Rando music SX les paul style guitar??

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Has anobudy play'd one of the SX les paul style guitars? I've been eyeing them for almost a year now and I'm really thinking about buying one at the price they have them for is like stealing the damn things! Hahaa I hear that they are made better then the epi lp's
 
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The SX brand, no they are not "better" than an EPI. An Agile AL-2000 series or Dauntless models are as good as the EPI standard models though. The SX, Calisto models I believe, are going to be poplar or alder with three, or more, piece bodies and average at best (for a budget guitar) components.

If you want a guitar that looks like an LP, sure they're fine. If you want one to sound like an LP, no they won't come close. The closest you'll get to a "real" LP are the AL-3000M series but the 2000's don't suck.
 
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JOLLY said:
I'm 99.9% sure he was being sarcastic. I laughed when I read whet he wrote.
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So am I. I just wanted to make sure that no one who doesn't know any better took him seriously, is all.
 
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the sx calisto custom is all mahogany and the agile al2000 has a mahogany body and a maple neck. That's not very lp like now is it?
 
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malymal86 said:
the sx calisto custom is all mahogany and the agile al2000 has a mahogany body and a maple neck. That's not very lp like now is it?
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The Zakk Wylde LP has a maple neck and I think they have made a few others with maple necks. Is that not a Les Paul? What about the Gibson all-maple SG? Is that not an SG because of the body and neck wood being different? An Agile, even the best ones, are not "Les Pauls" for obvious reasons, but if are on a budget I think that's the best way to go.

I REALLY want an Al-2000 Floyd Rose model. Truly something worth putting premium parts on for less than $300 shipped.
 
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Hmmm, never noticed the SX Calisto CUS models; they look much better than the standard models for sure. Even with the maple neck, the Agile 2000 series or Dauntless is still a better guitar with Grover tuners, Tusque nut, arch top, Duncan Designed pups on Dauntless models. Plus Agile's are Korean made whereas the SX line is Chinese. For $40.00, it's worth moving into a Dauntless.

Overall, the Agile line is just better than the SX just as the SX line is better than Douglas. It's like Fender American, Fender Mexico and Squier; relatively speaking of course.
 
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I'd probably get an SX Strat copy. I have a friend who bought a Floyd one and it's great!
 
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There are people for and against the Rondo stuff. Just as long as you know going into that you're only paying $200, then your probably going to have to put a little bit of work into it. The cheaper ones are hit and miss. They obviously don't sell complete trash or they wouldn't have stayed in business and their offerings grown like they have. Actually, they have seemed to have developed quite a following.

Are they Gibson, Fender, ESP, etc....No, so don't expect it. Are they good guitars for what they run cost wise? Yup!
 
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The two Agiles that I have owned were on par or better than any ≤$800 instrument I have played or owned. Which is pretty good for instruments that (at the time) cost less than $300.

Everyone says they're hit or miss, but no one who orders one (sight unseen no less) ever seems to get a bad one. Weird.
 
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What about the Douglas lp style guitars?
 
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I know it's not an LP style guitar, but I'll share my experience with the SX line.

I own a Butterscotch SX Tele. It's far exceeded my expectations, and I'm extremely happy with it. It's at least every bit as good as a higher end Squier.

The body is alder, and rings like a freaking bell. This is one seriously loud guitar acoustically. The frets, and neck, are huge and very playable. I love big frets, but wouldn't mind the neck being a bit smaller.

Sure, the pickups could be better, but they're not bad. They sound pretty good, actually, for what they are. The only thing is that the hardware is pretty crummy. It works, though. I will upgrade the bridge, and tuners, one of these days. Naturally, the nut is on the cheap side, so I'll upgrade that one day too.

Kurt himself has even said that these guitars are purposely built as modding platforms, with cheap hardware, and pickups, with the knowledge that people will mod them to their liking. I forget where I read the interview, but it might be on the Rondo site. Anyway, to that end, they are fantastic and well worth the money.

I also had a TV Yellow Agile LPDC Jr., and it was a fine guitar. If I would have known that they were going to have to change the body style, I would have never sold it. Even the stock P-90 sounded really good.

I think this is the interview I was referring to.
http://www.mojocaster.com/mojo_rondo.htm
 
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IanBallard said:
The Zakk Wylde LP has a maple neck and I think they have made a few others with maple necks. Is that not a Les Paul? What about the Gibson all-maple SG? Is that not an SG because of the body and neck wood being different? An Agile, even the best ones, are not "Les Pauls" for obvious reasons, but if are on a budget I think that's the best way to go.

I REALLY want an Al-2000 Floyd Rose model. Truly something worth putting premium parts on for less than $300 shipped.
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John Sykes had a maple neck too I do believe. Just adds alil snap
 
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There are Rondo guitars that ship with SD's (not "designed" but actual Santa Barbara Duncans). They list in the low $600's.

If you're looking for superior construction Rondo's, check out the Agile AL series. AL-3000 $459 w/case list, and some crazy colors too.
 
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http://www.rondomusic.com/product3214.html

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This is the one with the JB/Jazz combo. They also have one with a lighter burst with a JB/59.
 
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Wow thanks for all the reviews guys! I don't have lots of money having a kid and all but that cherry burst ex calisto custom for$ 212 shiped! I have always wanted a CUSTOM **** that was the first lp that i can remember seeing. I've been playing for 11 years now and have never had one yet.
 
Re: Rando music SX les paul style guitar??

Rondo does custom orders from what I understand. Their factories are pretty flexible and supposedly more so than many US-made guitar factories.
 
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