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D'Angelico Excel EXL-1

Hollow-body archtop guitar model

The Excel EXL-1 is a 17-inch single-cutaway hollow-body archtop electric guitar inspired by John D'Angelico's original Excel introduced in 1947. It pairs a laminated spruce top with laminated flame maple back and sides, a set three-piece neck with a C-shaped profile, an ebony fingerboard, and a 25.5-inch scale. A single floating Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith mini-humbucker, a floating ebony bridge, and the brand's stairstep tailpiece give it a woody, articulate tone for jazz rhythm and lead.

Technical line drawing of D'Angelico Excel EXL-1
Technical line drawing of D'Angelico Excel EXL-1

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  • D'Angelico Guitars

    D'Angelico is an American guitar brand rooted in the archtop instruments built by luthier John D'Angelico in New York from the 1930s, today offering archtop, hollow-body, and semi-hollow electric guitars.

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  • D'Angelico Excel Series

    The Excel is D'Angelico's vintage-inspired flagship series, built around premium tonewoods and select components and modeled on John D'Angelico's original New York archtop designs. It spans hollow-body archtops, semi-hollow electrics, and acoustic guitars.

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  • D'Angelico Guitars

    D'Angelico is an American guitar brand rooted in the archtop instruments built by luthier John D'Angelico in New York from the 1930s, today offering archtop, hollow-body, and semi-hollow electric guitars.

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