16-B™
With the 16-B Bob Benedetto brings back a little nostalgia with body lines of his custom-made 16″ guitars from the 1990s. This was the pattern (16-B) that graced guitars made for Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete, Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno, Chris Standring, John Pizzarelli and other world-class players and esteemed customers. The shape differs from the Bravo body lines with softer, narrower shoulders and a slightly less pronounced cutaway. The new 16-B has a parallel braced, carved spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. The 16-B borrows its binding package, headstock shape, tuners and EPS tailpiece from the Bravo Deluxe, and the A-6 built-in gold pickup from the Bravo model. The inlaid “Benedetto” logo is abalone. This model is offered in standard Antiqueburst and Opulent Brown finishes only. It is the most gig-friendly carved guitar in our line, remarkably responsive and feedback resistant. Affordability and pedigree all rolled into one ultra-comfortable guitar.
$11,500*
Includes Your Choice of Custom Hoffee or Calton Flight Case
*Prices subject to change without notice.
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Specs:
Body:
Carved Archtop 16" lower bout, 2 1/2" body depth, Venetian cutaway
Top:
Carved Spruce (European or American as available)
Back:
Carved Curly or Quilted Maple (European or American as available)
Sides:
Solid Curly or Quilted maple (to match back)
Bracing:
Parallel Spruce
Binding:
Deluxe binding package – multiples of black and white throughout
Neck:
Flamed maple
Fingerboard:
Ebony, 12
Width at Nut:
1 ¾"
Scale:
25"
Frets:
22
Bridge:
Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts
Tailpiece:
Model EPS (Ebony Professional Series)
Pickup:
1 Benedetto A–6 gold
Controls:
Volume and Tone
Tuners:
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Fingerrest:
Ebony
Finish:
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors:
Antique Burst, Opulent Brown
Strings:
Pure nickel (.012-.052)
Colors:
Antique Burst
Opulent Brown
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