16-B™
With the 16-B, Bob Benedetto brings back a little nostalgia for the body lines of his custom-made 16″ guitars from the 1990s. This was the pattern (16-B) that graced guitars made for Bucky Pizzarelli, Joe Diorio, Ron Eschete, Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno, Chris Standring, John Pizzarelli and other world-class players and esteemed customers. The shape differs from the Bravo body lines with softer, narrower shoulders and a slightly less pronounced cutaway. The new 16-B has a parallel braced, carved spruce top and flamed maple back and sides. The 16-B borrows its binding package, headstock shape, tuners and EPS tailpiece from the Bravo Deluxe, and the A-6 built-in gold pickup from the Bravo model. The inlaid “Benedetto” logo is abalone. It is the most gig-friendly carved guitar in our line, remarkably responsive and feedback resistant. Affordability and pedigree all rolled into one ultra-comfortable guitar.
*options shown
*Prices subject to change without notice.
Specs
Body
Carved Archtop 16" lower bout, 2 1/2" body depth, Venetian cutaway
Top
Carved Spruce (European or American as available)
Back
Carved Curly or Quilted Maple (European or American as available)
Sides
Solid Curly or Quilted maple (to match back)
Bracing
Parallel Spruce
Binding
Deluxe binding package – multiples of black and white throughout
Neck
Flamed Maple
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12
Width at Nut
1 ¾"
Scale
25"
Frets
22
Bridge
Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts
Tailpiece
Model EPS (Ebony Professional Series)
Pickup
1 Benedetto A–6 gold
Controls
Volume and Tone
Tuners
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Fingerrest
Ebony
Finish
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors
Antique Burst, Opulent Brown
Strings
Pure nickel (.012-.052)
Specs
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Body
Carved Archtop 16" lower bout, 2 1/2" body depth, Venetian cutaway
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Top
Carved Spruce (European or American as available)
-
Back
Carved Curly or Quilted Maple (European or American as available)
-
Sides
Solid Curly or Quilted maple (to match back)
Bracing
Parallel Spruce
Binding
Deluxe binding package – multiples of black and white throughout
Neck
Flamed Maple
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12
Width at Nut
1 ¾"
Scale
25"
Frets
22
Bridge
Ebony, adjustable with black wheels and posts
Tailpiece
Model EPS (Ebony Professional Series)
Pickup
1 Benedetto A–6 gold
Controls
Volume and Tone
Tuners
Gotoh gold with ebony buttons
Fingerrest
Ebony
Finish
Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
Colors
Antique Burst, Opulent Brown
Strings
Pure nickel (.012-.052)