D'Angelico EXL-1DP Archtop Guitar

Jeff Hale of J Hale Music demonstrates a D'Angelico EXL-1DP archtop guitar. Instrument features 17" laminate body with pressed solid spruce top, flame maple rims, flamed 2 piece laminate maple back, brass stairstep tailpiece, compensated ebony bridge, single floating Kent Armstrong design mini humbucking pickup with volume and tone controls mounted on tortoise shell type pickguard with stairstep form, ebony 22 fret fingerboard with abalone block inlays, 3 piece maple neck, ebony overlay on back of headstock, ebony overlay on front of headstock with Grover imperial tuners.

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[juaollla]

Hello Jeff,

What you say is a bit confusing to me. If this D'angelico has a top made of solid spruce wood it definitelly is NOT laminated isn't it?

[JHaleMusic1]

@juaollla Yes it is a laminate. The term 'solid spruce top' on archtop guitars is used to describe a top made from 3 layers of spruce which are glued and pressed into an arched shape. The top is not carved. This technique is used on many high end archtop guitars and provides a warm mellow tone with increased tolerance to amplified feedback. I agree that the term is confusing however it is common in the archtop guitar marketplace. Thanks! Jeff

[cvgbbc]

Very impressed with the smooth sound of these D'Angelico Korean. I would like to hear a review of the Model EXS-1DH. Thanks, Jeff!

[JHaleMusic1]

Thanks for your comments. Review and demonstration of the EXS-1DH is coming soon! Jeff

[smudgeguitar]

thanks Jeff a very useful and professional demonstration of a lovely instrument.

[Goergebenson]

@JHaleMusic1

Well, to advertise something as solid spruce is a con.

I dont agree with jeff.

Carved tops are solid and carved.

Solid tops are 1 piece but pressed. select spruce means laminate top.

Basically companies of budget guitars are trying 'creative' ways of getting round the word laminate.

Whenever I have seen a 'solid top' it doesnt mean laminate.

Im surprised builders are getting away with calling the top solid, when it clearly isnt.

Shame they try to be so miss leading.

[jetglo325]

Would it sound better with flatwounds??

[skipheaton]

In Italian it is not "Dee-Ann-GELICO", but correctly : Dan-gel-EE-co. 

[pickinstone]

@JHaleMusic1 that is why Eastman's sound so tasty, they are carved spruce-top instruments. They are also quite cheap for that type of craftsmanship. I say this cause I know you carry them, JHaleMusic1. To all those not in the know, look up Eastman Guitars on the web. Yum.

[pickinstone]

@JHaleMusic1 That is why Eastman's sound so tasty for the price. They are reasonably pirces jazz box's that are carved and not pressed.

[vibratingstring]

@JHaleMusic1

Thank you for describing this design. I have run across these " solid spruce top" descriptions and thought that they were carved--very good to know that this is not always the case. It should be designated as "laminated spruce top" and if all the grain goes the same way, then you could say "parallel laminated" or "cold molded" or "pressed" or something.

[mattybock]

i understand from a bit of reading that the solid top is best, but what about the back? does the back count as much for tone?