Brand: Agile EAN: 0823245708094 Feature: Real Flame Maple top and single cutaway solid Mahogany arch top body with Full body and neck binding. Label: Agile Manufacturer: Agile Material Type: Wood Model: AL-2000 Black Cherry Flame Publisher: Agile Studio: Agile
Features
Real Flame Maple top and single cutaway solid Mahogany arch top body with Full body and neck binding. High quality wax potted ceramic humbucker pickups for improved sound and Grover Die Cast tuners. Set-in Maple neck with Rosewood fretboard and trapezodial inlays and 22 Jumbo 2.7mm frets and a 13.7" (350mm) radius neck for fast play. Two volume & two tone controls and a 3-way pickup selector switch help you find your sound and Stop-Bar tailpiece transfers string vibration to the body of the guitar and produces superior sustain Width of the neck at the nut: 1 5/8"; at the 22st fret: 2 3/16" Neck Taper is 21.5 mm at the 1st fret and 23.5 mm at the 12th fret. Oversized, shipping weight is 30 lbs.
Editorial Reviews:
Rondo Music is an American owned and operated family business, founded in 1959. We are committed to selling you the best instrument at the best price for your needs. Rondo Music is the home of SX Guitars, Agile Guitars, Valencia Guitars, Brice Basses, CNB Cases, Drummer's Design and Century Drums, and Hoffman Violins. For questions on any of these products it's best to email us. Thickness of neck at the first fret approx 11/16"
Overall length, including the strap button: 40"; Scale length: 24.7"
Bridge pole spacing is 3", and the Tail piece pole spacing is 3 1/4"
Width at the widest point: 13"
Body thickness 2" at edge.
Oversized, shipping weight is 30 lbs.
Actual Weight is only 10 lbs.
Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating: Summary: Excellent guitar, great value Comment: I wanted to wait a couple of weeks before writing a review on this guitar so that the newness factor would be worn off and I could write an honest review. That being said:
This truly is a beautiful guitar. The finish is gorgeous, well-done with a deep, lush color. I looked over it carefully and did not find any defects, although at this price this guitar is meant to be played, not be a museum piece. The fretboard was a bit dry but that was easy to remedy. The volume and tone controls are a bit on the cheap side but that's also easy to upgrade.
It plays very smoothly, the body nice and heavy with lots of sustain. It's a good, honest guitar, gorgeous finish, well-built and sturdy, for a very good price. Believe the hype. Customer Rating: Summary: Agile AL 2000 Comment: I bought this guitar back in December 2005 and have been learning to play on it. I absolutely enjoy it more everytime I play it, which is nearly everyday. Of course the better I get, the better it sounds and it so sooooo cooool when you get parts of Beatle's songs just right. Beautiful finish, and excellent craftmanship, this is not of piece of junk, this is a serious guitar, this could be sold for a lot more money. I read reviews on numerous sites before buying and was kind of skeptical of all the raves about it, even by the more experienced musicians who bought it for "fun". They weren't kidding, it is good instrument. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Guitar at 3x The Price Comment: If you are looking for a Les Paul copy, this is the guitar to get.
Fit and finish are EXCELLENT, fret work is EXCELLENT, playability is EXCELLENT and the tone is very good.
I've played a bunch of Epiphone Les Pauls and to my ears, the tone of the Agile is much fuller and complex. I would classify the Epi's tone as "mid-rangy". This guitar almost sounds like it has single coils, almost chimey.
I only gave the tone "very good" because what I was really looking for in tone was something similar to a Les Paul Recording or 56 Les Paul black beauty with single coils. If you have ever heard Les Paul at the Iridium in NYC, you know what I'm talking about. Of course these guitars can cost over 20 times the Agile.
This guitar is definately a keeper. If you are considering an Epi Les Paul, you should take a look at the Agile 2000
