 BENEDETTO GUITARS | | ELECTRIC ARCHTOP | | During his archtop building career, Benedetto built 8 semi-hollowbody electric guitars (6 of which were built between 1982 and 1983 and have been dubbed Semi-dettos by author Adrian Ingram). These versatile guitars feature a carved top, dual cutaway body design with two separate tone chambers and a solid center block. Each model was crafted to the original owner's needs and specifications, resulting in slight differences between the models. The other two semi-hollowbody electric guitars were prototypes built by Benedetto in 1997. | | BUCKY PIZZARELLI 7-STRING (NO. 360-9300) | | - seven-string configuration, single smooth cutaway hollow body, laminated spruce top, laminated flamed maple back and sides, two f-holes, body and neck binding, three-piece flamed maple neck, 22-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret ebony inlay, three-per-side Schaller mini tuners with ebony buttons, adjustable ebony bridge, black pickguard, single Benedetto B-7 humbucker pickup, two knobs (v, tone), gold hardware, available in Antique Burst, Bucky Burst, Claret, Honey Blonde, or Opulent Brown finish, 25 in. scale, mfg. 2005-06. |
| FRATELLO (NO. 395-9500) | | - single smooth cutaway hollow body, carved hand-graduated spruce top, carved hand-graduated flamed maple back and sides, two bound f-holes, body and neck binding, three-piece flamed maple neck, 21-fret ebony fingerboard with large MOP block inlays, three-per-side Schaller mini tuners with ebony buttons, adjustable ebony bridge, ebony pickguard, single Benedetto S-6 humbucker pickup, two knobs (v, tone), gold hardware, available in Antique Burst, Claret, Honey Blonde, or Opulent Brown finishes, 25 in. scale, current mfg. |
| LA VENEZIA (NO. 395-9800) | | - single smooth cutaway hollow body, carved hand-graduated spruce top, carved hand-graduated flamed maple back and sides, two f-holes, three-piece flamed maple neck, 21-fret ebony fingerboard, three-per-side Schaller mini tuners with ebony buttons, adjustable ebony bridge, ebony pickguard, single Benedetto S-6 humbucker pickup, two knobs (v, tone), black hardware, available in Claret, Honey Blonde, or Violin Burst finishes, 17 in. width, 3 in. depth, 25 in. scale, current mfg. |
| MANHATTAN (NO. 395-9600) | | - single smooth cutaway hollow body, carved hand-graduated spruce top, carved hand-graduated flamed maple back and sides, two f-holes, body and neck binding, three-piece flamed maple neck, 21-fret ebony fingerboard with 12th fret ebony inlay, three-per-side Schaller mini tuners with ebony buttons, adjustable ebony bridge, ebony pickguard, single Benedetto S-6 humbucker pickup, two knobs (v, tone), gold hardware, available in Antique Burst, Claret, Honey Blonde, or Opulent Brown finishes, 25 in. scale, current mfg. |
| Manhattan 7 (No. 395-9700) | | - similar to the Manhattan, except in 7-string configuration, mfg. 2004-present. |
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