D'Angelico Excel DC XT Vintage Natural

An Excel DC XT Designed for D'Angelico Versatility

With the Excel DC XT, D'Angelico offers a contemporary semi-hollow that retains the brand's elegance while aiming for versatility: center block for better stage stability, double cutaway for more "electric guitar" playability, and comprehensive electronics (2 volumes, 2 push-pull tone controls, 3-way selector) to cover a wide range without losing focus.

Who Is It For, and In Which Styles?

This Excel DC XT is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists who want a semi-hollow capable of handling jazz and blues through to rock and even modern pop. The C-shaped neck profile, double cutaway, and 22 frets promote smooth playing, whether in rich chords or solos, with a control feel close to a solid-body.

Sound Characteristics

The semi-hollow construction with center block provides precise attack and more stable sustain while retaining the typical "woody" resonance of semi-hollows. The quilted maple top, combined with the maple back and sides, enhances definition and bite in the mid-high frequencies: ideal for clear chords and leads that cut through the mix. The Seymour Duncan 59 (humbuckers) deliver a vintage, balanced, and expressive tone; the push-pull controls allow coil splitting for airier, brighter sounds, useful in funk, pop, or detailed cleans.

Recommended Compatible Accessories

To stay true to the original spirit, consider a set of D'Addario EXP110 strings (like-for-like replacement). Since the guitar features a standard mono jack output, a 6.35 mm mono instrument cable is perfectly suitable.

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
Nbrs of frets	22	Hardware	Gold

Type	electric guitar Semi-Hollow	Truss rod	double action
Construction	center block	Nut	Tusq
Cutaway	double	Nut width	43 mm / 1.69"
Top	quilted maple	Inlays	" small diamonds " (Acrylic)
Back and sides	maple	Bridge	Tune-O-Matic Gold (mentioned twice by the manufacturer)
Body thickness	25 mm / 0.98"	Tailpiece	D'Angelico StopBar
Width	406 mm / 15.98"	Tuners	Grover 150 Imperial
Binding	5-ply	Pickguard	Scalini Tortoise (5-ply)
Profile	C	Original strings	D'Addario EXP110 (mentioned twice by the manufacturer)
Joint	glued	Pickups	2 Seymour Duncan 59 USA humbuckers
Neck construction	3-piece (maple/walnut/maple)	Controls	2 volumes and 2 push-pull tone controls (coil splitting)
Fingerboard	ebony	Selector	3-position
Radius	305 mm / 12.01"	Output	standard mono jack
Scale length	609 mm / 23.98"	Finish	Vintage Natural
Frets	22	Includes	case
Neck thickness at fret 1	20 mm / 0.79"	Weight	11 kg
Neck thickness at fret 12	22 mm / 0.87"	Power supply	(not specified)