Another Selmer-style guitar in the extremely popular line of Gitane jazz guitars. The DG-255 is the most affordable recreation of one of Django’s favorite style of guitars. The new Gitane DG-255 from is truly an industry first. Until now, guitarists had the choice of a few indifferently made production guitars at a reasonable price or a few, fine custom guitars at $2000 to $5.000, but the new Gitane line offers the features of an expensive, hand-made guitar at a price any guitarist can afford. The Gitane DG-255 is closely copied from a priceless, original Selmer guitar, and every essential feature is reproduced—along with a few modern improvements in tone and playability. The DG-255 has the more common slotted peghead design familiar to jazz guitarists as well as the smaller soundhole. Most photographs of Django show this very guitar. Since many of the later originals had thick, uncomfortable necks and heavy, oversized top braces, the DG-255 has a slim, low-profile neck and the top braces just heavy enough to allow a balance of stability and optimum tone.