Bravo™
The Bravo was designed to gratify the player’s need for a tastefully–detailed, rich, 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.
Includes Hardshell Case | *options shown
*Prices subject to change without notice.
Specs
Body
Laminated Archtop: 16" lower bout, 2 ½" body depth, Venetian cutaway
Top
Laminated select spruce
Back
Laminated flamed maple
Sides
Solid flamed maple
Bracing
Parallel Spruce
Binding
Top & Back: wht/blk/wht Neck: white Headstock: white
Neck
Flamed maple
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12" radius, with 12th fret abalone floral inlay
Width at Nut
1 ¾", bone
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
Claret, Antique Burst, Honey Blonde Top/Espresso Back, Sides & Neck, Opulent Brown, Black
Strings
Pure nickel (.012 - .052)
Specs
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Body
Laminated Archtop: 16" lower bout, 2 ½" body depth, Venetian cutaway
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Top
Laminated select spruce
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Back
Laminated flamed maple
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Sides
Solid flamed maple
Bracing
Parallel Spruce
Binding
Top & Back: wht/blk/wht Neck: white Headstock: white
Neck
Flamed maple
Fingerboard
Ebony, 12" radius, with 12th fret abalone floral inlay
Width at Nut
1 ¾", bone
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
Claret, Antique Burst, Honey Blonde Top/Espresso Back, Sides & Neck, Opulent Brown, Black
Strings
Pure nickel (.012 - .052)
Take a listen
Gallery
Brian Fitzgerald (Courtesy r.r. jones)
Andreas Oberg and his Plumburst custom Manhattan. (Courtesy Andreas Oberg)
Courtesy Joel Cross
Courtesy Taylor Roberts
Berklee College of Music's Jon Wheatley with his Benedetto Bravo 7-string. (Courtesy Jon Wheatley)
Courtesy Barry Greene
SURFER ROMA featuring guitarist Ned Boynton (who performs with a Benedetto Bravo) (Courtesy Ned Boynton)
Benedetto Player Andreas Oberg with his signature Bravo model. (Courtesy Andreas Oberg)
Courtesy Douglas J. Neel
Courtesy Joe Negri
Jazz Studies Professor (Univ. of SC), pianist extraordinaire, highly respected author, and Benedetto Player Bert Ligon with singer Deana Martin (Dean Martin's daughter) during a 2014 performance in South Carolina. (Courtesy Bert Ligon)
