D'Angelico Premier Mini DC XT Review

Awesome Guitar

It's been a little over six months since I purchased my guitar from Sweetwater. My sales person, Zach Matthews was outstanding in every way, and the service from his company is beyond compare. This is my first electric guitar and the looks and sounds of this guitar are great ! I also purchased the hard case which is very nice and it protects the guitar nicely! In the future any… read more purchases that I make will definitely be from Sweetwater !!

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Better than expected

WOW - this guitar is fantastic. The smaller body shape is much better for my preferences, and the pickups sound absolutely great! The flamed maple finish is beautiful and the neck and playability are really great. I have been spoiling myself with some much higher priced guitars, but this one holds its own and then some with those, easily. These are my first impressions after… read more playing it for about an hour or two, but I can't imagine anything will change this opinion. Very much worth a look!

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What a Killer Guitar!

First of all I totally bought this on a whim. I have a very nice guitar collection but had no semi hollow f-hole guitars but I had been contemplating adding one. Of course the ES335 would be my first choice but no way was I prepared or willing to spend that kind of money. I have browsed these D'Angelico's on line and in the catalog for a long time but never really considered one… read more until this. The sale price, blonde flame, coupled with the USA Duncan Pickup combination made it irresistible. When it arrived I unpacked it, tuned it, plugged it in to give it a run through, the next thing I know two hours have past and I was still playing it. It was that inspiring! Sweet sweet tone, versatile, and it just feels right. It has kept a few of my finer instruments hanging on the wall since I got it. I even gigged it two days later and played the whole show with it. The final verdict? It's just an outstanding guitar worth way more than the purchase price. It is absolutely on equal footing with the Gibson 335 for 1/3 the money. There, I said it! Final note: If you play standing up know that the DC mini is neck heavy and will dive on you with a slick strap. Also the front strap button is mounted on the heel rather than the horn and this has a tendency to push the neck ergonomics slightly forward compared to your typical solid body guitar. The neck slightly forward was a non issue for me while standing, and I solved the neck dive problem by swapping out my usual nylon strap for a leather one. These things are typical for this type of guitar and no design flaw so I still give it a 5 star rating. I know their headstock design is a "some guys like it and some guys don't" thing. I've never purchased a guitar based on what the headstock looks like so for me it was a moot point. I was so impressed with this thing that I went and purchased the full size D'Angelico DC Boardwalk with P90's 4 days later. The full size DC was just as impressive as this mini DC. The D'Angelico quality and mojo is for real.

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Mini DC-XT

Very nice guitar. Finish is nicer than I thought it would be.

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Amazing guitar!!

Been looking at these for a while, decided to pull the trigger and buy it!! You get a lot of guitar for your money, and it is well made down to the little details! I love the pick ups in this guitar, very versatile, anything from blues to heavy metal, you can do it with this guitar! Got a feeling we are going to start to see a lot of these being used around the world!! Love the… read more locking tuners, the frets seem flawless and the neck feels great!! If your wanting a semi-hollow guitar and don't want to spend $3,500.00 , this guitar is for you!!

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So Sweet!

I got this guitar last Christmas 2020 and absolutely love it. So much fun to play to say the least. I always wanted a archtop guitar and so glad I chose this one. I bought it through Sweetwater and have always found their service to be exceptional. You want an easy to play, great sounding guitar, I highly recommend you give this sweet guitar a try!

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Smooth as Silk Mini DC XT

Everything that you crave in a semi-hollow. If you're looking for a 345/335 - this one is easily in a league with the best of them. Plays like BUTTER. Tone to die for. The JB / Jazz Duncan Hot Rod combo is a dream team! I have a collection of some nice rides - this may be the one of the sweetest! Sweetwater support was phenomenal! Thanks Zac Coleman!

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Absolutely stunning

I couldn't be more pleased with this guitar. I had a similar looking guitar as a kid and had searched for years for just the right guitar. The guitar arrived in perfect condition and in 1 business day. I feel I got a great deal and couldn't have gotten a better looking guitar! Sam gave me excellent customer service and understood exactly what I was looking for. The candy was a… read more nice touch!

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Gorgeous Look

This is my second D'Angelico. My first is an Excell which I love for it's size and weight. However, it's semi-hollow so I needed something with more bite for the hard charging fusion tunes. I picked up the Premier Mini DC XT because it has the block running through the body similar to my Gibson 355. The Gibson is a monster but too heavy and big bodied. The Premier seems to fit the… read more application for weight, body size, and bite. I do have two concerns: 1.) The guitar is neck heavy. I've replaced the plastic knobs with heavy metal knobs (see pic) and use a wider strap which helps the neck dive somewhat. 2.) This is small (maybe stupid) but it bothers me. The word Premier on the headstock (see pic) looks like a 4 year old learning to write and was given the task. I love the D'Angelico headstock and it just cheapens the look. If you're thinking about this guitar you will want to get it set up properly. I had a guitar tech set up both D'Angelicos I own and their action end to end is far better now and approaches my Gibson. One last thing. This is a guitar worthy of a hardshell case. Just saying. On a note of support… the first Premier Sweetwater sent me had a pick up buzz. Sweetwater sent out a replacement in timely fashion without hassle. I am impressed by their trust (that I'm not the cause) and responsiveness or willing to get it right.

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Impeccable design build!

This guitar is an absolute beauty! The detailing is so impressive. The painting of the sunburst is also matched exactly on the sides too. The setup for playability was spot on. Thanks Sweetwater. It sounds so sweet thanks to great use of the two Seymour Duncan pickups. I can't believe that you get all that at such a great price. Anyone should be glad to add this to their collection.

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