DAngelico Deluxe 59 Satin Honey

Technical review: DAngelico Deluxe 59 Satin Honey

The DAngelico Deluxe 59 Satin Honey is a single-cut hollow-body electric guitar listed at $1,622. Its specification sheet describes a 635 mm scale, an ebony fingerboard with 22 frets, and two Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 pickups. A case is included. The instrument has been available since June 2022, and its listed item number is 545083.

There is no customer review information available for this product. The assessment below is therefore limited to the supplied specifications. Those details outline the guitar's design and equipment, but they do not establish how it sounds, feels, or performs in use.

Body and construction details

The guitar is identified as a hollow-body model, not a semi-hollow-body guitar. Its style is described as a hollow body with a single cutaway. The listed finish is Satin Honey, with gold-plated hardware and five-ply body binding. A five-ply solid black pickguard is also specified.

The body-material information is inconsistent. One entry names maple for the body and top. A more detailed construction note instead lists the top, back, and sides as laminated mahogany. These descriptions do not agree, so the precise body woods cannot be confirmed from the supplied data alone. Buyers who need to know the wood composition should verify it with the seller or manufacturer before ordering.

The neck description also differs between entries. The general specifications list maple, wenge, and maple, while the detailed description gives a maple, walnut, and maple neck. Both indicate a multi-piece neck, but the center wood is identified differently. The guitar is said to have a narrow neck with a C-shaped profile. No neck thickness measurements or nut-width tolerance are provided.

Fingerboard, scale, and dimensions

The ebony fingerboard has 22 frets and mother-of-pearl split-block inlays. The listed scale length is 635 mm, equivalent to 25 inches. Nut width is specified as 43 mm, or about 1.69 inches. These figures describe the basic playing geometry, but they do not reveal fret size, fingerboard radius, action, or factory setup. Those details are absent from the supplied specification list.

The split-block inlays give the fingerboard a clearly specified decorative feature, while the ebony material and fret count provide useful points of comparison with other guitars. However, there is no information here about the fret material or finish on the back of the neck. Those omissions limit what can be concluded about the instrument's setup and feel.

Pickups and controls

Two Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane P-90 pickups are listed, one in each pickup position. The control layout consists of one volume control and one tone control, with a three-way selector described as a chickenhead switch. This gives the player a selector for choosing between the two pickups or their combined setting, alongside the listed master volume and tone controls.

The pickup names identify the installed models, but the supplied data contains no output measurements, wiring diagram, or tonal description. It would be speculative to claim a particular response or sound from the names alone. There is also no listed coil-splitting or other switching function.

Tailpiece, tuners, and included case

The hardware list includes a D'Angelico Stairstep tailpiece and Grover 509 Super Rotomatic tuning machines. The guitar has no tremolo. An EG2P jack socket is specified, and the hardware is gold-plated. These are identifiable component details, although the provided information does not state the bridge model or describe any adjustment features.

A case is included, while a separate gig bag is not. The data does not identify the case type or its interior dimensions. That distinction matters for transport planning, especially for a hollow-body instrument, so the exact case supplied is worth confirming if it is a deciding factor.

What the specifications establish

The Deluxe 59 Satin Honey is presented as a hollow-body, single-cut guitar with dual P-90 pickups, a 25-inch scale, and a 43 mm nut. Its listed hardware and case are specific enough to help compare it with other models. The conflicting body-wood and neck-wood entries remain the key specification issue, and should be resolved before purchase if material choice is important.

Without customer feedback or hands-on test data, no conclusion can be made here about tuning stability, acoustic resonance, comfort, or amplified tone. This is a specification-based review, not a report of playing experience.