Mid-level Archtop Hollowbody from the Premier Series
D'Angelico's flagship archtop jazzbox comes to a stripped-down intermediate model in the Premier Series EXL-1. If you're a player who's looking for a bar or bedroom version of the bellwether Excel EXL-1 — or if you're just a fan of its chrome-on-color visual simplicity — the Premier succeeds in bringing you EXL-1 style and vibe at an attractive price. A single floating Duncan Designed mini humbucker and simplified control scheme administers velvety smoothness and a dynamic bite into your tube amp of choice. Yet even unplugged, the Premier EXL-1 packs a powerful punch that harks back to John D'Angelico's earliest designs. Its laminated flame maple body gets an extra dose of acoustic character and output via its laminated spruce top. The durable 3-piece maple neck plays easily up and down the 22-fret, 14-inch-radius ovangkol fingerboard. Rounding out this impressive archtop is a fleet of Premier Series D'Angelico Art Deco appointments: Super Rotomatic tuners, MOP Acrylic Block fingerboard inlays, Scroll fingerboard bevel, and a chrome Stairstep/Skyscraper tailpiece and truss cover.
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Quality woods yield premium tone
The heart of the Premier EXL-1's acoustic power and amplified soul is its quality tonewood construction. It starts with a fully hollow archtop body crafted from laminated flame maple and spruce, which gives you a mature unplugged voicing and loads of rich resonance plugged into an amp. Paired with its comfortable and stable "C"-profile 3-piece maple neck and 14-inch-radius pau ferro fingerboard, the Premier EXL-1 gives players the tone and comfort they need to perform their best onstage or on tape. D'Angelico Art Deco appointments extend from its MOP Acrylic Block inlays to its cufflinks-resembling Rotomatic Stairstep tuners.
Floating Duncan Designed mini humbucker
The Premier EXL-1's Duncan Designed pickup pays homage to Johnny Smith and Seth Lover's original floating design. This mini humbucker boasts a pickguard-mount design to provide great amplified tone at no loss of acoustic response. Its dulcet voice speaks with authentic old-school jazz authority, delivering a mellow comp for chord work and a spanky attack for pick users and lead players. Simple master tone and volume controls mounted to the pickguard make it quick and easy to find the right sound for your music.
D'Angelico: the embodiment of excellence
The Premier Atlantic honors the late John D'Angelico's legendary handcrafted instruments, bringing classic appointments and forward-looking designs to the company's New York roots. Today, D'Angelico uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and the best materials available to create playable works of art. From a one-off shop in Little Italy to the world stage, D'Angelico's dedication to quality craftsmanship ensures that this brand won't be going dormant any time soon. Discover a love for these archtops that's been shared by the likes of Les Paul Bucky Pizzarelli — order your D'Angelico Premier EXL-1 through Sweetwater today.
D'Angelico Premier EXL-1 Hollowbody Electric Guitar Features:
- EXL-1 style and vibe at an attractive price
- Honors John D'Angelico's original archtop design
- Laminated spruce on flame maple yields excellent acoustic response
- Stable 3-piece maple set neck with comfortable "C" profile and 22-fret, 14-inch-radius ovangkol fingerboard
- Floating Duncan Designed mini humbucker speaks with old-school jazz authority
- Rotomatic Stairstep machine heads ensure solid tuning stability
