Michael Angelo Batio 4 Neck Guitar For Sale (2024 Update)

I was searching for a good solid hb that would give me a brown sound on a budget and this little punum fit the bill. After some research I found out that these are made in the good ol usa and modeled after the sound of the vintage 70's/'80's dean guitars, which came stock with Dimarzio SD's. The designers also listened to players suggestions on where they felt improvement was needed and went to work. What you have in the TC really is an improved SD, balanced highs and mids smooth lows, no unpleasant shrills or spikes across the frequency range with good tight clean crunch and hints of that out of phase growl. Mind you this pup went into an ash body mounted at an angle on a custom pickguard with just a 500k volume pot ala evh so that setup does free up some db's but I am sure that no matter what your setup is, you too will be very pleased with the sound and eq of the Time Capsule not to mention the awesome value u get for the money.vector2318c

I have Five guitars fitted with these and it's become my favorite pick-up. It's a scorching sound, lively, never brittle or shrill yet never muddy either. (Note Schenker's Wah in the middle tone is a wah, not his/this pick-up).Armitage

This guitar has a nice feel and tone. I personally love the graphics on the guitar, the neck feels good. My only critic is the sound which in my case Ill be replacing the OEM DMT pickups for EMG. Did my proper adjustments regarding action and totally love the way it plays.I.Sarraff

Talk about a nice neck and frets!!! Wow, super smooth jumbos, great inlays, and the carved feel of a Musicman, nice flat radius, no buzz. The body is not that light, but feels great in balance and comfort, with excellent quality strap holders. The Floyd special recessed is very nice, and does its job very well. All 5 positions sound very good with volume balanced and quiet switching. It came already in tune and set up. Of course, I will change it to my tuning, and I did adjust the pole pieces for volume string to string where I wanted it, and raised the bridge pu a tad. Definitely a professional quality guitar that looks great, sounds great, feels great, and for a ridiculously low price. Decent HSH/good Floyd guitars don't go near this price.Mike

I received this guitar as a Xmas gift, set up nice, stays in tune, nice graphics, but the wiring is junk! Took it out of the box, plugged it in and immediately noticed the middle pickup wasn't working. Took the back panel off and saw the wiring was bunched together and zip ties so tight it snapped the wires. I took off the zip tie and now all the pickups sporadically work. Bottom line, great guitar, junk wiring and soldering. Beware!Billy Bob

each and every point this guitar is a Rocker. can not be better than this. pickup , body, neck everything is awesome. . what a guitar . love love love it.ullaash

Great guitar, nice smooth neck shakes for shredding and just enough thickness for a good grip, EMG pick ups sound as they should punchy and clear, Floyd rose works great but you will have to change the arm as it wiggles in the FR 1500 bridge, the design on body is by far the best, definitely a shredder guitar.kito14

I love this guitar! Feels great, sounds great, beautiful to look at, Floyd Rose, and 24 frets! No complaints, 100% satisfied. Loved it so much that I bought the red one, too!Draco

Nothing wrong with the craftsmanship but needed a bit of tweaking out of the box. Once it's set up, it feels sounds and plays great. Excellent guitar if your looking for a 7 string that is in a class above the bottom of the line 7s under 300 bucks.MetalTeK

I returned this item as it is too thick and heavy in the body for my taste and makes some kind of buzzing in the wiring when playing notes. The volume knob scrapes the body when you turn it, and the strings made my fret fingers black during the testing. Fail!KingPin

I cant believe how good this D'Angelico is. Workmanship is perfect – It looks stunning. I got the vintage tint natural color which looks so beautiful to me, and the flamed maple rims and back are very classy almost 3D looking and really set it off I removed the factory fitted roundwound strings which were quite bright to my ears, and put on a set of flatwound D'Addario Chormes 12's which made it sound so much louder and feel much nicer. Acoustically it is pretty loud. When plugged in, it sounds superb, the Kent Armstrong pick up is simply wonderful – full, clear and fat sounding and it has that big warm classic jazz sound. I tried out a lot of archtops in the same price range and this was way by far the best of them. I almost bought a Ibanez LGB30 which was fantastic, but this one for me was the better of the two and more of the jazz tone I was looking for. It came with a nice hard shell case too. I will be keeping this guitar. Its exceeded my expectations in every way.6 stringed picker

I'm a recent convert to D'Angelico guitars. I had seen them at big box retailers for a couple of years, but always dismissed them as overpriced imports until I saw one heavily discounted and picked it up. I had been looking for an inexpensive jazz box to experiment with and it fit the bill (EXL-1 model), so I took it home. Once I really starting playing it I was blown away by the quality. These are not your typical imports. The fit and finish are better than most and absolutely the equal of (or better than) any American made guitars. Once I was sold on the brand, I started checking out some of their other offerings. I have a custom shop '59 Les Paul reissue, but it's too expensive for me to leave it out as a daily player, so I've been looking for another HH to serve as my daily driver. The SS does everything I want. It's lightweight, but not so light that you get neck dive (like an SG). The neck profile is very comfortable to me – it's smaller than the '59's neck, but thicker than the typical modern C. The pickups on the Excel-level model are very good. I would say they're slightly warmer than a standard PAF but not muddy. The pickups on this Deluxe model are fantastic. Seymour Duncan '59's (you can disregard the mfg.-specific DA prefix – they're the SD '59's you'd get straight from them and you can find plenty of reviews and discussions of them online). They'll give you any tone you want from a humbucker. What sends this Deluxe model into "perfect guitar" territory is the addition of the 6-way switch. You can split any humbucker, but you won't necessarily like the single-coil sound from any humbucker. These could have been designed for splitting. Also, nearly every maker uses push-pull pots for splitting which, for me, is ridiculous. If you happen to want to split coils while playing, it's nearly impossible to pull the pot without turning it some at the same time. The 6-way switch is fast and snappy. When you throw Grover locking tuners and the other premium components into the mix, I can't think of anything that could possibly be done to upgrade this guitar. If you haven't played one – give it shot. You won't regret it.Big Pete

This is just a terrific instrument. It's what we've come to expect from the quality producers in S Korea. The trim is flawless, and the matte midnight was the perfect choice. Intonation is perfect. The sustain stays on or nearly on pitch throughout attenuation. Pots are sensitive/effective from ~2.5 to 10, which in my experience is better than most. The six-way switch locks in distinctly different sounds. I play mostly jazz/blues, so I can't comment on the harder rock side of things, but it's beautiful clean. And IMHO, clean is where the test should be.Delivery was impressive, ordered early Thanksgiving afternoon, delivered Saturday morning. They must have known I was going to buy, and had it on the truck addressed and ready to go when I made the purchase! Seriously, this is a fine instrument, and compares well to models up to twice the price.Rwjax-79612

Michael Angelo Batio is a High energy guitarist, this CD showcases his ability to shred, and create a soundscape of Heavy Metal riffs. I love this CD, as always Michael Angelo Batio gives us a beautiful gift of music with this all new Disk. If you love guitar, you'll love this album, Michael Angelo Batio is never a disappointment.wastingtime112

I cant believe how good this D'Angelico is. Workmanship is perfect – It looks stunning. I got the vintage tint natural color which looks so beautiful to me, and the flamed maple rims and back are very classy almost 3D looking and really set it off I removed the factory fitted roundwound strings which were quite bright to my ears, and put on a set of flatwound D'Addario Chormes 12's which made it sound so much louder and feel much nicer. Acoustically it is pretty loud. When plugged in, it sounds superb, the Kent Armstrong pick up is simply wonderful – full, clear and fat sounding and it has that big warm classic jazz sound. I tried out a lot of archtops in the same price range and this was way by far the best of them. I almost bought a Ibanez LGB30 which was fantastic, but this one for me was the better of the two and more of the jazz tone I was looking for. It came with a nice hard shell case too. I will be keeping this guitar. Its exceeded my expectations in every way.6 stringed picker

I'm a recent convert to D'Angelico guitars. I had seen them at big box retailers for a couple of years, but always dismissed them as overpriced imports until I saw one heavily discounted and picked it up. I had been looking for an inexpensive jazz box to experiment with and it fit the bill (EXL-1 model), so I took it home. Once I really starting playing it I was blown away by the quality. These are not your typical imports. The fit and finish are better than most and absolutely the equal of (or better than) any American made guitars. Once I was sold on the brand, I started checking out some of their other offerings. I have a custom shop '59 Les Paul reissue, but it's too expensive for me to leave it out as a daily player, so I've been looking for another HH to serve as my daily driver. The SS does everything I want. It's lightweight, but not so light that you get neck dive (like an SG). The neck profile is very comfortable to me – it's smaller than the '59's neck, but thicker than the typical modern C. The pickups on the Excel-level model are very good. I would say they're slightly warmer than a standard PAF but not muddy. The pickups on this Deluxe model are fantastic. Seymour Duncan '59's (you can disregard the mfg.-specific DA prefix – they're the SD '59's you'd get straight from them and you can find plenty of reviews and discussions of them online). They'll give you any tone you want from a humbucker. What sends this Deluxe model into "perfect guitar" territory is the addition of the 6-way switch. You can split any humbucker, but you won't necessarily like the single-coil sound from any humbucker. These could have been designed for splitting. Also, nearly every maker uses push-pull pots for splitting which, for me, is ridiculous. If you happen to want to split coils while playing, it's nearly impossible to pull the pot without turning it some at the same time. The 6-way switch is fast and snappy. When you throw Grover locking tuners and the other premium components into the mix, I can't think of anything that could possibly be done to upgrade this guitar. If you haven't played one – give it shot. You won't regret it.Big Pete

This is just a terrific instrument. It's what we've come to expect from the quality producers in S Korea. The trim is flawless, and the matte midnight was the perfect choice. Intonation is perfect. The sustain stays on or nearly on pitch throughout attenuation. Pots are sensitive/effective from ~2.5 to 10, which in my experience is better than most. The six-way switch locks in distinctly different sounds. I play mostly jazz/blues, so I can't comment on the harder rock side of things, but it's beautiful clean. And IMHO, clean is where the test should be.Delivery was impressive, ordered early Thanksgiving afternoon, delivered Saturday morning. They must have known I was going to buy, and had it on the truck addressed and ready to go when I made the purchase! Seriously, this is a fine instrument, and compares well to models up to twice the price.Rwjax-79612

A great feeling guitar all around. For those that are into telecaster shapes, but love the sound of humbuckers, can find a balance with this guitar. The rockfield pickup has a nice warmth to it that definitely helps with any high gain tones that most people go for, and the sunkai body has a nice weight to it that wont turn you into Quasimodo after playing for a while. My only complaint is the fret edges are a little sharp, but a good filing will fix that up quick.DUSTIN

This guitar was beautiful to play from the time I held it in the store. It plays really well (especially for my heavy metal band ! ) The humbucker pickups offer a rich and thick tone, and the neck pickups offer a nice warm tone for clean and jazzy sounds. The classic telecaster style body is awesome and the finish is beautiful!Creole Rock

I own three Michael Kelly telecasters each with a different pickup configuration. This is probably the best of the bunch or maybe the 53DB. It's a close race. The keyboard on this is fantastic, and the tones are to die for. Very chimy. It looks beautiful, and it plays even more beautifully. When I get my second stimulus check, I plan on buying another Michael Kelly guitar. I have four of them, counting the acoustic, and they are all well-made and well set up. I have a more expensive Fender Telecaster, but the MIchael Kelly's are right up there in quality, and probably better. I would highly recommend both the brand, and this specific guitar!Dennis

This is a great guitar for the money. Really good value. As a lefthanded guitar player choices are always very limited so when I started looking for a hybrid guitar with both piezo and magnetic pickups there were not too many choices. I watched a lot of YouTube videos and decided to pull the trigger on this Michael Kelly guitar. First of all, the looks of this guitar are absolutely stunning. I got the spalted maple burst finish and it is gorgeous. It has maple pickup covers/rings and knobs. A very nice touch to add to the acoustic looks. The action was super low out of the box but not a single buzz anywhere on the fretboard. The piezo sound is very nice, equal to pretty much any bridge piezo system out there I've heard. The magnetic pickups are surprisingly nice. Very smooth and clear with a split coil option for even more tonal options. The one issue I had upon arrival is that the piezo pickup was pretty unbalanced across the strings, which is a common problem for this type of pickup. I emailed Michael Kelly and heard back the next day with some suggestions. I was able to get it much more balanced by taking the bridge piece out and shimming it a little. Still not perfect but it's much better. I may put some clay in the slot to even put the pressure. It is string with .010s so increasing the string gauge would probably help with this as well. Overall I am super happy with guitar and have been playing it nonstop since I got it. I've been playing guitar for over 35 years, own 20+ guitars and this one has become a new favorite. When paired with my Line 6 Helix Floor I can easily switch between the acoustic and electric tones with great sounds on both.Jeremy

The switches are easy. The Sound is "In Your Face" You can Play as an Acoustic, or Electric, or both. The quality of sound is full, and bright. Depending on how you want to play it, (style-wise) you will be able to manipulate your sound with ease! I Love the look, the weight, and the feel.Discovering Guitar Passion

Overall: The guitar itself is great. Good- Fit and finish are excellent. Plays well, frets are nice, finish and looks are amazing. Bad- Fret buzz on high E upper frets. Battery for Fishman pickup is dead. Hunbuckers are nice but very mellow- don’t be fooled by the videos, you will need a pedal to get growl out of these. Running through the Orange Micro Terror and there is no bark at all from these. And the Orange gets a nasty tone when you max it out. Worse- zZounds is supposedly known for customer service but nit this time I guess. When I contacted them about the battery and feet buzz, they said the expectation is everyone will take it to a luthier for a set up. Maybe if I was adjusting something or wanted it set differently. I just wanted to be able to play it out of the box and can’t because of the buzz issue. I guess $850 doesn’t buy you much anymore. Not at all happy with zZounds. I hate to rate this low because if it all worked this would be an amazing guitar. Didn’t happen in this instance though.Thad

Overall: I have a small, but carefully curated collection of guitars. I can't/don't spend big bucks on each guitar, so I want to make sure whatever I get ticks a lot of boxes and, for me, this is perfect. It's light weight, super comfortable (has both arm and belly cuts) and plays like a dream. And with all the super thin necks that are so prevalent today, it's nice to find something a bit more standard for those of us with bigger hands. I did upgrade to locking tuners, but I don't think I'll be touching the pickups. Overall a great pick for a T-style daily player!Grant

The good: Very resonant acoustically before being plugged in, this is the most important sound test, pickups can be changed, a dull instrument is a dead end. The nut was cut well. The fit and finish was excellent, no blemishes, overspray etc. The binding looked perfect. Weight was very good, not too heavy. I really liked the neck and shape, not ultra thin but not too bulky either. They seemed to find that happy medium. The tuners are very good, but I'll probably swap them out for a set of hipshot locking tuners just to make string changes a little quicker. Pickups are very nice. I was assuming that I would upgrade them but after playing this a while, I'm not sure the improvement would be worth the cost as these sound great. The 4th selector option that converts the two singles to a humbucker sound is very nice, I've found my self gravitating there in certain situations. This pickup option takes a great all around tele and makes it a complete workhorse for live shows. I have a Gibson Les Paul, PRS CE, several high end Ibanez guitars, a very nice Godin Velocity as well as various other guitars. This guitar was to check the telecaster box for me and it makes me wonder why I didn't get one sooner. Great all around guitar, this could very easily become my go to live guitar just because it's such a player and is much less expensive than my other ones. It can definitely cover all the bases of the other ones. I can't compare this to a high end Fender because I don't own one but I imagine the differences would be minimal. I recommend this guitar as a good mid tier option. It punches higher than it's weight and is a great value for the money.Jeremy

This is my 4th MK and all of them are beautifully appointed instruments. The Birdseye maple really pops, and she plays like a strat. Does a good kid sounding like a strat as when you split the humbucker. Buy one and you’ll want another…Will in FL

What a beautiful guitar and the options are limitless playability right out of the box my only gripe is you have to go to website to get the pickup selection directions could of put it on paper in the boxLes

This guitar is awesome! Plays good and sounds good. It literally changed my life. I was unable to play electric guitar for a few years because of a back injury. I am able to do so now. I want to thank Michael Kelly and his group. This is a great deal! Quality materials used in making this guitar. You wont regret this purchase. Beautiful guitar that weighs under 6 pounds.randelladams

Like the feel of a tele, but don't like the single coil sound. With the Fishman Powerbridge activated the tones you get out of this unlike anything you can explain. The feel on the neck is smooth and not sticky. Over all it is a joy to play and hard to put down. I have only heard of Michael Kelly guitars at Sam Ash, so I did a lot of research before and heard the pros and cons. But what it comes down to it that tele feel, with a thick tone.Joey Bag 'o Donuts

THIS GUITAR IS THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS. IT INCORPORATES THE TIMELESS ASTHETIC FROM SIXTY YEARS AGO WITH SOME FANTASTIC MODERN APPOINTMENTS. THE BRIDGE IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD DESIGN. INTONATION IS NOT A PROBLEM ON THIS GUITAR. THE PICKUP CONFIGURATION BRINGS A VERY VERSATILE SONIC PALETTE TO THIS INSTRUMENT. GREAT JOB!JCOFFEY

Love the sound of this guitar. The custom P-90 pickups are incredible, super punchy and good for the gospel and r&b stuff I do. This guitar cuts!! Feels great too.Darius

12-04-18 I originally ordered a new Gibson Les Paul Classic 2018 goldtop because I wanted the P-90 pickups. I was able to get Private Reserve agent Mike Treece to help me with this order. He bent over backwards to help me through this process. Musician's Friend had 8 on order from Gibson, but only 5 came in, and Gibson did not fulfill the rest of the order and I was one of those that got the order cancelled. This was not Musician's Friend's fault, but Gibson's. This was all after I waited over a month to get it. I started searching again, and a very nice Musician's Friend customer service agent named Mike Finch sent me a link where I discovered the D'Angelico Deluxe Bedford guitar with P-90 pickups and a swamp ash body. I had Mike Treece check it out for me and after seeing some photos of it, I bought it after getting a great deal from Mike. A little consolation for the Gibson deal not happening. I knew about D'Angelico guitars, but I was not aware that these new models for 2018 were the first solid body guitars in their 85 year history. This guitar is just so unique! The swamp ash body on mine is gorgeous. It's a two piece body, but both sides match very well. The pickups are USA made Seymour Duncan pickups designed just for these D'Angelico models. The inlays are a beautiful split block with Mother of pearl and abalone. Makes the fingerboard look beautiful. The Pau Ferro fretboard feels really nice to the touch. The tuners are locking Grover Rotomatics in gold. The headstock on these are just a work of art. This guitar has a look to me like a mixture of a Fender Jazz Master guitar, and a Les Paul, and D'Angelico. The guitar is very comfortable to play, and the pickups sound amazing! No regrets here, as this guitar will wail. This guitar even comes with a deluxe hardshell, plush lined case with the D'Angelico logo screen printed in gold on the lid. The guitar is made in South Korea, but the quality craftsmanship shows well on this. Great Job D'Angelico!Cliff

This guitar is incredible. The body shape is amazing, and the Seymour Duncan pickups sound great. I also love the satin neck on the back. Realy comfortable and easy to play. In love!!!Joe

Dressed the frets and it was ready to go. Comfortable to play, sounds good, it's light, and looks great. I have the Tele style also and it's good tooRick

This is a great guitar for the money. Really good value. As a lefthanded guitar player choices are always very limited so when I started looking for a hybrid guitar with both piezo and magnetic pickups there were not too many choices. I watched a lot of YouTube videos and decided to pull the trigger on this Michael Kelly guitar. First of all, the looks of this guitar are absolutely stunning. I got the spalted maple burst finish and it is gorgeous. It has maple pickup covers/rings and knobs. A very nice touch to add to the acoustic looks. The action was super low out of the box but not a single buzz anywhere on the fretboard. The piezo sound is very nice, equal to pretty much any bridge piezo system out there I've heard. The magnetic pickups are surprisingly nice. Very smooth and clear with a split coil option for even more tonal options. The one issue I had upon arrival is that the piezo pickup was pretty unbalanced across the strings, which is a common problem for this type of pickup. I emailed Michael Kelly and heard back the next day with some suggestions. I was able to get it much more balanced by taking the bridge piece out and shimming it a little. Still not perfect but it's much better. I may put some clay in the slot to even put the pressure. It is string with .010s so increasing the string gauge would probably help with this as well. Overall I am super happy with guitar and have been playing it nonstop since I got it. I've been playing guitar for over 35 years, own 20+ guitars and this one has become a new favorite. When paired with my Line 6 Helix Floor I can easily switch between the acoustic and electric tones with great sounds on both.Jeremy

The switches are easy. The Sound is "In Your Face" You can Play as an Acoustic, or Electric, or both. The quality of sound is full, and bright. Depending on how you want to play it, (style-wise) you will be able to manipulate your sound with ease! I Love the look, the weight, and the feel.Discovering Guitar Passion

Overall: The guitar itself is great. Good- Fit and finish are excellent. Plays well, frets are nice, finish and looks are amazing. Bad- Fret buzz on high E upper frets. Battery for Fishman pickup is dead. Hunbuckers are nice but very mellow- don’t be fooled by the videos, you will need a pedal to get growl out of these. Running through the Orange Micro Terror and there is no bark at all from these. And the Orange gets a nasty tone when you max it out. Worse- zZounds is supposedly known for customer service but nit this time I guess. When I contacted them about the battery and feet buzz, they said the expectation is everyone will take it to a luthier for a set up. Maybe if I was adjusting something or wanted it set differently. I just wanted to be able to play it out of the box and can’t because of the buzz issue. I guess $850 doesn’t buy you much anymore. Not at all happy with zZounds. I hate to rate this low because if it all worked this would be an amazing guitar. Didn’t happen in this instance though.Thad

I love this guitar, especially for the price, my last guitar was a Godin which cost $900.00. My Angel Lopez is equally as good if not better.stewarcohe0