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D’Angelico NYSS-3b FM.
The Holy
Grail of semi-acoustics.
Designed
by the legendary luthier Hideshito Shino, the NYSS-3b is a
small body semi ( just a little bigger than a Les Paul) but
with big sound, superb tone, outstanding character, massive
sustain and excellent quality.
The FM (Flame Maple Top) is the first "New Model" since the
NYSS-3b was introduced in 1997. Built only in very small numbers,
so far only ten have been made in Violinburst.
Perfect for a collector and a true player’s
delight!
I have owned several Vestax and Crews D'Angelicos (acoustic, electric
and semi) and they all have in common the most perfect necks
I ever have played. For me the neck
is really important and I am totally happy with these
amazing guitars.
You just can’t put this guitar down - it’s a players
instrument through and through. The tone of this guitar is
unbelievable. With the bridge pickup on, it gives you that
typical Carlton-Schofield 335 sound, but with the added
richness of spruce. In the neck position, it sounds just
like a big fat D'Angelico archtop - the solid spruce top
gives it a remarkable acoustic jazz sound.
It is the guitar of choice of the world's greatest
jazz guitarist, Kurt Rosenwinkel and this is
what Kurt says about this guitar:
"I’ve always kept an arsenal
of guitars, and have always looked for very specific things
from each - the response and character of each note, the
clarity of each note within a chord, sustain, frequency
range, playability. I’ve often found myself compromising,
sacrificing one quality for another.
Now
that I have the NYSS-3, I feel that I’ve found the single
guitar I’ve been seeking for more than 15 years. It
produces a warm, fat tone, with a lot of front end—the kind
of tone I need to carry a band and push the music in
different directions without the sound getting in the way.
With every note I can feel the whole instrument resonate
under my fingers.
When
I’m absorbed in playing, I don’t want to be distracted by
the guitar, and with the D’Angelico, I can trust the
workmanship, I can trust it to always stay in tune and
always give me the sound I need."
Spec:
Selected Maple neck with
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Ivory neck binding
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24.75" scale
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Nut Width: 1 11/16"
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Ebony fingerboard
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22 frets
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Mother of Pearl inlays
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Mother of pearl D'Angelico Logo and New Yorker inlays on
headstock
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Rosewood overlay with Mother of pearl diamond inlay on
back of headstock
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Multi-ply black and white binding
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Grover Imperial Machines
Semi-Hollow body
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Small size, New Yorker Style 14.75" body with single
cutaway finished in Violinburst
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1.75" body depth
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German Flame Maple top
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Flamed maple back and sides
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Multi-ply black and white binding on body and F holes
Electrics
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Two humbucking pickups mounted on guitar
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2 volume, 2 tone controls
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3 position toggle selector witch
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1/4" output jack
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Adjustable "tune-o-matic" type bridge
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Gold hardware
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New Yorker style tailpiece
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New Yorker style stairstep tortoise-shell pickguard with
black and white binding
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