D'Angelico Excel DC Vintage Natural

An Excel DC Designed for Vintage Style... and Modern Versatility

With the Excel DC, D'Angelico offers a semi-hollow with a "classy" look and a decidedly vintage DNA, while incorporating modern choices for comfort and sonic flexibility. The Vintage Natural finish, 5-ply binding, and gold hardware reinforce its high-end identity, while the push-pull electronics and center block make it an instrument ready for various contexts, from studio to live performances.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

This Excel DC is particularly aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking a semi-hollow capable of covering multiple genres. It excels in blues, jazz, rock, soul, and pop: played fingerstyle or with a pick, it responds with nuance while maintaining great sustain in overdrive thanks to the center block. The C-shaped neck and double cutaway also make it very comfortable for lead phrasing.

The Sound

The maple construction (top, back, and sides) provides a quick response, precise high end, and excellent chord definition, particularly appreciated in a semi-hollow format. The center block enhances sustain and stabilizes behavior at high volume, with a tighter low end than a fully hollow body. The Seymour Duncan 59 pickups deliver a PAF-inspired character: singing mids, open highs, and rich low-mids. With the push-pull coil split, the tone opens up to snappier, lighter textures, useful for funk/pop rhythms or brighter cleans.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

Since the guitar is equipped with a standard mono jack output, a classic mono instrument cable is suitable. For maintenance and replacements, you can stick with 10-46 gauge strings (as indicated: D'Angelico Electrozinc 10-46 and D'Addario EXP110). It is delivered with a case for transport and protection.

Technical specifications

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

Type	semi-hollow guitar	Frets	22
Construction	center block	Neck thickness at fret 1	20 mm / 0.79"
Format	double cutaway	Neck thickness at fret 12	22 mm / 0.87"
Top	maple	Bridge	Gold Tune-O-Matic
Back and sides	maple	Tailpiece	D'Angelico StopBar
Thickness	2.5 cm / 0.98"	Tuners	Grover 150 Imperial
Width	40.6 cm / 406 mm / 15.98"	Pickguard	Scalini Tortoise (5-ply)
Binding	5-ply	Headstock overlay	Cupola
Profile	C	Pickups	2 USA Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers
Truss rod	double-action	Controls	2 volumes and 2 push-pull tone knobs (coil split)
Radius	305 mm / 12"	Selector switch	3 positions
Inlays	"small diamonds" (acrylic)	Output	standard mono jack
Nut width	43 mm / 1.69"	Finish	Vintage Natural
Scale length	609 mm / 24"	Weight	11 kg