D'Angelico EXS-1

This guitar was built in 2007.
Has 22 frets. Ebony Fingerboard.
Laminated Top.
Floating neck Pickup with volume and tone on pickguard. Flamed back and sides
Spruce top, Maple back and sides.
16" Body

Now, I have owned close to 30 guitars in my lifetime (I am 31 years old) - I have been playing and studying Jazz for about 11 years.
This guitar is EVERYTHING I was looking for and HAS everything I was looking for, BUT may be missing certain items for others (such as a floating Bridge pickup, etc)
I will knock off 1 point for that. For me it's perfect.

I play primarily Jazz. LET ME START BY SAYING I have owned the following for Jazz:
Ibanez Pat Metheny PM100
Ibanez George Benson GB-10
Epiphone JOE PASS model

This D'Angelico is the most recent AND THE ONLY guitar I currently own. As for the sound, acoustically it BLOWS THE EPIPHONE AWAY! - The quality of the wood, build, binding, craft, etc. just shines over the epiphone JOE PASS by a mile (and the pass is a nice guitar!!!)
Plugged in, it sounds just as incredible, with the small issue of feedback.

I loved my two Ibanez models, and even though this guitar physically is more along the lines of the GB-10, It's natural acoustic tone is SO MUCH like the PM100, it's shocking!

The PM100 is one of the best guitars I have EVER heard acoustically, as is this D'angelico EXS-1

Wow, D'angelico blew my mind. They took an extra day to set this baby up, and when it arrived, it was perfect.

There were certain high chords I would avoid on my Epiphone Joe Pass, as I got used to the fact that they wouldn't come through in tune (intonation issues I guess)

Nothing like that on the EXS-1. I am amazed.
I am also blown away at what I can get for $895.00 brand new.

The ebony finderboard is like glass, mirror-like - so pretty. The binding is finished off with a beautiful, black pinstripe running down the sides of the fretboard. I love the wood tone of the headstock, and the tuners feel WAY more solid than they look in the pictures!

I hate to score 10, I look like a biased idiot, but I really have nothing short of breathtaking feeling for this guitar, so I am not going to sit here and try to find something wrong, just to look diverse in my scoring!

Without a doubt, every bit as solid as Archtops I have payed 3 times the amount for - build is up there, and seems every bit the same, if not better quality.

Mark was incredibly kind and helpful. He went out of his way to get my instrument to me in a fast manner. He was very friendly and humble. You wouldn't think that this is a guy working for one of the greatest guitar makers in history, He won't talk down to you in any way. A true gentleman. PERFECTION!

I will be posting my Jazz music in the future and posting photos of this guitar to look at. For more info go to www.myspace.com/thebusylights

I have been playing my whole life and playing jazz for half that.
I was worried about ordering this guitar without finding photos on the web anywhere. Don't be afraid, this guitar is amazing, and it SHOULD cost about 5 times what it does. I am not sure why they are selling something of such high quality at such a cheap price. I am grateful I got one before they realize what they are doing!!!