D'Angelico Premier SS Black Flake
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What you need to know
What you need to know
- Semi-hollow format with center block: the "hollow" grain with more sustain at high volume
- Playing comfort: cutaway and C profile neck for easy access to the high notes
- Premium look: Black Flake finish, 5-ply binding and 5-ply pickguard
- Reliable hardware: Grover tuners and Tune-O-Matic bridge with StopBar tailpiece
Manufacturer Information
D'Angelico
https://www.dangelicoguitars.com
info@dangelicoguitars.com
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A D'Angelico Semi-Hollow Designed for Modern Playing
The Premier SS embodies the D'Angelico spirit: a guitar with a refined style, inspired by classic archtops and semi-hollows, but designed to meet current needs. With its compact size and center block, this version aims for a balance between warmth, sustain, and stability, while maintaining a strong visual presence on stage.
Who Is It For, and What Styles?
This D'Angelico is aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists looking for a versatile semi-hollow, enjoyable both in rehearsals and on stage. It excels in blues, jazz, soul, pop, rock, and indie styles, with a response that supports both fingerstyle and pick playing, and good dynamic control.
Sound
The semi-hollow construction (top, back, and sides in maple) provides a clear attack and great definition, while the center block enhances sustain and limits feedback, useful with saturated tones or high volume. The neck pickup, a Supro Bolt Bucker A5 (Alnico V), delivers dense lows, present mids, and precise highs, with dynamics suited to nuances. The 2 volume / 2 tone controls and 3-way selector switch allow quick adjustment of the balance between clarity, warmth, and bite depending on the amp and style.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
To maintain the original feel, you can use a set of D'Angelico Electrozinc 10-46 strings (10 gauge), identical to the factory setup.
Technical specifications
| Electronics: microphone configuration | HH | Bridge / tailpiece | Fixed |
| Category | Hollow body | Electronics | Passive |
| Left handed | No | Electroacoustic | No |
| Strings | Steel | Color | Black |
| Nbr of strings | 6 | Finishing | Glossy |
| Nbrs of frets | 22 | Hardware | Nickel |
| Type | semi-hollow guitar | Scale length | 629 mm / 24.75" |
| Construction | center block | Frets | 22 |
| Cutaway | yes | Neck thickness | Fret 1: 20 mm / 0.79" ; Fret 12: 22 mm / 0.87" |
| Wood | maple top, back and sides | Truss rod | dual-action |
| Body thickness | 2.54 cm / 1.00" | Tuning machines | Grover 109 Super Rotomatic |
| Width | 38.1 cm / 15.00" | Bridge | Tune-O-Matic nickel |
| Binding | 5-ply | Tailpiece | StopBar |
| Neck | glued-in maple | Pickguard | Scalini Solid Black (5-ply) |
| Profile | C | Headstock attachment | Cupola |
| Radius | 355 mm / 14.00" | Neck pickup | Supro Bolt Bucker A5 Nickel (Alnico V) |
| Key | pau ferro | Controls | 2 volume and 2 tone controls |
| Inlays | white pearl | Selector | 3-position |
| Nut | Graph Tech NuBone XL, 42.8 mm / 1.69" | Jack | standard mono jack socket |
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Questions frequently asked
Is the D'Angelico Premier SS Black Flake suitable for blues and rock?
The semi-hollow maple construction with a center block provides a defined attack and increased sustain. The center block limits feedback when volume or gain is increased, making it suitable for blues, rock, soul, and indie genres.
What pickups does this semi-hollow guitar have?
The neck position is fitted with a Supro Bolt Bucker A5 Nickel with an Alnico V magnet. This pickup delivers a rich bass, present mids, and precise highs.
What is the neck of the Premier SS like?
A glued maple neck with a C profile is paired with a pau ferro fingerboard and a 629 mm scale length. The 355 mm radius and 22 frets support modern playing styles. The Graph Tech NuBone XL nut measures 42.8 mm in width.
Can the pickups be adjusted separately?
Two volume and two tone controls allow separate adjustment of each pickup, with a three-way selector switch to choose or combine positions.
What strings come installed from the factory?
The specified gauge is D'Angelico Electrozinc 10-46, which is a set of steel strings in 10s.
