Detail 01
Steel body with Ampli-Sonic Spider cone
The resonator uses an all-steel body and a 99% pure aluminum cone diaphragm.

Independent shopping perspective
Gretsch’s G9221 Bobtail Steel is a round-neck acoustic-electric resonator guitar with an all-steel body and an Ampli-Sonic Spider cone diaphragm made from 99% pure aluminum. Its round mahogany neck, padauk fingerboard, 19 frets, and 25-inch scale shape the playing layout, while the Fishman Nashville pickup provides its acoustic-electric configuration. Grover Sta-Tite machine heads complete the hardware. Plan separately for a case.


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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.

Detail 01
The resonator uses an all-steel body and a 99% pure aluminum cone diaphragm.
Detail 02
The guitar has a piezo acoustic-electric pickup configuration.
Detail 03
These are the instrument’s supplied playing dimensions.
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Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Yes. It uses a Fishman Nashville pickup with a piezo pickup configuration.
It has a round mahogany neck with a medium V neck shape.
No. The case is sold separately.
Reference
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