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D'Angelico EXL-1 Hollowbody Guitar #W1802337 - Used  From D'Angelico

A Gorgeous Jazzbox with a Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Pickup and Art-Deco Styling!

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Condition: Used, Excellent

SP Luthier Notes: A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. No further work was required.

Manufacturer's Description from D'Angelico

The flagship archtop in the D'Angelico line has returned—now in two colorways with two different pickup configurations. Inspired by John D'Angelico's single-cutaway "Excel" model that was first introduced in 1947, the Excel EXL-1 offers woody, articulate tone, ideal for both rhythm and lead playing. Featuring a redesigned neck shape, the EXL-1 promises the perfect balance of comfort and heft, still prioritizing remarkable mobility but also offering improved handfit. On the Dark Iced Tea Burst finish, a full-sized Seymour Duncan 59 humbucker yields broad tone with singing sustain, while a Johnny Smith Floating Mini-bucker on the new Amber finish offers woody, focused tone that prioritizes body top resonance. Features include Grover hardware, an ebony fingerboard, and Jescar fretwire. 

D'Angelico Guitars

About Manufacturer

Over the course of more than 80 years, we’ve moved from a tiny shop in Little Italy to a sprawling showroom in midtown Manhattan, but our promise remains the same: to produce exceptional guitars that uphold the legacy of John D’Angelico. With guitars in the hands of hugely influential artists and available at dealers around the world, D’Angelico guitars are back for good. Our lines—featuring both reissues, new semi-hollow designs, and the first solid-body collection in the brand’s 85-year history—are defined by their remarkable quality and tone. Bob Weir, Susan Tedeschi, Kurt Rosenwinkel and an army of others endorsing our instruments speaks for itself. At D’Angelico, we maintain our legend by guaranteeing the utmost quality instruments made with the utmost passion.

Specifications

CONSTUCTION

Headstock Shape: Standard

Logo Inlay: Mother of Pearl D'Angelico New York Logo

Series Inlay (Front): Mother of Pearl Excel Shield Logo

Serial Number (Back): Model Name, Serial Number

Binding: 3-ply

Finish: Gloss

Headpin: Cupola

Tuners: Grover 150 Imperial

Strings: D'Angelico Electrozinc Jazz 12's (12-52)

Truss Rod Cover: Aluminum Skyscraper

Nut Width: 1 11/16” (43mm)

Nut Material: Graphtech NuBone XL

Fingerboard Material: Ebony

Binding: 3-ply

Fretwire: Jescar 47/104 Nickel Silver

Scale Length: 25.5"

Radius: 12"

Top Inlay: Mother of Pearl Split Block

Side Marker: Yes

Fret Number: 22

Neck Material: 3 piece

Finish: Gloss

Profile: C-Shape

Joint Type: Set Neck

Thickness: 1F: 21mm, 12F: 23mm

Truss Rod: Dual Action

Body Shape: Single Cutaway

Body Style: Hollowbody

Body Depth: 3"

Body Width: 17"

Color: Amber

Finish: Gloss

Top Material: Laminated Spruce

Back Material: Laminated Flame Maple

Side Material: Laminated Flame Maple

Binding: 7-ply

Bridge: Floating Ebony Wood

Tailpiece: D’Angelico Stairstep

Pickguard: Tortoise Scalini (5-ply)

Back Plate: N/A

Pickup Selector: N/A

Knobs: 2 Mini Hexagon

Strap Buttons: Gold, Locking

 

ELECTRONICS

Overview: 1 Pickguard Mounted Floating Mini Humbucker

Controls: 1 volume / 1 tone

Pickup (Neck): USA Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating Mini Humbucker

Pickup (Middle)

Pots: 500k

Output Jack: Standard Mono