D'angelico Premier EXL1 in Ocean Turquoise

The Premier Series EXL-1 is the modern-day affordable counterpart to John D’Angelico’s original archtop. Understated yet spellbinding looks, and an authentic design with a handful of modern appointments, this timeless instrument delivers hollow-body warmth in 21^st Century fashion.

Body & Neck

The EXL-1’s curvy single-cut body employs a Laminate Flame Maple construction with a Laminate Spruce top. This provides plenty of top-end clarity to counter the hollow-body warmth, with a pinch of acoustic-esque resonance for good measure.

The multi-piece neck employs a strip of Walnut sandwiched between solid Maple. This adds yet more midrange/top-end brightness to the woolly humbucker sound, great for bringing out your jazz leads and rhythmic comping.

Hardware & Electronics

A single Duncan-designed floating mini-humbucker sits in the neck position, just like the archtop designs of old. This class-style pickup ensures a warm, dynamic response that perfectly complements the tonewood combination.

The hardware is chrome from top to bottom, including Rotomatic Stairstep tuners - it’s an undeniably striking instrument. But everything has a purpose; expect fantastic tuning stability, squeaky-clean intonation and reliability across the board.

Specifications

Body

• Body style: hollowbody
• Shape: single cutaway
• Body material: Laminate Flame Maple
• Top material: Laminate Spruce
• Binding (top): multi-ply cream

Neck

• Neck material: multi-piece
• Neck shape: C-shape
• Neck joint: set-thru
• Fretboard material: Ovangkol
• Truss rod: dual action
• Scale length: 25.5”
• Radius: 14”
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Acrylic Block
• Frets: 22, medium jumbo

Electronics

• Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan-designed Floating mini humbucker
• Controls: volume, tone

Hardware

• Tuners: Rotomatic Stairstep
• Nut material: PPS
• Bridge: Ovangkol
• Tailpiece: D’Angelico Stairstep Trapeze