Sound Pure's Take

In looks, feel, and sound, it simply does not get more comfortable, more elegant, or more refined than this superlative Bambino Deluxe.  For starters, it's a hard guitar to keep from looking at.  The inlay work, the clean as can be purfling and binding, the fullbody burst, the figuring in the back--oof.  The neck just seems to say "go, go, go!"  We plugged this one when it showed up into a Henriksen JazzAmp and every jaw in the room hit the floor.  Clean and articulate, full and rich--a more genuine voice you will not find in a guitar this size!  At a minimum year lead time and $7500 price tag, these don't show up on the used market very often.  Once folks get a hold, they don't let go!  We're lucky to have this, no question--almost as lucky as the player who brings it home!

From Benedetto Guitars

This is a Bambino with a Jazz Attitude. This deluxe version maintains the dimensional specifications of the Bambino model but adds modern sound holes, a flamed maple veneer top, gold hardware, and a deluxe binding package (w/b/w/b/w) to the body, neck and headstock. The sound holes enhance the acoustic volume to the unplugged instrument and give the guitar a more traditional archtop look with only a single pickup place in the rhythm position.

Year: 2015

Serial Number: 52306

Body: Laminated Hollowbody Archtop: 14 ½

Top: Spruce

Back: Laminated maple

Sides: Laminated maple

Neck: American maple

Upgraded Veneers for Back, Neck and Sides

Bracing: Parallel Spruce

Binding: Multiples of black/white throughout

Neck Shape: C .820 - .920

Fingerboard: Ebony, 12

Width at Nut: 1 11/16", bone

Scale: 25"

Frets: 22

Bridge: Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts

Tailpiece: Model EPS™ (Ebony Professional Series)

Headplate: Ebony with Abalone Logo

Pickup: Bennedetto B6

Controls: Volume and Tone

Tuners: Gotoh gold with ebony buttons

Finger rest: Ebony

Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Hardshell Case

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

Returns

This item is not eligible for the Try-Before-You-Buy 48-hour audition. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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