BRAVO FOR BRUNO

 Southern California based guitarist Gary Bruno with his BRAVO 7 Custom. (OOPS UPDATE 7-2-09: Gary informed us this is his 16-B "7" in Violinburst. Ya think we'd know....) He'll be joining our ARTISTS section shortly.

Gary also knows 'Happiness is Playing a Benedetto'. He has a second BRAVO - in Honey Blonde. :-)

Photo courtesy Mike Munson

BEIN' GREEN

We couldn't resist making a little brother for our luscious Emerald Pearl Fratello... we want to make your other guitars, well, "green"... 

So here's a sneak peek of our Emerald green ANDY sibling...how cute is that :-) 

It's next to its Big Brother (who has become a bit famous due to his appearance in several new ads we've done in Premier Guitar magazine, Acoustic Guitar, JazzTimes and Downbeat.)

P.S. This photo is for our new BG Fan in Georgia...you know who you are! :-)

OUR DANDY ANDY ... ELITE!

   If you think our ANDY model is cool (and many of you do, as it's so popular!) then our ANDY ELITE, made specifically for this weekend's Montreal Guitar Show, will really catch your eye.

Essentially a miniature La Venezia (European tone woods), it's unofficially known more formally as "Andrew".  :-)

(And, yes, it will be on Bob's Boutique this week!)

DHR MUSIC - A TRUE MUSIC EXPERIENCE! :-)

The event went GREAT! J. Lee and Dale will send some photos for us to post - so you'll see how it all went soon! ;-)

IT'S A WONDERFUL WIFE

 The better half of DHR Music - the delightful J. Lee Rabiner (aka Mrs. Dale Rabiner!)

Yes, she's truly the Woman Behind the Man :-)

All of us at BG wish you much success with the New store, Dale & J. Lee!  ;-)

Don't forget tomorrow is D(HR) Day!! ;-)

Bob and Howard will be in Cincinnati at DHR Music all day as part of the Grand Opening Celebration! ;-)

 "B" there!

BENCH PRESS  :-)

Most of the steps involved in making a Benedetto are still very much Old World and low tech.

At left is our Bambino Elite Side Bending Press, resting on Bob's bench...hence my caption today!

THE DON OF CHARLESTON

  There's always time for a little giggin' at BG, especially when great players visit.

Charleston based jazz guitarist extraordinaire Don Hennessy stopped by for a tour yesterday and he and Howard couldn't resist playing a few standards :-)

Howard on a new Autumnburst Manhattan; Don on an Americana. (Don's nephew Bill at far right)

DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE "B"

Our riveting Bambino Elite is headed to Montreal, too!

But it's on Bob's Boutique now  :-)

p.s. in the OOPS department, special thanks to Dr. Jack Harris for letting me know this is an Elite and not a Deluxe! Thanks, Dr. J!

Just can't find good help these days :-)

BIRDSEYE VIEW

    Another sneak peek at a custom 16-B Birdseye Maple we are bringing to the Montreal Guitar Show.

Any guitars that Howard & Bob return with will be featured on Bob's Boutique... BUT, if you see something you just can't live (or love) without, email Howard at hpaul@benedettoguitars.com and see if you can twist his arm (not his left one, please)  :-)

Side view of the 16-B #S1751

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Tell the special woman in your life that you would like a new Benedetto  - the best gift for her favorite "Daddio" :-)

Shown: A sneak peek at some of the custom guitars we'll be bringing to the Montreal Guitar Show...

p.s. Happy Summer, too!

MELLOW YELLOW

Ed Benson, Publisher Just Jazz Guitar magazine, Bob and Howard in Bob's shop...

aka The Yella Fellas ;-)

 A ROYAL PERFORMANCE

Mark Cally of Royal Crown Revue (RCR) playing a blonde BRAVO at a clinic for the Jazz Guitar Society of Spokane.

Per JGSS' President Extraordinaire Tim Nodland: "Mark and RCR recently appeared with Gene Simmons of KISS on the reality TV show Family Jewels filmed in Las Vegas. They also appeared in the movie 'The Mask' with Jim Carey."

All I can say is, BRAVO to that!  ;-)

IT'S OUT OF THIS WORLD!!

Andreas Oberg wants you to learn how to play better jazz guitar!

Congratulations to Andreas (and David & Patricia Butler of ArtistWorks, Inc.) for the debut of Andreas' new site, Andreas Guitar Universe! 

ONE BY ONE

Nebraska guitarist Stefan Gaspar with a few of his custom Benedettos...

As we keep saying, you can't own just one!  ;-)

ZENEDETTO

Ahhh, this photo relaxed me just gazing at it!

Sent from Beth Marlis (VP of Education at Musicians Institute and a BG Artist), with this great note...

"I've been back home for about a week from a great vacation, (a week in the British Virgin Islands--mostly on the tiny island of Guana) with the very marvelous Andy I brought along.

I had an especially great time one night doing some impromptu duo playing for all the resort guests performing some standards with another guest (a terrific N.Y. singer/actor) I just met on the island. I loved having the guitar along for the trip!!"

Thanks, Beth!  (And a reminder to all you Andy-owners, be like Captain Dave and Beth and send in photos of you spending some Quality Time with your Benedetto!)