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 D'ANGELICO GUITARS OF AMERICA |
| ELECTRIC ARCHTOP |
| The New Yorker Series were the flagship line of electric archtops produced by Vestax until 2004. They were available in a number of different variations. The NYL-1 (last MSR was $12,600) is the original New Yorker (17 in.) with a German spruce top, maple back and sides, a single dual-coiled pickup with two knobs, and comes in Natural, Sunburst, Blue Sunburst, See-through Black, Natural Yellow, and Vintage Blue. The NYS-1 (last MSR was $12,600) is the small version (14.5 in.) of the New Yorker. The NYL-7 is also a full-sized New-Yorker (17 in.) with all the same specifications of the NYL-1 except is in seven-string configuration. The NYL-3 (last MSR was $13,200) an 18 in.size body with a solid German spruce top with maple back and sides. Controls are the same as the NYL-1. The NYL-3 has an ebony tailpiece and is available in Sunburst or Natural Yellow, both of which are all-lacquer coating. The NYL-4 (last MSR was $4,950) is similar to the NYL-3 except has the original New Yorker style brass tailpiece and was available in the same colors as the NYL-4. The NYL-5 (last MSR was $4,500) is a 17 in.full-size body with 5-ply maple back and sides. Other features are simlar to the NYL-1. The NYL-6 (last MSR was $3,795) has even more simplified appointments. The NYL-2 has several models within this number designation. The NYL-2 (last MSR was $4,750) is very similar to the NYL-1 except costs about 1/3 less and features these changes. The NYL-2 has a press curved solid spruce top with five-ply maple back and sides, a original style New Yorker pickguard, New Yorker brass trapeze tailpiece, and was available in all the same colors. This model is then broken down into different sub-models including the NYS-2 (last MSR was $4,500), a small-body version (14.5 in.), the NYL-2 Custom (last MSR $6,450), which has better quality woods, the NYL-2 Lefty (last MSR was $4,950) in left-hand configuration (the only one in the collection), and the NYL-2FH (disc.), which features an Alnico humbucker pickup. The NYL-2DH (last MSR was $4,950) features two humbucker pickups. There was also a New Yorker Semi-Acoustic body (similar to the ES-Series by Gibson). The NYSS-3 (last MSR was $4,390, also known as the NY22-3) has a New Yorker body (14.5 in.) with a solid spruce top and 5-ply maple back and sides, two original dual coil pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, four knobs, and is available in all the standard colors. This model was also available as the NYSS-3B N (last MSR was $4,390), which features a New Yorker trapeze tailpiece. In 2005, the Excel line of guitars was introduced and is currently made in South Korea. They are modeled after the vintage Excel models and are available at an affordable price. The EXL-1 ($1,495) is a 17 in. archtop guitar with a single cutaway, laminated spruce top, laminated figured maple back and sides, and a floating Kent Armstrong humbucker pickup. The EXL-1SH (MSR $1,495) is a semi-hollow version of the EXL-1. The EXL-1 is also available in a limited production model called the EXL-1DP (MSR $1,595). This model features elaborate inlays and only 200 of them are scheduled for production. The EXS-1DH (MSR $1,295) is a 16 in. archtop guitar with a smooth cutaway and two Kent Armstrong humbucker pickups. The EX-DC (MSR $1,395) is a double cutaway thinline (1.75 in. depth) body with two Kent Armstrong humbucker pickups. In 2006, D'Angelico re-introduced the New Yorker Series that are based on the design and high-quality standards that original D'Angelicos were. Models are available as a 16 in. with a mounted pickup (MSR $4,299), 17 in. with a mounted pickup (MSR $3,995), a 17 in. with a floating pickup (MSR $3,995), and a semi-solidbody electric with two pickups (MSR $2,495). |