"The Rolls Royce of Solid Bodies"

This Rolls Royce of solid body guitars weighs 8.60 lbs. and has a nice, fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body with highly figured, bookmatched flamed maple top, one-piece mahogany neck, and ebony fretboard with 22 frets and inlaid mother-of-pearl split block position markers. Nine-ply black and white binding on the top of the guitar and three-ply black and white binding on the neck and the headstock. Headstock with inlaid mother-of-pearl "D'Angelico" logo and "New Yorker" inlays. White pearloid truss-rod cover. Rosewood overlay with mother-of-pearl diamond inlay on the back of the headstock. Individual Grover Imperial tuners with stairstep metal buttons. Two humbucking pickups with balanced outputs of 9.24k and 9.26k. Four-ply (black/white/black/white) plastic New Yorker-style stairstep pickguard. Four controls (two volume, two tone) on lower treble bout plus three-way toggle selector switch on upper bass bout. Gold knurled knobs with tortoiseshell tops. Adjustable "Tune-O-Matic" retainer-type bridge and separate stud tailpiece. All hardware gold-plated. With the number "12" stamped in black inside the control pocket and a printed paper label on the underside of the control pocket cover (which is made of matching wood): "D'Angelico New York/New York Model: NYSD-9/Serial: [written in ink] 003020517./Vestax Corp. Tokyo/[signed in ink] H. Ellis [?]." This guitar is in mint (9.50) condition. Housed in the original D'Angelico brown imitation crocodile hardshell case with pale orange plush lining (9.50).

"This is the Rolls Royce of solid bodies. You won't find a solid-body guitar anywhere that is more practical or more incredibly beautiful than this gem. The mahogany body and neck give it a big fat tone, a gorgeous flame maple top adds snap, and the lightning fast ebony fretboard is decorated with split block mother of pearl inlays. It has the same meticulous multi-ply binding, gold plated Grover tuning machines and ultra-detailed abalone inlays, on both the front and back of the headstock as do the top-of-the-line archtops. Like the NYSS-3, it has dual gold plated humbuckers and gold plated tone and volume controls. This puppy sings like a bird, with ridiculous tone and sustain that make it the perfect guitar for anything from loud Jazz to screamin' Rock & Roll. It is a totally balanced, comfortable and practical work of art. This is one of the latest and most unique pieces added to the D'Angelico line" (http://www.dangelicoguitars.com/guitars.php?Model=nysd9).