Members mfergel Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 I've seen a lot of you guys posting them. Are they like a low end guitar (Squier), medium entry or what? Are they some kind of hidden gem or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superpoo Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 electric guitar forum > search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wednesdaysworse Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 I would rate them above Squire. More medium entry. Sort of like a Tribute ( cheaper G&L). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 They are top of the line bottom of the line. As good as the set neck samicks, no better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hoerni Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 Did all the old Electric Guitar forum threads expire? There's a ton of info on them over there.Basically they're a "house brand" for Rondo Music. Rondo is just a small store near me in Jersey that started selling they're own brand of guitars. They got great reviews here for quality, price and service and it really helped a mom and pop (or actually more of a father and son) shop actually prosper in the face of Guitar Center.The guitars themselves are made in Korea and pretty good quality. I'd put them a notch above Squier and probably in with a MIM (for the record I own a MIM, a Squier and two Agiles as well as a few SX models that Rondo also sells). The pickups are hit or miss. I still have the stock 'buckers in my LP2000 (with the original LP-exact body style), but others changed them right away. The P-90s in my gold-top copy (with the stubby horn) are even better.There's a comparison chart somewhere on the Rondo site (www.rondomusic.net) which describes all the current models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 agiles are nice. you know the difference between good korean epiphones and not so good ones? how they're both mass-produced but the good 'uns are good BECAUSE they are mass-produced? well, that's the way agiles are. at half the price. or less. and that's the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted December 8, 2005 Members Share Posted December 8, 2005 The only downside is that the Les Paul copies can be a bit heavy. They sound and play nice though. Some nice models are the Harm-1, Cool Cat Prestige etc.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ottobahn Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 Probably on par with Nelsonic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mabus013 Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 They started becoming popular right after I dropped 450 on a Melody Maker RI and slapped a Duncan Custom in it. I could have had a really nice LP copy for less money, had I known. However, I don't care, because the MM rocks, plays as good as any real Les Paul I've played, is different and almost no one uses them. So there.I might just have to go get a P90 model, just to do something with that stock MM pickup, though. You know, waste not, want not . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mabus013 Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 Speak of the Devil....http://www.rondomusic.net/gg1jrsbk.htmlCan I get a 'Hail Satan'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mabus013 Posted December 9, 2005 Members Share Posted December 9, 2005 I take that back...http://www.rondomusic.net/al2000p90blk.html More traditional, less funky...I don't know. Anyone tried the SX GG1 guitars? How are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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