Benedetto is widely acknowledged as today’s foremost maker of archtop guitars. Over a prolific four-decade career, Robert Benedetto 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, Howard Alden, John Pizzarelli, Andy Summers, Kenny Burrell, and Andreas Oberg.

Benedetto guitars appear on countless recordings, TV & film soundtracks, in videos, books, magazines, museums (including the Smithsonian Institution) and concerts worldwide. The company, located in Savannah, Georgia, plays a part in both the business and cultural communities. www.benedettoguitars.com