D'Angelico Excel EXL-1 Archtop Hollowbody Electric Guitar (with Case)

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The EXL-1's laminated flame maple back and sides create a rich, resonant tone that sounds incredible through the single Kent Armstrong mini-humbucker pickup.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Laminated spruce top Bright, smooth highs and mids
Gold hardware Enhances beauty of hardware complement
Flamed maple back and sides Beautiful grain, crisp and responsive tone
Fully hollow body Single tone chamber, resonant and alive sound

Your D'Angelico EXL-1 Archtop hollowbody electric guitar boasts attractive looks and warm, alluring hollowbody tone. The EXL-1 is decked out with gold-plated hardware, an articulate-sounding Kent Armstong floating humbucker in the neck position, a laminated spruce top and laminated flamed maple back, a hard maple neck with a walnut center, volume and tone controls to shape your output, a sturdy satin stain rosewood bridge, and that distinctive D'Angelico stairstep tailpiece. Shoulder this beauty and warm your game up with some silky smooth hollowbody tone.

Spruce and Maple Body

The EXL-1 Archtop is constructed from a spruce top and maple back and sides. As a tonewood, spruce features a pleasant linear grain pattern and responds really well if you tend to be a more of an aggressive strummer. Maple will help your tone cut through with a slight push on the higher frequencies. Maple and spruce work together to offer a bright and vibrant sound that slices through the mix nicely.

Maple and Walnut Neck

This D'Angelico's maple and walnut neck pairs well with its spruce and maple body. Walnut complements the rounded brightness that maple yields with an additional push on the highs, as well as a helpful dose of midrange to add more punch to the table. Your fingers will enjoy 22 frets with tight and close action, so speedy runs and arpeggiated licks are a pleasure to play.

Simple Electronics for a Classy-Looking Axe

Keeping things nice and simple is this electric axe's read more single Kent Armstrong mini floating humbucker in the neck position. This pickup delivers that warm and inviting jazzy sound that beckons any listener within earshot. Its golden color pairs well your D'Angelico EXL-1 Archtop's golden hardware, stairstep pickguard, secure satin-stain rosewood bridge, and D'Angelico stairstep tailpiece.

Features:

- Archtop hollowbody electric guitar
- Single-cutaway body shape
- Laminated spruce top
- Laminated flamed maple back
- 7-ply bidning
- Two piece neck: hard maple with walnut center
- 22 frets
- Scale length of 25.5"
- Mother of pearl fingerboard inlays
- Attractive stairstep pickguard
- Gold plated hardware
- Switch Craft USA input jack
- Satin stain rosewood bridge
- D'Angelico stairstep tailpiece
- Grover super rotomatic tuners
- Kent Armstrong floating mini humbucker
- One volume control
- One tone control
- Deluxe hard case included
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- General Model: EXL-1
- Specific Model: Excel EXL-1 2018
- Made In: Korea
- Hardware Color: Gold
- Headstock Logo (Front): Mother of Pearl Excel Shield Logo
- Headstock Logo (Back): W180001-Gold Screen
- Machine Head: Grover Super Rotomatic
- String: D'Angelico Electrozinc Jazz 12's (12-52)
- Truss Rod Cover: Aluminum Skyscraper, Gold
- Nut Width: 1 11/16"
- Nut Material: Bone
- Fretboard Material: Pau Ferro
- Fretboard Binding: 3 Ply
- Fretwire: Medium Jumbo
- Scale: 25.5"
- Radius: 16"
- Position Inlay Top: Mother of Pearl Split-Block
- Side Marker: Yes
- Fret Number: 22 (Scroll-Style Bevel)
- Material: 3-piece Maple/Walnut/Maple (w/ Single Stripe on the Back)
- Shape of Back: C-Shape
- Joint Type: Set-Thru
- Thickness at 1st Fret: 20mm
- Thickness at 12th Fret: 22mm
- Truss Rod: Dual Action
- Body Style: Hollowbody
- Body Depth: 3"
- Body Width: 17"
- Color: Natural
- Shape: Single cutaway
- Top Material: Laminated Spruce
- Back Material: Laminated Flame Maple
- Side Material: Laminated Flame Maple
- Binding Top: 5 Ply
- Bridge: Ebony with MOP Inlays
- Tail & Tailpiece: D'Angelico Stairstep
- Pickguard: Tortoise Scalini (5 ply)
- Strap Button: Two Gold / Locking
- Lefty: Yes
- Electronics Overview: 1 Floating Mini-Humbucker / 1 volume / 1 tone
- Neck Pickup: USA Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating Mini-Humbucker
- Knob (V&T): 2 Mini-Hexagon
- Knob (V&T): Cream
- Jack: EG2P mono
- Pots: 500k
- Case: Deluxe Hardhshell Case

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 646-460-8472
Web: https://dangelicoguitars.com/contact/

D'Angelico EXL-1 Archtop Hollowbody

John D'Angelico's original archtop design is legend, and the EXL-1 is its modern-day counterpart. True to the original in every detail and upgraded for 2018, the EXL-1 features a USA-made Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating Mini-Humbucker to maximize the acoustic tone of its commanding 17-inch-wide, 3-inch-deep body. Art Deco-inspired details frame the EXL-1 -- with a scroll-style neck bevel, mother-of-pearl inlays on an ebony bridge, and split-block inlays on a pau ferro fingerboard.

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (15 ratings)
Submitted January 1, 2016 by Ed Barrett in New Orleans, LA

"Excellent Excel"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I am very pleased with my new EXL1. I have been playing straight ahead jazz guitar for twenty years, I own a Heritage H575 custom and a Gibson 137, this Excel is just as well made and finished. The Excel has the traditional acoustic jazz guitar tone down pat. It sounds great and projects very well. It is loud enough acoustically to cover the four to the bar Rhythm style of Swing era jazz ala Freddie Green in a combo situation. Not as loud acoustically as a Macafarri/Gitane style gypsy jazz guitar. The electric tone is sublime. Johnny Smith, George Vann Epps type tones spring forth effortlessly. This is a fine, fine working pro level jazz guitar. The case it came with is very well made and adds a lot of value to the overall purchase. I highly recommend this guitar to anyone in search of a beautiful, affordable arch top guitar.

Musical Background:

Professional Full Time Jazz Guitarist

Musical Style:

Traditional,Straight Ahead, Bop and Soul Jazz Guitarist, double on Banjo. Also play R&B, Funk and Reggae.
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