Read the review: http://bit.ly/D-AngelicoPremierSS When Italian-American luthier John D’Angelico opened his New York City guitar shop in 1932, the Chrysler and Empire State buildings were less than two years old. Inspired by the world’s then-tallest structures and their American take on France’s Art Deco design movement, D’Angelico bedecked his guitars with sleek, geometrically patterned pickguards, tailpieces, and hardware. The original D’Angelico guitars aren’t merely beautiful. They are reputed to be the finest archtop guitars ever made. (I say “reputed,” because even after many years writing for guitar mags, I’ve never touched one. But that’s what I hear from the big kids who get to play the nice instruments.) Like many modern guitar and amp manufacturers operating under brand names borrowed from the past, the new D’Angelico label has no direct connection to its namesake. Yet the new company is reviving more than just a moniker. All their instruments reprise design details from those storied archtops. Current D’Angelico offerings range from handbuilt archtops selling for north of ten grand to Asia-built, production-line instruments costing less than $700. D’Angelico models are classified in four ranges: Master Builder, Deluxe, Excel, and Premier (in descending order of cost). The SS is part of the budget-conscious Premier line. As you might expect at its $749 price, it is an Asia-built instrument that, like many of its current competitors, provides solid quality at an impressively low price. Continue reading the review: http://bit.ly/D-AngelicoPremierSS

Comments

1. Sweet demo John!.
2. Sweet demo John!
3. I'm getting one for blues. Wicked tone.
4. Really John? If you don't know what a truss rod of either action does, DON'T touch it!
5. DANgelico!
6. why not find a jazz player to demo a jazz guitar?
7. The apostrophe is silent. "Dan-gel-ico".
8. came here for the brolinger
9. A jazz player will tell you that, that thing is no a jazz box. In fact it sounds like shit. I never spoke to anyone that owned one of them. Buy a cheap Ibanez and do better.
10. When demonstrating a Jazz guitar, perhaps you should hire a Jazz player.
11. choice play in the dry channel and not use the reverb, my music teacher use to say, use vibrato on each finger! but i'll bet that that guitar sounds killer through little 5 watt amplifier. 1955 Magnatone Melodier Deluxe...., i'd like change the tail piece and make it look more like the Gibson, choose the White in color, and get rid of the pick guard.
12. I love when country guitar players play a jazz standard. Brings new life to the songs.
13. i don't get around much anymore!
14. >Literally half the price of a proper 335 right now. Good on D'Angelico for this one.
15. I mgay