D'Angelico Excel 59 Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Solid Black with Stairstep Tailpiece
The all-new Excel 59 is an old-school gem and modern spin on a John D'Angelico original designed in 1959. The 59's 16-inch-wide, 1.75-inch-deep, fully hollow body paired with an ebony fingerboard offers woody tone and crisp articulation. It features custom Seymour Duncan Great Dane P90s, exclusive to D'Angelico, offering a massive range of tones—from warm and wooly to big and brash. All paired with vintage-inspired details like a chickenhead selector and cupcake knobs, the 59 feels timeless.
Reimagined for the modern player, the Excel 59 features a shallower but still fully hollow body depth and slightly more compact, 16-inch-wide body for tonal versatility and control—all while still offering organic archtop tone.
Ebony FingerboardAn ebony fingerboard assists in the woody, articulate tone of the 59, while a modern radius and medium jumbo fretwire from Jescar offer unparalleled tone and control.
Custom Great Dane P90sCustom-made D'Angelico Great Dane P90s by Seymour Duncan are based on earlier dog-ear P90s from the 1940s and offer vivid tones ranging from warm and woody to bold and brash.
Vintage AestheticsVintage-inspired details like a chickenhead pickup selector and cupcake knobs lend a classic look and feel to the Excel 59.
- General
- Number of Strings 6
- Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
- Body
- Body Type Hollowbody
- Body Shape Excel 59
- Body Material Laminated Maple
- Top Material Laminated Spruce
- Body Finish Gloss
- Color Solid Black
- Neck
- Neck Material 3-piece Maple/Walnut
- Neck Shape C
- Neck Joint Set-through
- Radius 16"
- Fingerboard Material Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay Mother-of-pearl/Abalone Split Blocks
- Number of Frets 22, Jescar
- Scale Length 25"
- Nut Width 1.6875"
- Nut Material Tusq
- Hardware
- Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stairstep Tailpiece
- Tuners Grover 150 Imperial
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 Single-coil
- Controls 1 x volume, 1 x tone
- Switching 3-way "chickenhead" pickup selector switch
- Miscellaneous
- Strings D'Angelico Electrozinc, .010-.046
- Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
- Manufacturer Part Number: DAE59SBK2GT
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