 BENEDETTO GUITARS | | ELECTRIC: BAMBINO SERIES | | The Bambino model was introduced in 2000, and was manufactured under license by the Guild Custom Shop, located in Nashville, TN. This model features a 14.5 in. lower body, 2.25 in.body depth, single florentine cutaway, carved two-piece Sitka spruce top, carved two-piece American Maple back with matching maple sides, three-piece American Maple neck, solid ebony fingerboard, nut, saddle, bridge, trussrod cover, and tailpiece and narrow finger rest. Black Schaller M6 mini tuning machines with ebony buttons, one Benedetto B-6 built-in pickup with volume/tone controls, and abalone "Benedetto" logo inlaid in serpentine headstock (same size and shape as Benny model). Retail price was $10,000. Benedetto plans to continue to produce this model under his own trademark during 2007. | | BAMBINO | | - single sharp hollowbody archtop, laminated maple top, back, and sides, W/B/W top and back body binding, American maple neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with 12th fret abalone floral inlay, bound headstock with black overlay and logo, three-per-side tuners with ebony buttons, adj. ebony bridge, EPS (Ebony Professional Series) tailpiece, raised ebony pickguard, two Benedetto A-6 chrome covered pickups, two knobs (v, tone with push/pull coil tap), three-way pickup switch, chrome hardware, available in Antique Burst, Denim, Espresso, Lime Sorbet, or Tibetan Red finish, 14.5 in. body width, 2.25 in. body depth, 25 in. scale, current mfg. |
| Bambino Deluxe | | - similar to the Bambino, except has a laminated flame maple top, two swooping sound openings, multi-ply W/B/W body, fingerboard, and headstock binding, and gold hardware, available in Natural or Honey Blonde finish, current mfg. |
| BAMBINO ELITE | | - single sharp hollowbody archtop, carved select spruce top, carved select curly or quilted maple back, solid select curly or quilted maple sides, flamed maple neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret abalone floral inlay, black headstock overlay with logo, three-per-side tuners with ebony buttons, adj. ebony bridge, ebony tailpiece with Benedetto tail adjuster, raised ebony pickguard, single Benedetto B-6 black covered pickups, two knobs (v, tone with push/pull coil tap), black hardware, available in Violinburst finish, 14.5 in. body width, 2.25 in. body depth, 25 in. scale, current mfg. |
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