Excel EXL-1 is one of the original D`Angelico archtops, designed by John D`Angelico. Today`s EXL-1 incarnation is one of the main models of the electric side of the catalog and a supremely versatile jazz box. Wide color palette, gold-plated hardware and distinct D`Angelico styling make this axe stand out. Excel EXL-1 starts off with laminated flamed maple back & sides, solid spruce sound board (7-ply binding around the edges, Stairstep pickguard, bound "f" holes), maple/walnut neck (3-piece neck, set-in joint, C profile) and 22-fret rosewood fingerboard (medium jumbo frets, block inlays, 1-11/16" bone nut, 25" scale). Main hardware and electronics appointments include a rosewood bridge (Stairstep tailpiece), Kent Armstrong floating minibucker in the neck position and Grover tuners.

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Body Shape ES
Body Type Hollowbody
Body Construction Single cutaway
Carved Top Yes
Binding Multi-ply
Body Wood Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood Spruce
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Wood Walnut
Neck Shape C-shaped neck
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Joint Glued In
Neck Construction 3-piece neck
Fingerboard Material Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Block
String Nut Bone
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Number of Pickups 1
Neck Pickup Type Minibucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Bridge Rosewood
Bridge Trapezoid Tailpiece
Hardware Gold
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Grover
Tuners Rotomatic
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Custom Features: Neck Pickup: Kent Armstrong minibucker. Controls: volume, tone.

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Body Shape
ES
ES
Body Type
Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Deep Contour
Carved Top
Yes
No
Binding
Multi-ply
Multi-ply
Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood
Spruce
Spruce
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Maple/Walnut
Rosewood
Neck Shape
C-shaped neck
C-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Glued In/Set neck
Glued In
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
3-piece neck
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood (Bound)
Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Block
Block
String Nut
Bone
Bone
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Number of Pickups
1
1
Neck Pickup Type
Minibucker
Minibucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Bridge
Rosewood/Trapezoid Tailpiece
Trapezoid Tailpiece
Hardware
Gold
Gold
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Grover/Rotomatic
Grover
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25"
1 User Review

Bob Gaylord on 2017-05-21 03:21:21

Fantastic guitar. It has great tone, great vibration, plays fantastic, and looks great.

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D`Angelico Guitars Excel EXL-1 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

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