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John Buscarino Custom Prodigy

John Buscarino Custom Prodigy

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A mint preowned luxurious Buscarino Prodigy has just arrived, built by the ever so talented John Buscarino, who's work is simply impeccable. Designed with the discerning musician in mind the Prodigy is a step above your garden variety electric archtop. The Prodigy uses solid woods and the same exacting standards and attention to detail as Buscarino's acoustic archtop Line - it stands alone as a quality player’s instrument.

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CRAIG'S POV

A mint preowned luxurious Buscarino Prodigy has just arrived, built by the ever so talented John Buscarino. I have known John for years and have a deep respect for his skills and impressive roster of fine clients. His work is simply impeccable. The uniqueness of the  Prodigy Models is best described by John in his own words:

"Built with the discerning musician in mind the Prodigy is a step above your garden variety electric archtop. Constructed using solid woods and the same exacting standards and attention to detail as our Acoustic Archtop Line, The Prodigy stands alone as a quality player’s instrument. Designed for versatility the Prodigy can be built with one or two built-in pickups, providing the player with whatever sound might be needed at any given time. One of the biggest obstacles players face when plugging in their archtop is feedback, so when designing this model, increasing the threshold before feedback was of upmost importance. By leaving a 4" solid strip of wood down the center of both the top and the back respectively I have increased the rigidity of the instrument therefore decreasing the amount of feedback that occurs when the guitar is played at higher volumes. This design still allows for a warm and natural acoustic sound for practicing and also makes it possible to use a microphone to amplify the guitar if need be. The Prodigy blends practicality, aesthetic beauty, quality craftsman ship and cutting edge technology to create an instrument that is as inspiring to play as it is to look at." - John Buscarino

If you'd like to find out more about this item, just call or e-mail me. It would be my pleasure to talk to you about it.


Topwestern red cedar
Back and sidesquartersawn mastergrade mahogany
Body width16"
Neck width1 23/32"
Bindingshighly figured curly koa
Scale length25"
Neck construction3 piece, quarter sawn mahogany, birdseye maple center stripe
Fingerboardebony with pale abalone dots
Frets22 jumbo stainless steel pyramid
Side dot markersmatching
Headstock veneerMacassar ebony
Bridgeebony with gotoh deluxe tune-o-magic saddle
Tailpiecedark cocobola
Pickguard, heel cap and strap buttonsnakewood
TunersGotoh 21:1 super with snakewood buttons
Pickups2 custom Buscarino Signature humbuckers
Controlsselector switch with master volume and tone
Control knobssnakewood
CaseHiscox lite flight
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