D'Angelico Excel EXL-1 Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case, Vintage Sunburst
Wow! Just Wow! 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, 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.
Split-Block Inlays
Mother-of-Pearl split-block inlays indulge in Art Deco decadence—a small but impactful aesthetic detail.
Fingerboard Scroll Bevel
An aesthetic nod to original D'Angelico Art Deco decadence, an elegant scroll-style bevel adorns the end of the EXL-1's fingerboard.
Mother-of-Pearl Bridge Inlays
Referencing a number of John D'Angelico's original archtop designs, two subtle mother-of-pearl inlays dress up the EXL-1's ebony bridge.
Body
- Body shape: Archtop
- Body type: Hollowbody
- Body material: Laminated
- Top wood: Spruce
- Body wood: Flame Maple
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: C standard
- Neck wood: 3-piece Maple/walnut/maple
- Joint: Set-through
- Scale length: 25.5 in.
- Truss rod: Dual-action
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Material: Pau Ferro
- Radius: 16 in.
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl Split block
- Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm) Bone
- Configuration: H
- Neck: Floating humbucker
- Middle:
- Bridge:
- Brand: Seymour Duncan
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: None
- Control layout: Master volume, tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split:
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Other
- Bridge design: Floating compensated ebony
- Tailpiece: D'Angelico Stairstep
- Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatic
- Color: Gold
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Neck binding
- Case: Hardshell case