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Published on 01/01/05 at 15:00got it on Ebay, absolutly new for $250.00 including hardshell case. even still had the protective plastic on the pick guard....even after $30.00 for shipping , that's a Screamin deal! new ones sell for 259.00 minus the 80.00 hardshell case.
this is a 2003 model I believe. they changed the body and headstock in late 2004, ( can you say lawsuit? )but kept the basic model # .this one is beautiful... blond maple finish, gold hardware. grover tuners pearl inlay on the neck and (gibson-ish style mustach )head, plays awesome.Great tone and reverb, keeps a tune. and cost a third the cost of most similar copies. what could ask for more?
I'm used to playing various Les Paul copies I have collected over the years, all with ultra thin necks. compaired to those the neck feels a bit thick at first, but never having owned a 335 before, this may be standard. it's totaly playable. just different. also I have heard several people swap out the pickups on these for actual Gibson model pups,these sound great for me though, mabe if I was a studio musician I could tell the differance. but they sound fine to me, so, No real negative
built like nothing I've ever owned. set neck. awesome fit and finish! blond maple front and back, nice cream colored binding on the body,neck and head. with black and white pin stripe trim. even binding inside the F hole edges.maple neck with rosewood fretboard with pearl inlay on the neck and head stock, all smooth and done right, no bumps or ridges. finish is also smooth high gloss, and flawless. beautiful and awesome!
since the changed the body and headstock style in late 2004, unless your real lucky You cant get these anymore. at least not the exact copies... and I would have to my knowledge this is an exact copy of a gibson e335, at least based on what I could research. ( never having owned a e335 ) but these Agile guitars have developed a fast and furious cult following, and I saw one review where an engineer compared all the various measurments and thicknesses of the guitar and declaired this an EXACT copy minus the expensive pickups. It's the best guitar deal I've ever made.
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this is a 2003 model I believe. they changed the body and headstock in late 2004, ( can you say lawsuit? )but kept the basic model # .this one is beautiful... blond maple finish, gold hardware. grover tuners pearl inlay on the neck and (gibson-ish style mustach )head, plays awesome.Great tone and reverb, keeps a tune. and cost a third the cost of most similar copies. what could ask for more?
I'm used to playing various Les Paul copies I have collected over the years, all with ultra thin necks. compaired to those the neck feels a bit thick at first, but never having owned a 335 before, this may be standard. it's totaly playable. just different. also I have heard several people swap out the pickups on these for actual Gibson model pups,these sound great for me though, mabe if I was a studio musician I could tell the differance. but they sound fine to me, so, No real negative
built like nothing I've ever owned. set neck. awesome fit and finish! blond maple front and back, nice cream colored binding on the body,neck and head. with black and white pin stripe trim. even binding inside the F hole edges.maple neck with rosewood fretboard with pearl inlay on the neck and head stock, all smooth and done right, no bumps or ridges. finish is also smooth high gloss, and flawless. beautiful and awesome!
since the changed the body and headstock style in late 2004, unless your real lucky You cant get these anymore. at least not the exact copies... and I would have to my knowledge this is an exact copy of a gibson e335, at least based on what I could research. ( never having owned a e335 ) but these Agile guitars have developed a fast and furious cult following, and I saw one review where an engineer compared all the various measurments and thicknesses of the guitar and declaired this an EXACT copy minus the expensive pickups. It's the best guitar deal I've ever made.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com