Pay half the price, earn twice the looks. You’ll shine onstage with this gorgeous D'Angelico Excel DC XT Semi-hollowbody, now 50 percent off during Sweetwater’s Black Friday sales event

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Featuring gold hardware and a pair of Seymour Duncan ’59 humbuckers, the Excel DC XT exudes class and vintage spirit

A photo of a D'Angelico Excel DC XT semihollow electric guitar
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The first thing you notice about the D’Angelico Excel DC XT semi-hollow electric isn’t the tone — it’s the sheer beauty of the finish and materials. The quilted maple body draws you in before you even strike a note. When you do, the guitar answers with rich resonance, anchored by a solid center block that makes every line ring clear and confident. Seymour Duncan ’59 humbuckers add vintage glow and bite, while the smooth “C”-shaped neck feels made for long nights of inspired playing. This is a guitar that sounds as stunning as it looks.

What makes it even better? During the Black Friday sales event, Sweetwater is taking half off the list price, bringing it down to just $999.99. This is a remarkable opportunity to own a piece of the D’Angelico legacy, which began in Manhattan’s Little Italy in 1932.

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The D’Angelico Excel DC XT strikes a thoughtful balance between classic semi-hollow design and modern versatility. Its laminate quilted maple body delivers a lively, resonant response, while the solid center block keeps the instrument stable and feedback free. The Seymour Duncan ’59 humbuckers have that familiar PAF-style warmth and clarity, with coil-splitting available when brighter single-coil textures are needed. The “C”-shaped maple/walnut neck is comfortable and inviting, supporting both rhythm work and melodic playing. With flexible controls and a broad tonal range, this is an elegant guitar that proves itself supremely capable across multiple styles, from jazz to blues to classic rock

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Christopher Scapelliti
GuitarPlayer.com editor-in-chief

Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of GuitarPlayer.com and the former editor of Guitar Player, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.