D'Angelico Excel 59 Trans Cherry

An Excel "59": The Vintage D'Angelico Spirit Designed for Today's Stage

The D'Angelico Excel 59 belongs to the Excel family, renowned for its high-end archtop-style guitars. The "59" aesthetic and Trans Cherry finish evoke the character of late 1950s classic electrics while adopting a modern design: hollow body, center block, and reliable hardware to maintain vintage charm with true amp control.

Who Is It For, and What Styles?

This hollow body is especially suited for intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking an expressive and nuanced instrument. It excels in jazz, blues, soul, indie, and vintage rock: the cutaway facilitates solos, while the center block helps maintain clarity and stability as volume increases.

Sound Characteristics

The combination of a spruce top and maple back/sides delivers a dynamic response: spruce favors attack and definition, maple adds clarity and precision in the highs. The hollow body construction provides air and depth to chords, while the center block enhances sustain and reduces feedback, ideal for club and stage settings. The two Seymour Duncan P-90s (neck and bridge) offer a rich midrange spectrum, highly touch-responsive: warm, woody tones on the neck pickup; sharper attack and perfect grain for crunch on the bridge pickup. The simple and effective circuit (volume, tone, and 3-position selector) allows quick switching between tonal ranges.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To get the most out of this Excel 59, you can use a standard mono instrument jack cable (common format) and electric guitar strings in the recommended gauges (10-46 or 12). Since a case is included, no additional purchase is necessary for transport.

Technical specifications

Electronics: microphone configuration	P90 P90	Bridge / tailpiece	Fixed
Category	Hollow body	Electronics	Passive
Left handed	No	Electroacoustic	Yes
Strings	Steel	Color	Red
Nbr of strings	6	Finishing	Glossy
Nbrs of frets	22	Hardware	Gold

Type	Hollow Body guitar	Neck thickness	0.79" / 20 mm (1st fret); 0.87" / 22 mm (12th fret)
Center block	yes	Truss rod	dual action
Cutaway	yes	Tuners	Grover 150 Imperial
Top	spruce	Bridge	Tune-O-Matic (gold)
Back and sides	maple	Tailpiece	D'Angelico stepped
Body thickness	1" / 25.4 mm	Pickguard	Solid black Scalini (5-ply)
Width	16" / 406 mm	Neck pickup	Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 (Cream Cover)
Binding	5-ply	Bridge pickup	Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 (Cream Cover)
Profile	C	Magnets	Alnico V
Construction	glued 3-piece neck (maple/walnut/maple)	Controls	volume, tone
Radius	16" / 406 mm	Selector	3-position switch
Fingerboard	ebony	Output	standard mono jack
Inlays	"small diamonds" (acrylic)	Finish	Trans Cherry
Nut width (Tusq)	1.69" / 43 mm	Included case	yes
Scale length	25" / 635 mm	Weight	10 kg
Frets	22	Power supply	not applicable (passive electronics)