You Won't Find This Semi-Hollow Anywhere Else
Sweetwater and D'Angelico have teamed up to design a guitar with unmatched tonal and visual appeal. This Sweetwater exclusive D'Angelico Premier Mini DC features upgraded pickups, locking tuners, and figured tonewoods that you won't find on any other Premier Mini DC. The Premier Mini DC's smaller body is extremely comfortable and yields a bright, rich sound with loads of bite and sustain. Thanks to the solid center block, you'll get feedback-free performance. The tone is generated by a pair of USA-made Seymour Duncan humbuckers — SH-2n Jazz in the neck and SH-4 JB in the bridge. As such, it can serve up a smorgasbord of tones, from jazzy cleans to full shred. Navigating this guitar's comfortable, fast C-shaped neck is effortless, as your fingers dance on its smooth bound ovangkol fingerboard. If you're on the hunt for a cross-genre do-it-all semi that will ace any live gig or studio session, the D'Angelico Premier Mini DC is the one you're after.
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Reduced-size body, fast neck, and silky fingerboard
Playing the D’Angelico Deluxe Premier Mini DC is sheer joy. It features a reduced-size laminated maple body with laminated maple top and a solid center block for maximum tone and sustain. Its maple neck boasts a comfortable C profile for the perfect blend of grip and ease of movement. Its 14-inch-radius fingerboard features 22 medium vintage frets. This silky smooth ovangkol fretboard enables comfortable chording while facilitating technically demanding leads. The instrument’s easy hand feel is a byproduct of its 25-inch scale length, which makes bends and vibrato feel effortless, while its double cutaway body shape gives you optimized high-register access. For rock-solid tuning stability, the Premier Mini DC is equipped with locking tuners, while a custom PPS nut bolsters sustain and eliminates string binding.
Seymour Duncan USA pickups deliver vintage humbucking tone
The D’Angelico Premier Mini DC comes loaded with a set of genuine Seymour Duncan humbuckers. These vintage-inspired pickups are great all-rounders that deliver warm, full-bodied humbucking tone with a crystalline clarity. For jazz and blues, the SH-2n neck pickup is your best friend. When you need old-school southern rock, flip on the bridge pickup and go to town. 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 — and everything in between — the D’Angelico Premier Mini DC 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. After 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. Today, Sweetwater is delighted to offer this fine line of distinguished instruments. 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.
D'Angelico Premier Mini DC Features:
- Sweetwater exclusive design elements make this guitar stand out from the crowd
- Laminate flame maple body serves up resonant sound and entraps the eye
- Seymour Duncan USA pickups deliver tones for all occasions
- Locking tuners make string changes a breeze
- Ovangkol fingerboard and medium vintage frets play like a dream
- Compact body shape is comfortable and easy to play
- Exclusive finish pays homage to the semi-hollows of ages past
