Members YogurtKing Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 First, let me say that Kurt at Rondo Music offers excellent service, and my shipment arrived 3 days ahead of schedule! In fact, I paid for UPS shipping, which is highway robbery on shipments to Canada - to my delight, I find that Kurt had shipped it using FedEx and saved me a shitload of brokerage fees!! RONDO MUSIC IS AN EXCELLENT MUSIC STORE! Now, about the guitar... I'll post pictures etc maybe tomorrow. It's late and I'm getting sleepy. The quality of the guitar by far exceeds all expectations. The action, finish, wood, etc. are all first rate. The thing looks and plays wonderfully. The neck shape is *SPOT ON* Gibson in my opinion, at least compared to my old ES-335, and that was a terrific surprise. The weak link seems to be the pickups, but it may just be the way I've EQ-ed my amp. Remember - this is my FIRST IMPRESSION. The tone from the pickups seems a little dark, but I can tell it's most likely a setup issue, because when I set the pickup selector in the mid-position, I get a delicious chime. The guitar is comfortable to wear in my opinion. Sure, it's heavy, but not nearly as heavy as I was expecting. The tone of the guitar itself is rich and woody from what I can tell, but it's obviously not exotic tonewood. Seems like a terrific, straight-forward workhorse double-neck - what more could you ask for? I'm really pleased iwth my purchase so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leopardstar Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 :thu:be sure to get us the pic's soon:cop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thundergust Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Aren't the brokerage fee and duties included in the shipping charge, whether it was UPS or Fedex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zepfan976 Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 PICS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 *waits for pics* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Aren't the brokerage fee and duties included in the shipping charge, whether it was UPS or Fedex? Actually... They can both be pretty bad. I was recently charged $80 brokerage fees for a pedal by FedEx. I didn't pay it, since they couldn't explain to me how they could legally hold it hostage for more money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BuddyRockefella Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 HNGD! post pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender Picker Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 I would love to see that guitar. And so would Sammy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YogurtKing Posted October 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 I adjusted the pickup height and played for four hours this morning... HOLY SHIT, this thing is absolutely beautiful. If any of you are considering getting a double neck guitar - DO IT. It will change your life. Every guitar should have two necks. The sustain on this machine is unbelievable. The bridge is just perfect for me. Quite frankly, there is nothing I don't like about my guitar. The one weak point I guess is the pickups - they don't have that top-end sparkle that you find in like... boutique pickups. But the tone is perfectly well balanced and has a nice classic flavor, not too strong not too weak. Everything you could ever want in stock pickups. A couple of pics: ^Note at the bottom of the pic, you can actually see my reflection in the guitar. This guitar is so beautiful I'm shocked. The wood grain is just unbelieveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YogurtKing Posted October 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Hmmm... not sure why they're not showing up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Show up as a link for me (I'm set to not display pics 'just in case' at work). Congrats. Sounds like it should be good for you, esp with a pickup change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vultures Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 There's your pics for ya, very nice looking guitar man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joshmac Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 sweet man. Where in ottawa are you, and how much did it cost to get that shipped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 OK, this is gonna sound strange, but I would consider buying that guitar (yeah, me, the old geeky cork sniffing geezer rocking asshat). Why? Because the Epi version is made from the wrong materials and the Gibson version is way too much for a novelty instrument. So call me crazy, but I'm starting to GAS for that thing. Nice. Do you get sympathetic ringing from the unused neck if you keep it active? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members YogurtKing Posted October 20, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Do you get sympathetic ringing from the unused neck if you keep it active? A little bit, but it doesn't really sound like you think it would. The cool thing is when you turn one neck on and leave the other neck off... Then you start playing the OFF neck, you get this creepy, swelling resonances from the neck that's on. It's a cool sound. I've been wanting to get an electric 12-string for a long time.. I had no idea it would be as fun as it is. A lot of my existing songs coincidentally work out really well on a 12-string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thundergust Posted October 20, 2007 Members Share Posted October 20, 2007 Actually... They can both be pretty bad. I was recently charged $80 brokerage fees for a pedal by FedEx. I didn't pay it, since they couldn't explain to me how they could legally hold it hostage for more money. I emailed Kurt about 2 months ago and he said that the brokerage fees are included in the shipping charge to Canada. Maybe a lower brokerage fee is charged if people pay before the courier ships the item...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarpunkfreak Posted October 21, 2007 Members Share Posted October 21, 2007 HNGD its b-e-a-utiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YogurtKing Posted October 21, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2007 sweet man. Where in ottawa are you, and how much did it cost to get that shipped? I live in the market, and it cost me $80 to ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted October 21, 2007 Members Share Posted October 21, 2007 Nice place to live Enjoy that new axe (or does it count as 2 new guitars?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Woody_in_MN Posted October 21, 2007 Members Share Posted October 21, 2007 HNGD. I was very, very happy with the Agile PS-100 I got from Rondo. - w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joshmac Posted October 21, 2007 Members Share Posted October 21, 2007 I live in the market, and it cost me $80 to ship. Awesome the market is my favorite place. I live in Barrhaven myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cephus Posted October 22, 2007 Members Share Posted October 22, 2007 Why? Because the Epi version is made from the wrong materials and the Gibson version is way too much for a novelty instrument. Just out of curiosity, what do you mean by wrong materials? I played an Epi one at a store once that had bolt on necks and it was garbage. They're set necks now aren't they? Is the agile bolt-neck or set neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ROOK_07 Posted October 22, 2007 Members Share Posted October 22, 2007 please tell me you played stairway on that sucker or hotel california ormama i'm comming home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GarysBlues Posted October 22, 2007 Members Share Posted October 22, 2007 I like it. While the single neck version doesn't do much for me. I kinda like the Double Neck version more than I thought I would. Only Cherry or is there a White finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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