Post by grayn on Dec 4, 2023 18:44:57 GMT
This last weekend, my wife and I reached a significant anniversary and decided to buy each other celebratory gifts. She knew I liked Oris watches and suggested getting me one. I replied that for that sort of cash, I'd rather have a guitar. She agreed, with the proviso that I kept this one. No trading or selling it. Fair enough.
So today I went to my favourite guitar shop in Morecambe, to choose my gift. I played a number of really nice guitars, including 2 Hagstroms, a 67 Viking II and an Ultra Max, an American Performer Fender Tele, a Shergold Masquerader 2 SM02-SD and a D'Angelico Excel 59. I was particularly impressed with the Tele and the Ultra Max but it was the D'Angelico that came home with me.
The Excel 59 is the 3rd hollow bodied electric I have acquired recently. The difference being this one has some awesome P90s and no trem. My other 2 (Guilds) are essentially for vintage rock-n-roll/rockabilly, wheras this newbie, although very capable in that style, is more for bluesey rock. It's 2 Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90s are pretty hot and really make overdrive sing. It's C shaped neck and 16" radius, ebony fingerboard are so comfortable to play, with a lovely, precise feel. The Excel 59's colour is called Vintage Natural. I'd call it translucent orange. The cupcake knobs and chicken-head pickup selector, look like they were lifted from a 1940's radio and with the art deco tailpeice, headstock and scratchplate, things do gel rather nicely, to create a glamorous, retro style. Some may find it a little OTT, I really like it. The guitar balances very well on lap and strap. It plays superbly and sounds pretty awesome. This is a guitar that would suit many styles sonically, IMO. From the subtle articulations of jazz, to some raunchy and brutal rock. This is my second D'Angelico, from the Excel range and I am very impressed. The 59 came with a tasty hard case.
So today I went to my favourite guitar shop in Morecambe, to choose my gift. I played a number of really nice guitars, including 2 Hagstroms, a 67 Viking II and an Ultra Max, an American Performer Fender Tele, a Shergold Masquerader 2 SM02-SD and a D'Angelico Excel 59. I was particularly impressed with the Tele and the Ultra Max but it was the D'Angelico that came home with me.
The Excel 59 is the 3rd hollow bodied electric I have acquired recently. The difference being this one has some awesome P90s and no trem. My other 2 (Guilds) are essentially for vintage rock-n-roll/rockabilly, wheras this newbie, although very capable in that style, is more for bluesey rock. It's 2 Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90s are pretty hot and really make overdrive sing. It's C shaped neck and 16" radius, ebony fingerboard are so comfortable to play, with a lovely, precise feel. The Excel 59's colour is called Vintage Natural. I'd call it translucent orange. The cupcake knobs and chicken-head pickup selector, look like they were lifted from a 1940's radio and with the art deco tailpeice, headstock and scratchplate, things do gel rather nicely, to create a glamorous, retro style. Some may find it a little OTT, I really like it. The guitar balances very well on lap and strap. It plays superbly and sounds pretty awesome. This is a guitar that would suit many styles sonically, IMO. From the subtle articulations of jazz, to some raunchy and brutal rock. This is my second D'Angelico, from the Excel range and I am very impressed. The 59 came with a tasty hard case.
Jo whoever he is.
