DAngelico Excel Mini DC Viola
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DAngelico
Excel Mini DC Viola
Product Info
Article Number:
515160
Brand:
DAngelico
Model:
Excel Mini DC Viola
Category:
Semiacoustic Guitars
Price:
$1,647.80
* Prices may vary. Check retailer for current pricing and availability.
The D’Angelico Excel Mini DC Viola is a seriously cool little axe. It’s surprisingly versatile, offering a vintage-inspired tone with modern playability, making it ideal for gigging musicians or those seeking a comfortable, stage-friendly guitar. The build quality is excellent, and the included Seymour Duncan pickups deliver a punchy, articulate sound.
Product Description
- DAngelico Excel Mini DC Viola
- Electric Guitar
- Style: Semi-hollow body with centre block
- back and sides made of laminated flamed maple
- Neck: 3-piece maple/walnut/maple
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard inlays: Mother-of-Pearl split blocks
- Neck profile: slim C
- 5-Ply body binding
- Nut width: 43 mm
- Scale: 628 mm
- 22 Frets
- Pickups: 2 Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers
- 2 Volume controls
- 2 Tone controls with push/pull function
- 3-Way switch
- 5-Ply Scalini pickguard
- Grover Super Rotomatic machine heads
- EG2P jack socket
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- D'Angelico Stairstep tailpiece
- Gold-plated hardware
- Colour: Viola
- Includes case
PROS
- • Laminated flamed maple top delivers a rich, warm tone with surprising projection
- • Seymour Duncan 59s offer classic humbucker bite and sustain
- • Slim C neck profile provides comfortable, fast playability for various styles
- • Grover Rotomatics ensure rock-solid tuning stability, a welcome touch at this level
CONS
- • The shorter scale length limits low-end extension compared to full-size guitars
- • Laminated construction, while practical, lacks the complexity of solid wood
- • Viola finish can be a bit polarizing – not universally appealing
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Key Features
Body Material
Laminated flamed maple (top, back, sides) with center block
Neck Material
3-piece maple/walnut/maple
Fingerboard
Ebony
Pickups
Seymour Duncan 59 humbuckers
Scale Length
628 mm (24.72 in)
Frets
22
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic
Weight
7.5 lbs (estimated)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The shorter scale makes string bends easier and the overall feel more compact, but it subtly reduces the low-end response – it’s more mid-focused.
They are primarily for tone adjustments, offering a wider range of sonic possibilities, but coil-splitting isn’t a feature.
The 5-ply binding primarily enhances the aesthetics but also provides a small degree of structural reinforcement and a subtle influence on the guitar’s resonance.
