[NAMM] Gretsch Roots Collection resonator guitars

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Gretsch adds four new models to its range of Roots Collection resonators guitars.

Gretsch will introduce at the Winter NAMM 2014 four new resonator guitars featuring the all-new Gretsch “Ampli-Sonic” diaphragm (resonator cone), which is hand-spun in Eastern Europe from nearly 99-percent pure aluminum.

Here are the specs of the guitars:

G9202 Honey Dipper Special, Round-Neck

Bell brass resonator body
Fender “F” Holes
Mahogany medium “V” shaped neck
Rosewood fretboard with 19 medium jumbo frets (12 to body), 15.75" (400 mm) radius
Scale length: 25"
Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Biscuit resonator cone
Biscuit – Ebony-Tipped Maple bridge
Weathered “Delta Blue” body finish

G9212 Honey Dipper Special, Square Neck

Bell brass resonator body with “F” Holes
Square-shaped Mahogany neck
Rosewood fretboard with 19 medium jumbo frets (12 to body)
Scale length: 25"
Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Biscuit resonator cone
Biscuit – Ebony-Tipped Maple bridge
Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast tuning machines
Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate
Weathered “Pump House Roof” Body Finish
1930's Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face

G9221 Bobtail Steel Round-Neck A.E.

Resonator body with “F” Holes
Mahogany medium “V” shaped neck
Neck stick bracing
Rosewood fretboard with 19 medium jumbo frets (12 to body), 15.75" (400 mm) radius
Scale length: 25"
Fishman Nashville Resophonic Pickup
Gretsch Ampli-Sonic Spider Resonator Cone and Bridge
Spider – Fishman Nashville hardware
Grover Sta-Tite Die-Cast tuning machines
Nickel-Plated Poinsettia Design Cover-Plate
1930's Gretsch Headstock with Aged Pearloid Face