Li’l Angel
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Li’l Angel
Little, right? Well…
Yes? No? Not really?
Yes, our Li’l Angel has the same body size as our world-famous Drop Top—the electric guitar that changed the industry back in 1990 and is still super-popular and always improving. But Li’l Angel has deeper cut-aways at the horns.
So no, it is not really little.
Well then, why is it called Li’l Angel?
Before we go any further, we need to do some counting together.
Ready, and...1, 2, 3, 4…21, 22…?
23…24?
Yes, wow, 24 frets but no double dot fret marker at the 24th fret.
Editor’s Note: This is one quick way to determine if you are looking at a regular Angel or a Li’l Angel.
Why no double dots at 24?
Simply, Li’l Angel is a Shorty—a short-scale Angel. It has a shorter, 24 3/4-inch scale-length. A Li’l Angel. And the double dots just will not fit at the 24th fret because…
Its narrower between the 23rd and 24th frets than on a regular Angel with its 25 1/2-inch scale length.
Yes, this is a Li’l Angel—a shorty Angel—it boasts a 24 3/4-inch scale length.
The shorter scale makes it play so easy—with less string tension—and resound with a touch more midrange. But being from the Angelic Anderson family it always has 24 frets.
So then…
A Li’l Angel is just a fun way of denoting that this magnificent guitar is an Angel with a short, 24 3/4-inch, scale length.
Very simple and very fun. Li’l Angel.
Well, it is time to bend 5 frets and not think twice about it.
See you in the next Guitar Tales.
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