Benedetto Bravo Deluxe Honey Blonde Archtop #S1614 - Used From Benedetto

A 40th Anniversary Bravo with a unique story all its own!

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What a special guitar! When we brought this one in the immaculate playability, lively acoustic tone, and downright professional-quality amplified voice all check out just as we expected and hoped. Upon further inspection, this guitar turned out to have an even deeper story behind it.
While the label inside the instrument designates this guitar as a 40th Anniversary model, the matching headstock inlay Bob did for those is, quite obviously, no where to be found. We contacted Howard Paul at Benedetto to get to the bottom of this one. It turns out the guitar was made by Bob himself as part of that 40th Anniversary run in 2008.
This guitar was put into storage while the company went in a new direction. Bob pulled the guitar out for inspection in 2010 and discovered it needed a new neck. The work was expertly done by Bob. All 40 of the anniversary inlays were used on the initial run of instruments, hence the standard headstock on the model as it is now. The guitar stayed with Benedetto until it was purchased in 2012.
But that's just the beginning! After a quick buff, dress, and setup from out luthier, this historic instrument is ready for many, many more years of playing, be it professional or personal.

The guitar in very good condition with some finish checking on the top that is visible at certain angles.

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Manufacturer's Description from Benedetto

The Bravo was designed to gratify the player’s need for a tastefully–detailed, rich and full–sounding thin–body that they could travel with—the next generation archtop guitar. It utilizes lightweight laminated spruce top and flamed maple back construction. The Bravo features a flamed maple neck, gorgeous abalone floral inlay at the 12th fret and the Benedetto A–6 humbucking pickup. Crafted for the player who has longed to express himself or herself on an instrument of the highest order, there simply is no substitute for the Benedetto pedigree.

About Manufacturer

Robert Benedetto is widely acknowledged as today's foremost maker of archtop guitars. Over a prolific four-decade career, he has personally handcrafted nearly 800 instruments, including 500 archtops. "My roots are in jazz guitar. It's been my love and my focus since Day One." Robert Benedetto was born October 22, 1946 in the Bronx, New York, into a family of artists, cabinet makers and musicians. He made his first archtop guitar in 1968. His reputation grew as he crafted guitars for noted players Bucky Pizzarelli, Chuck Wayne, Joe Diorio and Cal Collins, and, later, Johnny Smith, Jack Wilkins, Ron Eschete, Martin Taylor, Howard Alden, John Pizzarelli, Andy Summers, Jimmy Bruno and Kenny Burrell (collectively known as The Benedetto Players). His guitars appear on countless recordings, TV & film soundtracks, in videos, books, magazines, museums (including the Smithsonian Institution) and concerts worldwide. Bob & Cindy Benedetto were married in 1975. For over 30 years, Cindy has photographed and extensively documented Bob's guitars and their players. In 1994, they published the landmark book, Making an Archtop Guitar, following it in 1996 with its companion video, Archtop Guitar Design & Construction . That same year, Cindy organized the Benedetto Players in Concert series. In 2004, Mel Bay Publications produced the acclaimed "Benedetto: Body and Soul" DVD, a biography by William Doyle. From 1999-2006, Benedetto had a licensing agreement with Fender Musical Instruments to produce his models in a small, controlled manufacturing environment. In 2006, Benedetto joined forces with Howard Paul to bring Benedetto Guitars to the next level, manufacturing a broad line of more affordable professional instruments without compromising the unparalleled Benedetto worldwide reputation for singular quality. The new shop is located in Savannah, GA and is producing some of the finest guitars to ever carry the Benedetto name. Everything is done under Bob’s watchful eye with his unparalleled attention to detail and craftsmanship.