I think this guitar will do almost anything you wanna play. But definitely leaning towards jazz, blues, classic and even hard rock. The nut was loose, not glued to the neck. Not sure of its a defect qc issue or was supposed to be that way. A dab of super glues fixed that. Nut is bone and cut perfectly. Only qc issue with guitar, other than that its perfect. Neck nice C profile noce and roomy, not too chunky but not too thin either.Very resonant acoustically, not quite as resonant as my full hollow Gretsch - Way more than my Strats. Pickups have a really nice warm, almost lush tone, especially the neck. Very articulate and warm with a nice midrange complexity. One of the nice things about these pickups is they are very well matched to the guitar. Balanced. Not too bright, and not too much bass with that nice very present midrange. Bridge pickup seems a little hotter than the neck the just a little raunchiness, in a good way. Played so far through my Supro Delta King 12 the combo is to me, magic. Also sounds great through a couple of modeling amps is have. Was looking for a 335 ish semi hollow with vintage style humbckers. The Excel nails it! In my eyes this guitar is a Steal for the price and I think these were going for $1400 when they cam out. Everything is top notch, tuners, hardware, fit n finish all way nicer than a lot of what's out there I've seen. Everything is perfect on this guitarcand its very very classy looking. She's a keeper, I named her Thelma Jean... get one..… read more

Musical Background:
Played since 1977

Musical Style:
Whatever feels good at the time. Love it all. read less