Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Been extremely interested in these lately but don't recall ever seeing anyone mention having one here. Anyone have some experience with them? I dig it for $140. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Bump, nobody? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 go over to the agileguitarforum.com, they have a SX board, and I'd bet there's plenty of people there that have them. Its probably a good guitar, especially for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nothingstock Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 The general opinion around here is that Douglas is a bit better than SX, but not quite as good as Agile. Kurt (at Rondo) indicated to me that the Douglas necks are a bit slimmer and the frets are not quite the "super jumbo" as the frets on the SX guitars.They sure do look nice, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members blazingblake Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 That looks really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 2, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hmmmm, maybe I need to be the guinea pig here and nab one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members awd83 Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Hmmmm, maybe I need to be the guinea pig here and nab one. I second that! I'd feel pretty confident in buying just about anything from Rondo, Kurt will let you return anything for any reason, or make it right with a partial refund, nothing to lose, really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acefreely Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 Looks nice for $140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted December 2, 2011 Members Share Posted December 2, 2011 I've got the dual P90 Thinline (NT FMP90 3TS Semi Hollow). Solid build, a notch above SX in the overall attention to detail, you can read my full review here. And the second guitar in the below video: [video=youtube;ODlPDAht3v0] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Can't decide between the 2 different finishes: Which does everyone here prefer? I am leaning towards the darker finish for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tantamo Posted December 3, 2011 Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Definitely the darker one, it looks way better. The lighter one makes it look more like a $140 dollar guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Definitely the darker one, it looks way better. The lighter one makes it look more like a $140 dollar guitar. Yeah, I would like to see some other actual owner pics to see how close they match the Rondo photos. Would kinda suck if they don't look close to the website pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 3, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2011 Thinking about dropping a Bigsby B5 and some GFS Retrotron Pickups in it if I do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Well, I just pulled the trigger on one. I guess we'll know in a handful of days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members albertus Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 I like agiles but I'm kind of scared to buy a douglas because I really haven't liked the SXes I've bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 They are both very pretty and a buck forty looks like a stupid good deal. Score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Thinking about dropping a Bigsby B5 and some GFS Retrotron Pickups in it if I do it. That would be a good choice in my books and I like the gold hardware. I would also like to add a single coil to it and a 5-way switch to get a variety of tones include the typical tele tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 That would be a good choice in my books and I like the gold hardware. I would also like to add a single coil to it and a 5-way switch to get a variety of tones include the typical tele tone. Well, I am not sure if I will be able to do the pickup/Bigsby mods, thats about $300 worth of upgrades to a $140 guitar which isn't going to fly right now. I do have some different pickups already which may go into it, we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Sorry I am late in on this one. I had one and sold it. It had a few minor finish flaws and very loud honky sounding pickups that I changed out immediately. The neck had a scarfed joint at the headstock which I never understood since there was no back tilt on the headstock. The neck had a very light satin poly finish. I had an SX Strat I bought at the same time and the SX was better in terms of finish and playability except for the pumpkin orange neck tint. Some guys claim the Douglas guitars are better than the SX but that was not my experience. This was a few years back just before they "disappeared" from the Rondo lineup so they may have come back new and improved. I bought a similar guitar by Deltatone and really like it. The neck has a gloss finish and proper tele headstock. Also, it has a carved top while the Douglas is a flat top and the string-through body makes it a little snappier sounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Damn Han, that is sharp! Will look into one. Anyplace particular to check them out at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTEES4 Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Nice, except for the gold hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 Nice, except for the gold hardware. Meh, doesn't really bother me but if I have enough or run across some extra parts, maybe I will change it to black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HanSolo Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 A local mom and pop in Aurora IL had them. I just did a search and I think the Deltatone brand is defunct. I would take a run at that Vintage Sunburst Douglas. $140 bucks and it's a pretty nice piece, different from the Squiers. I would throw a pair of gold pickup covers on it and play it. Later down the road, you may want to give it a GFS transplant. The Nashvilles will get you twangin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted December 16, 2011 Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 HB tele......yawn "no no no, that's too derivative, lets think OUTSIDE the box! Lets meld TWO 50yr old technologies!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DARKMETL/ Posted December 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2011 HB tele......yawn"no no no, that's too derivative, lets think OUTSIDE the box! Lets meld TWO 50yr old technologies!" There's nothing about that guitar that screams Tele except the body shape and thats why I like it. I don't need a traditional Tele, already have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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