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Published on 10/01/11 at 00:38Made in Korea to the specs of rondomusic.com and according to user feedback from sevenstring.org.
- Mahogany Body
- 5 piece maple/walnut neck-thru body design with headstock matching body
- Maple Neck with 15” radius. Width 2 ¼” at the nut
- No inlays on the neck. Position markers on the side of the neck only
- Scale Length: 28.625” 24 Jumbo Frets
- EMG 808 Pickup
- String through body
- Graphite Nut
- String gauges: .009, .012, .015, .022, .030, .040, .054, .072
Very good specs for the price.
UTILIZATION
The neck was pretty comfortable to get used to and I actually liked the small fretwire Agile uses in their guitars. Very easy to play when sitting down. Now the main problem with this guitar is it's weight. It's just too heavy and cumbersome to play comfortably while standing up, especially if you're in a gigging band and you like to move around on stage.
I didn't really like the EMG that the guitar came with and swapped it with a Lundgren Smooth Operator. After this the sound was very aggressive on the low notes and silky smooth for leads, all on the same bridge pickup if I may add!
SOUNDS
I used the guitar with my Engl Powerball, both at rehearsal and live. The sound was very good, clear and punchy. I don't use cleans pretty much at all so I can't really comment on those. The guitar suited my needs perfectly apart from the weight issues (which is why I sold it eventually).
OVERALL OPINION
Rondomusic.com has been ordering guitars from a Korean factory made to their specs a while now. While the early models were a bit sketchy in terms of quality control, the Korean boys seem to have their stuff together now. Very good value and workmanship.
I wouldn't get this exact model from Rondo but I would be willing to try the Septor model to see if it's any lighter than this one.
- Mahogany Body
- 5 piece maple/walnut neck-thru body design with headstock matching body
- Maple Neck with 15” radius. Width 2 ¼” at the nut
- No inlays on the neck. Position markers on the side of the neck only
- Scale Length: 28.625” 24 Jumbo Frets
- EMG 808 Pickup
- String through body
- Graphite Nut
- String gauges: .009, .012, .015, .022, .030, .040, .054, .072
Very good specs for the price.
UTILIZATION
The neck was pretty comfortable to get used to and I actually liked the small fretwire Agile uses in their guitars. Very easy to play when sitting down. Now the main problem with this guitar is it's weight. It's just too heavy and cumbersome to play comfortably while standing up, especially if you're in a gigging band and you like to move around on stage.
I didn't really like the EMG that the guitar came with and swapped it with a Lundgren Smooth Operator. After this the sound was very aggressive on the low notes and silky smooth for leads, all on the same bridge pickup if I may add!
SOUNDS
I used the guitar with my Engl Powerball, both at rehearsal and live. The sound was very good, clear and punchy. I don't use cleans pretty much at all so I can't really comment on those. The guitar suited my needs perfectly apart from the weight issues (which is why I sold it eventually).
OVERALL OPINION
Rondomusic.com has been ordering guitars from a Korean factory made to their specs a while now. While the early models were a bit sketchy in terms of quality control, the Korean boys seem to have their stuff together now. Very good value and workmanship.
I wouldn't get this exact model from Rondo but I would be willing to try the Septor model to see if it's any lighter than this one.