Blackbeard Guitars (Barbanera) was founded in Merate, Italy by Paolo Lardera. Lardera worked with Ruggero Ascione of Rash Guitars before eventually taking over the workshop at 48 via Statale. Blackbeard electric guitars are handmade - typically to a telecaster shape - but there are other options as well as bass guitars.

Source: Blackbeard Guitars website (17 May 2019)