G9240 Alligator Biscuit : Great sounding guitar but not so easy to tame
The guitar looks great and stay in tune well, even when I use heavier string gauges (.12). The sound is super bright, and loud. I believe louder than most all-steel resonator I have played.It plays great on country and bluegrass music definitely.
If you look for some dark and dirty sound, this may not be the first option.
Being a resonator, the guitar suffers from buzz during weather changes. I had to readjust the cone position and therefore the intonation quite often to get the sound right. You can insert some cloth in between the guitar and the cone to remove the buzz permanently, but the sound and volume will be affected for sure.
In the end, I sold mine after two years of constantly fixing the buzz problems. I really missed its bright sound though.
Sorry for my bad use of words, I am no luthier.

Technical Data
- Manufactured by Gretsch
- Released in 2013
- Average price : $621