Benny™
Benedetto’s beautifully compact solid body electric guitar is designed for the player looking for a solid body Benedetto. Providing a wide spectrum of classic and modern tones, it features a select carved spruce top and chambered mahogany body with a Florentine cutaway. A warm and responsive guitar, with twin A–6 humbucking pickups and custom switching system, its tone replicates our carved top instruments.
Includes Hardshell Case | *options shown
*Prices subject to change without notice.
Specs
Body
Carved-top, chambered solid body, 14 ½" lower bout, 2" body depth, Florentine cutaway
Top
Select, carved spruce
Back
Mahogany, chambered
Sides
Ivoroid
Neck
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12" radius, with 12th fret abalone floral inlay
Width at Nut
1 ¾", black phenolic
Scale
25"
Frets
22
Bridge
Tunomatic: Gold
Tailpiece
Stop tailpiece: Gold
Pickup
2 Benedetto A–6 gold
Controls
Master volume, master tone with 3–way pickup selector
Tuners
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Fingerrest
None
Finish
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors
Claret, Antique Burst/Espresso back, sides & neck, Honey Blonde/Espresso back, sides & neck, Natural/Espresso back, sides & neck, Black
Strings
Pure nickel (.011 – .050)
Specs
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Body
Carved-top, chambered solid body, 14 ½" lower bout, 2" body depth, Florentine cutaway
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Top
Select, carved spruce
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Back
Mahogany, chambered
-
Sides
Ivoroid
Neck
Mahogany
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12" radius, with 12th fret abalone floral inlay
Width at Nut
1 ¾", black phenolic
Scale
25"
Frets
22
Bridge
Tunomatic: Gold
Tailpiece
Stop tailpiece: Gold
Pickup
2 Benedetto A–6 gold
Controls
Master volume, master tone with 3–way pickup selector
Tuners
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Fingerrest
None
Finish
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors
Claret, Antique Burst/Espresso back, sides & neck, Honey Blonde/Espresso back, sides & neck, Natural/Espresso back, sides & neck, Black
Strings
Pure nickel (.011 – .050)
Gallery
University of Louisiana Monroe Professor and Benedetto Player Dan Sumner with his spalted maple BENNY electric. (Courtesy Dan Sumner)
Benedetto Player Dan Faehnle of famed PINK MARTINI, Chambery France with his Benny jazz guitar. (Courtesy Dan Faehnle)
Courtesy “Fast” Eddie Preman
Courtesy Louie Moon
Bob Benedetto scrapes the re-curve of a Spalted Alder Custom BENNY. (Courtesy Benedetto Guitars)
Benedetto Player Dan Faehnle (on his Benny electric) performs with the fabulous PINK MARTINI in Portugal July 2014. (Courtesy Dan Faehnle)
Courtesy Benedetto Guitars
Courtesy Dan Sumner
Courtesy Doug Neel
Courtesy Ted Shumate
Courtesy Doug Neel
Master Luthier Damon Mailand inspects a Violinburst BENNY (Serial #S2122) (Courtesy Benedetto Guitars)
