I've heard good things (here, I think) about the bang-for-the-buck quality of Agile guitars, and I ran across their semi-hollow 12-strings at rondo. Has anyone tried one? I guess it's a little late to influence my decision, because I scored a deal on a theoretically mint used one that will arrive soon on the big brown truck. But if anyone has played one, what do you think? Thanks,
FG
Hey Frank,
I don't have a lot of need for a 12 string but would gamble the price of an Agile to have one around, I think.
Please write a review when you get familiar with yours.
Ive read way more favorable reviews of Agile guitars than unfavorable.
John
I don't know about the Agile guitars, but the less expensive SX guitars (also sold by rondo) are definitely hit-or-miss.
And I don't know the SXs, but all my Agiles have been great guitars by any measure, and remarkably consistent.
Haven't played the 12.
I'll have a solid body electric 12 for sale very soon. Great player, great price.
I can vouch for the quality of Agiles. I don't have a 12 string, but I do have a semi-hollow 6 string that is hands down my favorite guitar. I also have an AL (Les Paul copy) model and it's also a great guitar. Both well built, good necks, pretty decent hardware.
Thanks, guys. Yes, I promise, full review, pics, soundclips, etc. when it gets here and I have a chance to play it.
I'm a little concerned about the humbucker pickups, because in my experience, 12-string electrics don't twang like they should (maybe it's because I heard the Byrds so much at an impressionable age) through humbuckers, but that can be easily fixed. It's a white guitar, and those GFS Dream 180s with the white tops would probably look pretty schwingin' on it, a couple of push-pull pots to tap the coils, hmmm, crazy? Maybe, but it just...might...work!
Once I pulled the trigger on it, it occurred to me that I was going to have to find a way to replace the funds I used to buy it, so I went through all my parts drawers and put all the pickups, bridges, tuners, hardware, etc. that I thought might be of use to someone up on the bay. With the bidding so far, the guitar's almost half paid for! Things are looking up.
FG
I have GFS Nashvilles in the 12-string I'm selling, with separate coiltaps for each. They'll do the job you need done.
(I'm selling because I have too many electric 12-strings. One would be enough, and two twice enough. Three? Silliness.)
Yeah, I'd say 3 electric 12-strings might be a little excessive, but who am I to judge a lifestyle?
It arrived today, and what a beauty. I don't know where I got the idea it was white, it's a blonde. And what a beaut. Looks like the original owner never played it, all that gleaming gold hardware along with the natural finish looks pretty sharp. Tuned it up and plugged it into the living room amp, a solid-state Fender Frontman 25, and proceeded to disturb the family with Mr. Tambourine Man and So You Wanna Be a Rock n Roll Star.
My concerns about the humbuckers being too muddy may have been unwarranted. The neck's a tad narrow for a 12-string, but compared to a R (don't want to upset John Hall, again), it's wide open spaces. The strings even feel new. Then I had to leave for an appointment. Can't wait to get back home and run it through some more amps (and amperes).
This beauty in a hardshell case and shipped for a quartet of C-notes looks like a tremendous deal so far. More impressions as they develop.
FG
