Excel EXL-1A is a an acoustic-electric archtop, with traditional design & styling, as well as traditional archtop tone. It is available only in Natural Clear color, with gold-plated hardware and multi-layered binding. Alternative hardware colors and options are not available. Also, EXL-1A does not come in left-handed variant. Excel EXL-1A is a truly traditional archtop, made for true fans of archtop acoustics. 17" wide and 3" deep body delivers a strong, robust tone, whether amplified or not. Laminated flamed maple on back and sides and laminated spruce soundboard add abundant brilliance and brightness to the tone. Mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard complete the chassis. Notable features also include Stairstep tailpiece, Skyscraper truss rod cover, Stairstep pickguard, piezo electronics and Grover Super Rotomatic tuning machines.

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Body Shape ES
Body Type Hollowbody
Body Construction Semi acoustic
Body Construction Single cutaway
Binding Multi-ply
Carved Top Yes
Body Wood Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood Spruce
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Wood Walnut
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Joint Glued In
Neck Construction 3-piece neck
Fingerboard Material Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets 22
Fingerboard Inlays Block
Number of Pickups 1
Bridge Pickup Type Piezo
Controls Preamp
Bridge Rosewood
Bridge Trapezoid Tailpiece
Hardware Gold
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Grover
Tuners Rotomatic
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Custom Features: Electronics: piezo pickup & preamp.

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Body Shape
ES
LP
Body Type
Hollowbody
Semi-Hollowbody
Body Construction
Semi acoustic/Single cutaway
Single cutaway
Binding
Multi-ply
Multi-ply
Carved Top
Yes
No
Body Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Body Top Wood
Spruce
Maple (Flame)
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Maple/Walnut
Walnut
Neck Joint
Glued In/Set neck
Glued In
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
No
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood (Bound)
Ebony (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fingerboard Inlays
Block
Block
Number of Pickups
1
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Piezo
P-90
Controls
Preamp
Tone
Bridge
Rosewood/Trapezoid Tailpiece
Bigsby
Hardware
Gold
Gold
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Grover/Rotomatic
Rotomatic
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25"
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