John D’Angelico’s original archtop design is legend, and the EXL-1 is its modern-day counterpart. True to the original in every detail, the EXL-1 features a USA-made Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating Mini-Humbucker to maximize the acoustic tone of its commanding 17-inch-wide, 3-inch-deep body. Art Deco-inspired details frame the EXL-1—with a scroll-style neck bevel, mother-of-pearl inlays on an ebony bridge, and split-block inlays on a pau ferro fingerboard.
MODEL
Excel EXL-1
HARDWARE
Gold
HEAD
Mother of Pearl Excel Shield Logo
W180001-Gold Screen
Grover Super Rotomatic
D’Angelico Electrozinc Jazz 12’s (12-52)
Aluminum Skyscraper, Gold
1 11/16”
Bone
FINGERBOARD
Pau Ferro
3 Ply
Medium Jumbo
25.5”
16″
Mother of Pearl Split-Block
Yes
22 (Scroll-Style Bevel)
N/A
NECK
3 piece: Maple/Walnut/Maple (w/ Single Stripe on the Back)
C-Shape
Set-Thru
20mm
22mm
Dual Action
BODY
Hollowbody
3″
17″
Vintage Sunburst
Single cutaway
Laminated Spruce
Laminated Flame Maple
Laminated Flame Maple
5 Ply
Ebony with MOP Inlays
D’Angelico Stairstep
Tortoise Scalini (5 ply)
Two Gold / Locking
ELECTRONICS
1 Floating Mini-Humbucker / 1 volume / 1 tone
USA Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating Mini-Humbucker
N/A
2 Mini-Hexagon
N/A
Cream
EG2P mono
500k
CASE
Deluxe Hardshell Case
Split-Block Inlays
Mother-of-Pearl split-block inlays indulge in Art Deco decadence—a small but impactful aesthetic detail new for 2018.
Fingerboard Scroll Bevel
An aesthetic nod to original D’Angelico Art Deco decadence, an elegant scroll-style bevel adorns the end of the EXL-1’s fingerboard.
Mother-of-Pearl Bridge Inlays
Referencing a number of John D’Angelico’s original archtop designs, two subtle mother-of-pearl inlays dress up the EXL-1’s ebony bridge.
