Open Box D'Angelico Premier Series Bedford SH Limited-Edition Electric Guitar with Tremolo Level 1 Ice Blue Metallic

I want to lead with the fact that this guitar was an open box special, so it was heavily discounted. So I will try to separate the "used" element of the guitar with what D'Angelico produced. The guitar was not just a gently used floor model but showed signs of heavy use and neglect. Fortunately, I am experienced enough to do a pretty deep dive guitar setup and cleaning. One of the Grover tuners had a broken white ring (looked like binding material) and promptly fell off. Luckily, I discovered it was largely cosmetic and the tuners function normally. OK, now to the guitar: I'm going to lead with the "bad news" portion first. The f-hole edges were rough. If you ran your fingers around the edges, you can feel the un-sanded wood even under the painted edges. There was a dollop of poly on the back of the neck that made it feel like there was a giant zit. Luckily, it's further up the neck almost at the body so my hand won't fo there too often. Frets were not great and shows some sprouting. It's not horrible but we're talking about a guitar that retails for "$799 - $800". These issues are not consistent with a guitar in this price range and left me disappointed at D 'Angelico's QC. So why the 4 stars? Because despite these "disappointments" the guitar plays great. The neck finish is satin with the perfect size and shape that fits my hand like a glove. After replacing the strings along with some fret polishing and fretboard conditioning, fretboard was fantastic. A little time with a fret file and rounding and my fingers were not in danger of being sliced like Vienna sausages. The Duncan Design pickups sounded great, and I will not be replacing them. The 4 stars is taking into account the discounted price I paid and the work I was willing to put into it. If I had paid $600 - $899, I would have sent it back. D'Angelico either needs to drop the price or crack down on their QC. The design and sound of the guitar are great. The fit and finish needs to be consistent with the expectations of a guitar advertised in this price range.

I got a floor model from Guitar Center at a substantial discount so I'm giving some grace with 4 stars. The fit and finish were below expectations for a guitar with a retail price of $799 - $899. Luckily, I have experience in setting up guitars so I was able to dial it in. But there were some finish issues like the tuner binding was cracked and fell off. There was a drop of finish on the back of the neck like a giant pimple that QC decided it was ok to ship that way. The nut looked very shoddy. I mean even my $200 Jet guitar had a bone nut cut to perfection. Also, the inside of the f holes edges were not finished well, and felt rough. So enough of the gripes. The guitar once dialed in, truss rod, fret polished, new strings, tightening of the tuner buttons, bridge adjusted, etc. was fantastic. The neck (minus the drop of poly) was perfect. Mat finish with the right size and fret board radius. I plugged in and the pickups are actually really good. Duncan design works for me. Tuners are great, despite the little broken piece it did not affect the playability or function. Appears to have been cosmetic. The verdict? I love the guitar for the price I paid. Had I paid full price I would have been sorely disappointed. This is really a $500 - $600 guitar retail IMO and D'Angelico needs to either up their fit & finish or drop the price. Would I buy it again? Only if offered the same price I paid for this one, else I would hard pass.

Got the Navy one, w/ SDOD & loved the color! Any Instruments mail-ordered; (Guitar 101).. YOU NEED TO SETUP!! Unless you buy it from a store where someone already set it up or will do it for you at purchase! Love the guitar's Jag/Jazzmaster combo style w/f-hole and the HSS pickups!

I use this guitar for personal recording, practice, and to play live with band. The sound is very smooth when clean and crank up a bit of distortion and it makes a killer shredder guitar.

When I recieved the Item. The string height was VERY high for any guitar player to play comfortably. It had paint chips at the back. I expected it to be playable out of the box (as it should be) specially from a company like D'Angelico. Dont even think of buying as your first guitar.

I tested in guitar center and I just followed in love! So nice to play, have a different sound than the usual, but in the good way! Its so unique! I'm enjoying every moment that I'm playing with.