IN THE STILL OF THE LIGHT

 BG's craftsman Pat Plough gluing fingerboards to two custom BAMBINO necks

 Photo courtesy of our Production Manager [Extraordinaire] Evan Ellis ;-)

LAVENEZI-ANA!   oops - it's 6 & 7!

We welcome (back!*) Louisiana jazz guitarist John Eubanks. Shown here with his new Violinburst La Venezia, John will be added shortly to our Benedetto Artists.   (Thanks, John!)

* Bob made John a custom 7-String back in 1994 - he's back to "just" six strings now.  :-) OOPS! John still does play 7-string...so he plays both! Sorry, John - I need my ears cleaned out :-)

JAZZ TRIO ;-)

 Another great photo from Duquesne University's 2009 Summer Jazz Program.

(l to r): Benedetto Artists RJ Zimmerman and Joe Negri (with BRAVO & very cool Benedetto guitar strap!), with Howard.

Photo courtesy Rick Finkelstein

HOW HIGH THE TUNE

Can never post enough photos of BG's Statesman of Jazz Bucky Pizzarelli...

Taken at our Miner Wine Release concert soundcheck (with Howard and Ed Miner, Dave's brother, in the backround).

photo by (Captain) Dave Stoner ;-)

ROCK 'N SOUL

  Classic gold pickups on a classic black finish...our latest one-off BAMBINO made for guitarist Johnnie Valentino :-)

SONG OF THE SOUTH

Our latest ad in the Savannah-based (and very cool!) THE SOUTH MAGAZINE features our ANDY models in the making  ;-)

OUR ANDY IS A DANDY

 While the "real" Andy was here yesterday for a photo with the Cinnamon Pearl ANDY for Captain Dave, I had our model's namesake pose for a photo with his more formal "self", "Andrew" (aka Andy Elite), now on Bob's Boutique.

And if you purchase our one-of-a-kind Andy Elite, Andy Paul himself will sign the Certificate.

Truly the Signature of Jazzy CUTE Guitars   :-)

ANDY AND, WELL, ANDY!  :-)

Captain Dave's "new" Cinnamon Pearl* ANDY... with the "real" Andy Paul, Howard and Bob, after we all signed the label and Certificate.

Look forward to new "Captain Dave & ANDYS (plural!) photos the first of every month! :-)

(For our very sharp BG News followers: Captain Dave loved the Cinnamon Pearl FRATELLO we made months ago and requested the same shade... the whole shop loved it!)

JAZZY JOE NEGRI

Joe Negri and Howard Paul delighted the audience (and each other!) at Duquesne's Summer Workshop '09 - "Jazz on the Bluff".

(Joe plays his custom BRAVO; Howard his new custom 7-string)

Special thanks to Mark Koch and Bill Purse!

Photo by Rick Finkelstein :-)

SPEAKING OF SEVEN... SOLD!!

  String itches... here's our new Bambino Deluxe 7 #S1782

8-3-09 "up" date:

SOLD!!! Never even made it to Bob's Boutique!

 SIGNATURE STYLE

Howard Alden and Jack Wilkins post-gig with their Signature Benedettos :-)

HEAVENLY BODIES

   ...Bambinos and Bravos awaiting our "Necks" of the wood (below)!

OUR NECK OF THE WOODS

Handmade Benedetto necks in the works...

CAPTAIN DAVE AND ANDY: EPISODE 8!

 Takin' it Easy!

Captain D's on the road yet again - our little ANDY really gets around! :-)

"Cindy, Good Morning.   One of the most famous corners in music history is in Winslow, Arizona.

They made a shrine with a statue and mural on the building.

I stopped there for 15 minutes and during that time at least 20 people stopped to have their picture taken."  

p.s. I love your new BG gear. I put in an order this morning. Capt Dave"

MAN'S BEST FRIEND

... is his Benedetto of course! :-)

Bill Neale knows that all too well (this is his 4th Benedetto, I think?!) - a natural beauty Bravo Deluxe Custom!

p.s. oh, yeah, those "other" best friends are Morgan and Teddy [who are themselves Best Friends!].

Doesn't get much better than that  :-)

WE'RE GLAD THERE IS YOU