D'Angelico EXL-1
Summary: This D'Angelico EXL-1 archtop 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. A Johnny Smith Floating Mini-bucker offers woody, focused tone that prioritizes body top resonance. Body: Laminated Spruce top, Laminated Flamed Maple back and sides in Vintage Sunburst finish.
Neck: Maple with a Ebony fingerboard, 25.5 ” scale length, 1.68 ” nut width, 22 frets, Mother of Pearl Split Block inlays.
Pickups/Hardware: Johnny Smith Floating Mini-bucker pickups, Grover 150 Imperial Tuning keys, floating ebony bridge, Graphtech NuBone XL nut.
Cosmetics: This guitar is in great shape. It has light surface scratches on the pickguard. The back of the neck is clean, and the frets show minimal wear. Overall, this guitar plays very well and sounds fantastic.
Playability: Our in-house guitar tech has inspected, setup, and restrung this instrument with a new set of strings. The neck is straight, the truss rod is fully functional, and the action has been setup low and comfortable. The frets are in great shape with no major grooves or divots from use and it plays beautifully up and down the fretboard with no dead spots or choking out.
Weight: 6 lbs. 10oz.
Case: This guitar ships in its original hardshell case, professionally packaged, and fully insured.