Americana™
The Americana is one of our most affordable carved archtops! Designed by Bob specifically to take advantage of our vast inventory of fine musical instrument grade tonewoods, we have produced this master grade model with an extraordinary acoustic voice and perfect amplified qualities. Its unique La Venezia headstock shape, Deluxe binding, singular abalone and pearl inlay on a black faceplate, and hand graduated top and back with one built-in pickup, will provide any jazz guitarist the ultimate full sized gigging guitar.
*options shown
*Prices subject to change without notice.
Specs
Body
Carved Archtop 17" lower bout, 3" 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" radius, with 12th fret abalone inlay
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)
Specs
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Body
Carved Archtop 17" lower bout, 3" body depth, Venetian cutaway
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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" radius, with 12th fret abalone inlay
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)
Take a listen
Gallery
Benedetto Player Tim May with his Americana Custom Autumnburst S1764 with floating pickup, x-brace & tailpiece inlay. (Courtesy Ted May)
Larry Perkins artfully sprays an Antique Burst finish on an AMERICANA (Serial #S2125)... Per Larry: "It's my favorite shade!" (Courtesy Benedetto Guitars)
Benedetto Americana model archtop guitar - Serial #S2227. (Courtesy Benedetto Guitars)
Master Finisher Larry Perkins scraping binding on a Flagship AMERICANA model. (Courtesy Benedetto Guitars)
Playing our honey blonde Americana at a Belgium Guitar Show March. (Courtesy Belgium Guitar Show)
