D'Angelico EX-SD Cherry Sunburst

From the intricately carved headstock (a D’Angelico staple) to the mother-of-pearl inlays along the fretboard to the “stairstep” pickguard, this guitar is beautiful to behold..  Tonally, the EX-SD really nails the rich, thick sound evocative of so many late ’60s and early ’70s guitar gods. (Think Mick Taylor meets Leslie West.) Even notes played above the 12th fret on the first and second strings have weight to them. The astonishingly powerful pickups will drive almost any amp into juicy overdrive, and lower-wattage amps will get pushed over the top into gritty, harmonically satisfying distortion. This guitar also plays nice with overdrive and fuzz pedals, so if you got ’em, use ’em.  However, this guitar is by no means a one-trick-pony. Despite its ability to pummel an amp’s front end, it also produces fat, seductive clean tones with plenty of note definition and sustain, making it suitable for a variety of musical styles. Additionally, the Tone controls are responsive and musical, providing a wide range of tonal colors, from high-end edge to low-end girth with lots of variations in between. The D’Angelico EX-SD is quite simply a great guitar for all styles of music.  This example is in excellent condition with little to no visible playwear.  It does not come with a hardshell case or a gig bag.

Specs:

• NUT WIDTH: 1 11/16″
• NECK: Two-piece maple with walnut center
• FRETBOARD: Rosewood, 24 3/4″ scale
• FRETS: 22 medium jumbo
• TUNERS: Grover Super Rotomatic
• BODY: Indonesian mahogany with carved maple top
• BRIDGE: Tune-o-matic style
• PICKUPS: Kent Armstrong humbuckers
• CONTROLS: Two Volume, two Tone, 3-way selector