Description:

The D’Angelico Premier SS is a highly playable semi-hollowbody electric guitar with versatile tone and elegant visuals. The Premier SS’s semi-hollow, single-cutaway body is extremely comfortable and yields a bright, rich, resonant sound with loads of bite and sustain, while a solid center block ensures a feedback-free performance. Equipped with a pair of Supro Bolt Bucker pickups, the Premier SS delivers that gorgeous alnico antiquity with some serious definition. Navigating this guitar’s fast and comfortable “C”-shaped maple neck is effortless as your fingers dance on its smooth pau ferro fingerboard. The Premier SS boasts nice aesthetic touches such as mother-of-pearl acrylic Block fingerboard inlays, multi-ply binding and Scalini pickguard, and smart chrome hardware. While it may resemble a classic jazz box, the D’Angelico Premier SS is a cross-genre, do-it-all instrument that will ace any live gig or studio session.

Balanced and beautiful vintage tone

The D’Angelico Premier SS comes loaded with a set of Supro Bolt Buckers. These vintage-inspired pickups use Alnico II and V magnets at the neck and bridge, respectively, to churn out some seriously old-school sonics. Taking after the classic PAF tones of the past, these Bolt Buckers provide a balanced response and rich tonal nature, ready to tackle cleans and crunch with just the right amount of attitude. This potent sonic elixir is routed through a 3-way toggle switch and per-pickup volume and tone controls. From jazz and fusion to blues, rock, and country; from chimey rhythm parts to blistering leads — and everything in between — the D’Angelico Premier SS delivers.

The D’Angelico legacy

After mastering his craft during an 18-year apprenticeship, luthier John D’Angelico opened his own shop in Manhattan’s Little Italy in 1932. Catering to New York’s many jazz musicians over the ensuing three decades, D’Angelico and a single apprentice became New York’s foremost stringed instrument builders, creating over one thousand treasured archtop guitars until John’s death in 1964. Following his passing, the D’Angelico’s legacy lived on only through his rare, legendary instruments. After decades, the D’Angelico brand has resurfaced, bringing back the playability and attention to detail of the company’s New York roots. D’Angelico uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and the finest available materials to create playable works of art for today’s guitarist. From a modest shop in Little Italy to the world stage, D’Angelico’s dedication to quality craftsmanship ensures that this brand won’t be going dormant again any time soon.

Features

• Laminated maple back, sides, and arched top with 2 F-holes
• Maple set neck, “C” profile
• Bound pau ferro fingerboard, 14-inch radius, MOP acrylic Block inlays
• 2 Supro Bolt Bucker humbucking pickups
• Per-pickup Volume and Tone controls
• 3-way toggle pickup selector switch
• Tune-o-matic bridge; Stairstep tailpiece
• Multi-ply body binding; 5-ply Scalini pickguard
• Grover Rotomatic Stairstep tuning machines
• Chrome hardware

Specifications

• GENERAL
• Number of Strings: 6
• Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
• BODY
• Body Type: Semi-hollowbody
• Body Shape: Premier SS
• Body Material: Laminated Flamed Maple
• Top Material: Laminated Flamed Maple
• Body Finish: Gloss
• Color: Black Flake
• NECK
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Shape: C Shape
• Neck Joint: Set Neck
• Radius: 14"
• Fingerboard Material: Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Inlay: White Pearloid Block
• Number of Frets: 22, Medium Vintage, Nickel Silver
• Scale Length: 25"
• Nut Width: 1.6875"
• Nut Material: Graph Tech NuBone XL
• HARDWARE
• Bridge/Tailpiece: Nickel Tune-O-Matic, Stopbar
• Tuners: Grover 109 Super Rotomatic
• ELECTRONICS
• Neck Pickup: Supro Bolt Bucker A2 Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: Supro Bolt Bucker A5 Humbucker
• Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
• Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
• MISCELLANEOUS
• Strings: D'Angelico Electrozinc, .010-.046
• Case/Gig Bag: Gig Bag
• Manufacturer Part Number: DAPSSBLF2NS