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So, a couple weeks ago I played a friend's Agile 3000. I had actually told him to get one, since I had heard such good things about them and he wanted a LP copy. I was so impressed with his, that I ordered the less expensive 2000, in the Tiger Eye finish.
This is the basic Agile LP copy, and sells for $200 on E-Bay. Has a rosewood board, maple neck, mahogany body and flame maple cap. Neck and body are bound, headstock is not. Ceramic humbuckers, chrome hardware.
On first inspection, I found some finish issues. On the fingerboard between the nut and first fret there was a stain, like someone thought of staining the board...but only did a small part. There is a little overslop on the edge of the headstock, Small stuff. The fretboard was thirsty, so I lemon oiled it. It sucked up quite a bit, and that also made the stain less prominent. The factory strings were the worst I had ever experienced. They turned my fingers black in 5 minutes. I slapped on a set of Fender nickles in .009. Had to tighten up the truss rod a bit as a result, but after some tweaking I got it where I wanted it.
Overall, the finish is really amazing for a $200 guitar. The flame top is very flamey, although the double stain process that is used to create the tiger eye finish removes a great deal of the depth of the flame. However, it still looks cool.
Neck has a 1 5/8 nut width and is a slim profile. It is actually quite comfortable.
I was expecting to do a pickup swap on this guitar. However, after playing it...I am not sure if I will. The stock pickups have plenty of juice, but are pretty mellow. Not as bright as the Alnico Vs that are in my friend's 3000...we a/b'd the guitars yesterday.
Overall, this guitar is astonishing. I just can't believe how much you can get for $200. I have owned real Les Pauls and while this is not a Gibson in terms of quality...tonally it is very, very close to a non-vintage Gibson. There isn't enough of a difference for me to feel disappointed in the Agile. It feels like a Les Paul, plays like a Les Paul and sounds like a Les Paul. FAT, lots of sustain and gives you that fabulous neck pickup distorted tone...or a ripping Sykes tone...I think I played the "Cryin' in the Rain" riff for about 2 hours on Saturday! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I would love to see how their $500 top of the line model stacks up, because I actually preferred mine tonally over my friend's $360 3000 model.
Thumbs up for a great,inexpensive LP copy.
Mike
This is the basic Agile LP copy, and sells for $200 on E-Bay. Has a rosewood board, maple neck, mahogany body and flame maple cap. Neck and body are bound, headstock is not. Ceramic humbuckers, chrome hardware.
On first inspection, I found some finish issues. On the fingerboard between the nut and first fret there was a stain, like someone thought of staining the board...but only did a small part. There is a little overslop on the edge of the headstock, Small stuff. The fretboard was thirsty, so I lemon oiled it. It sucked up quite a bit, and that also made the stain less prominent. The factory strings were the worst I had ever experienced. They turned my fingers black in 5 minutes. I slapped on a set of Fender nickles in .009. Had to tighten up the truss rod a bit as a result, but after some tweaking I got it where I wanted it.
Overall, the finish is really amazing for a $200 guitar. The flame top is very flamey, although the double stain process that is used to create the tiger eye finish removes a great deal of the depth of the flame. However, it still looks cool.
Neck has a 1 5/8 nut width and is a slim profile. It is actually quite comfortable.
I was expecting to do a pickup swap on this guitar. However, after playing it...I am not sure if I will. The stock pickups have plenty of juice, but are pretty mellow. Not as bright as the Alnico Vs that are in my friend's 3000...we a/b'd the guitars yesterday.
Overall, this guitar is astonishing. I just can't believe how much you can get for $200. I have owned real Les Pauls and while this is not a Gibson in terms of quality...tonally it is very, very close to a non-vintage Gibson. There isn't enough of a difference for me to feel disappointed in the Agile. It feels like a Les Paul, plays like a Les Paul and sounds like a Les Paul. FAT, lots of sustain and gives you that fabulous neck pickup distorted tone...or a ripping Sykes tone...I think I played the "Cryin' in the Rain" riff for about 2 hours on Saturday! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
I would love to see how their $500 top of the line model stacks up, because I actually preferred mine tonally over my friend's $360 3000 model.
Thumbs up for a great,inexpensive LP copy.
Mike
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