We've been absolutely floored by the Starlights but this one is truly special.  It's easily one of the most sensitive instruments in the building.  Plugged into a good, clean amp this thing is ready for ballads, bop, bossa nova, hot jazz and...well...we're still finding out!  The carved Alaskan Cedar top and compact body design work beautifully together in capturing and unfolding every musical gesture, no matter how slight.  The impeccable fretwork and comfy neck spacing are simply encouragement to dig in and play on a level of subtlety that few instruments are capable of faithfully expressing.  The 3-way pick-up selection and push/pull coil splitter (conveniently hybridized with the tone knob) broaden the playing field to the horizon and beyond.  Lows can be dialed in from dark and vast to taut and concentrated; highs can be manipulated from sweet and bell-like to raw and biting. Whether you've been playing archtops for most of your waking life or are just now considering your first, this guitar will shock and seduce you into ways of playing you never thought possible!

A guitar's primary function is usually measured in musical terms: its ability to produce precise notes, chords and passages on demand. Consistency is the ultimate test of its perfection. But to the Master luthier and craftsman John Buscarino, this is only a beginning. John is one of the few luthiers working today; a solo artisan handcrafting guitars suited to each customer's personal needs. His instruments are prized not just for the beautiful sounds they produce, but also as the cherished possessions they inevitably become. Guitar player Steve Morse considers his Buscarino guitars "treasured works of art," as do many of John's customers.

John is unique among today's guitar builders in that he apprenticed with not one but two master luthiers. The first was Augustine LoPrinzi, from whom John learned the finer points of building classical guitars.

John later worked with famed archtop builder Robert Benedetto, spending years perfecting the woodworking skills that today make him a master luthier in his own right.

John has created hundreds of exquisite guitars using proven methods passed down over generations. He constantly refines these time-tested techniques, taking each to new levels of perfection in mastering the art of lutherie.

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