D'Angelico Premier Bedford

A solidbody debut with a twist in the hardtail.

- Rob Laing

Classic is good. We like classic, don’t we? The Tele, Strat, SG, Les Paul… those familiar curves that keep pulling us in like poor saps with their timeless appeal. But different can be good too, and if a company can take a new approach and combine it with a sense of class on an instrument that feels like it might be a lost gem… well, then they’re on to something. So D’Angelico’s three new models win our admiration in that regard. The company has entered the solid body market for the first time with three new bold shapes – the Ludlow, Atlantic and Bedford – available in two series: Deluxe and the more affordable Premier. We’ve chosen this 7lb Premier Bedford as the model to look at here. It’s the company’s flagship design and it also