailpiece: Weathered Trapeze Tailpiece

• Tuning Machines: Grover® Sta-Tite™ Diecast

• Pickguard: None

Electronics

• Controls: NA

Miscellaneous

• Strings: D'Addario® EJ16 Phosphor Bronze, Light (.012-.053 Gauges)

• Strap Buttons: Vintage End-Pin

• Other Features: Gretsch® Ampli-Sonic™ Biscuit Resonator Cone; Weathered Poinsettia Cone Cover and Trapeze Tailpiece.