SPECIFICATIONS

Excel 59

CONTACT dangelicoguitars.com PRICE $1,999 street

NUT WIDTH 1 11/16”, bone

NECK Maple/walnut/maple 3-piece, slim “C” profile

FRETBOARD Ebony, 25” scale, 16” radius

FRETS 22 medium-jumbo Jescar 47104

TUNERS Grover Imperial

BODY Thinline hollowbody with laminated spruce top and laminated flame-maple back and sides

BRIDGE Tune-o-matic bridge and D’Angelico stairstep trapeze tailpiece

PICKUPS Two Seymour Duncan D’Angelico Great Dane P-90 single-coils

CONTROLS Volume, tone, three-way rotary selector switch

FACTORY STRINGS D’Angelico Electrozinc .010–.046

WEIGHT 6.8 lbs (as tested)

BUILT Korea

KUDOS A well-built and cleverly-conceived redux of a classic D’Angelico model, which delivers great tone and easy playability across a surprisingly broad range of styles CONCERNS For some, the three-way rotary pickup selector might impede quick position changes