Thanks for the info! While I had seen the Buscarino name pop up during my searches, I was hesitant to associate this particular guitar body to the the name. I didn't find the info you shared here and it seemed a bit of a stretch. I just reached out to John Buscarino himself and he graciously responded. He told me that this particular guitar was not one of his builds as the finish was textured. He stated that all of his builds were high Gloss Lacquer or Polyester finishes. He said this body was a replacement body he sold through Allparts. (He also made and sold replacement necks.)
I also Googled music stores in Huntsville Alabama where I got the guitar and seeing "T-Shepard Discount Music" jarred my memory. I recall T-Shepard was on the headstock of the original neck. My ex-wife broke the original one day when she was pissed at me so I replaced it, and her, LOL.
T-Shepard has been building guitars for many years and he built this one using a Buscarino NOVA Custom U.S.A. part.
Well, while I don't have an actual Buscarino custom, I do have a small piece of the history.
Much appreciate the help!
