D'Angelico - Premier Bowery CS Matte Black

New York is evident in every curve of this Bowery CS. The Premier series features a single-cutaway Dreadnought body, and the 647.7 mm (25.5") scale length gives open-string playing just the right balance between riffs and ballads.

Beneath the Matt Black finish of the top, the satin finish hints at the grain of the laminated mahogany that also covers the back and sides. The three-strip binding frames a body with scalloped X-bracing, surrounding an ABS rosette with three cream/black/cream rings, and there is no pickguard.

The mahogany neck, joined using a scarf joint and attached to the body via a dovetail joint, features a C-shaped profile that widens from 20 mm at the first fret to 22 mm at the twelfth. The roasted merbau fingerboard, curved to a radius of 355.6 mm (14"), features twenty Medium Jumbo frets, 1.5T white binding, pearlescent acrylic inlays and side markers. The 42.9 mm wide PPS nut leads to the double-action truss rod, adjustable at the soundhole.

On the Standard headstock, with single-fold binding and a satin finish, the acrylic D’Angelico New York and Premier Shield logos sit alongside a Cupola headpin and a Skyscraper aluminium truss rod cover, a nod to the brand’s hometown. The Stairstep Wave tuning machines and chrome strap buttons complement a Stairstep bridge and its PPS bridge pins.

The D’Angelico MG-30 preamp features a built-in tuner alongside EQ and volume controls, allowing the Bowery CS to be plugged in on stage without compromising its acoustic tone. D’Addario EXP-16 strings (.012–.053) span the six strings across a body with a depth of 101.6 to 119.4 mm and a width of 406.4 mm.