DAngelico Excel 16 Amber
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DAngelico
Excel 16 Amber
Product Info
Article Number:
617185
Brand:
DAngelico
Model:
Excel 16 Amber
Category:
Jazz Guitars
Price:
$1,923.90
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
The D’Angelico Excel 16 Amber is a beautifully crafted hollow body, built for serious jazz players. Its warm, focused tone, comfortable neck profile, and quality hardware make it a joy to play. This guitar delivers a premium feel and sound without the ultra-high-end price tag, perfect for the discerning jazz or blues musician.
Product Description
- DAngelico Excel 16 Amber
- Electric Guitar
- Type: Hollow body with single cutaway
- Top: Laminated spruce
- Back and sides: Flamed maple
- 3-piece neck: Maple / walnut / maple
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard inlays: Mother-of-Pearl split blocks
- Neck profile: C
- 7-ply body binding
- Scale: 635 mm
- Nut with: 43 mm
- Graphtech TUSQ nut
- 22 frets
- Pickup: Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating mini humbucker
- 1 volume control
- 1 tone control
- 5-ply black Scalini pickguard
- Grover 109 Rotomatic machine heads
- Gold hardware
- Colour: Amber
- Includes case
PROS
- • Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith delivers warm, articulate jazz tones.
- • Ebony fingerboard offers exceptional clarity and smooth playing feel.
- • Maple/walnut/maple neck construction provides stability and resonance.
- • Grover Rotomatic tuners ensure precise and reliable tuning stability.
CONS
- • Hollow body design makes it somewhat prone to feedback at higher volumes.
- • Limited pickup options restrict versatility beyond jazz and blues styles.
- • Relatively heavy build may be tiring for extended playing sessions.
Product Video
Key Features
Body Material
Laminated spruce top, flamed maple back and sides
Neck Material
Maple / walnut / maple
Fingerboard
Ebony
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Johnny Smith Floating mini humbucker
Scale Length
635 mm
Frets
22
Bridge
Tune-o-matic with tailpiece
Weight
Approximately 8.5 lbs
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Frequently Asked Questions
It's brighter and more articulate, sacrificing some of the raw output and thicker low-end of a standard humbucker, but offering a more refined jazz tone.
The C-shape profile is generally comfortable, but the ebony fingerboard is thicker than rosewood, so larger hands might find it slightly less forgiving initially.
It provides a decent level of protection, but a more robust guard might be preferred for gigging musicians who are particularly prone to accidental contact.
