Samick AV-7 vs. Agile 3000 ????

[djangobrown]

I have a Samick "Greg Bennett" Les Paul, AV-7 model. Bought it online and have been amazed by the quality right out of the box. Action is perfect--low, no buzzes, and every single note sings like a bird when you bend it. Workmanship is beautiful. Only have two complaints and the first one may sound strange--it's too light--only weighs about six pounds and I assume a heavier guitar would give me more sustain. Second, the tone is pretty dark--I know Les Pauls are "warm" but it hard to coax much of a bite out of it, even with the treble cranked on any numer of amps.

Have read a lot about the Agiles, including reviews that say they're almost TOO trebly, which seems strange for any Les Paul-type axe. Also hear their initial set-ups tend to suck. BUt I'm thinking the maple top on the 3000 might give me more high end, and I can (hopefully) set it up to feel as good as the Samick does now. Or maybe not... Should I just try some new pups in the Samick? WIll a heavier guitar make a difference and are the Agiles even heavier? Does ithe weighr vary randomly between instruments? (One disadvantage of buying online...) After I bought mine, I picked up an AV-6 in a store which was noticably heavier.

Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences? THANKS!!!!

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: Samick AV-7 vs. Agile 3000 ????

Welcome to the board The Samick's offer great bang for the buck. The
reason it's lighter than a LP is cuz' the samick doen't have a real maple cap.
It's a photo flame,High tech what ever the want to call it? I own a few
samick's and they do play very well. but i always change the PuPs ASAP!
If it's dark sounding? Try a pearly gates in the bridge. That should liv'in
things up.

 

[b_flat]

Re: Samick AV-7 vs. Agile 3000 ????

Old post, I know, but I can't afford a real LP right now...and never even really tried them because of price, but a local dealer had a Samick av7 and was bragging about it, so I played it and walked out of the store that day with it. The Duncan designs are very hot and very warm (clean tones really sucked). I tried several different duncan pickups. I found heaven with the Pearly Gates neck and whole lotta hum. bridge. That thing plays and sounds so good. I have since picked up a few real Les Pauls and I just can't see a reason to pay that much. Greg Bennett really nailed it.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Samick AV-7 vs. Agile 3000 ????

If by "real Les Pauls" you mean Gibson brand, I couldn't agree more!

 

[NotCardio]

Re: Samick AV-7 vs. Agile 3000 ????

I've got a Greg Bennet acoustic, and I've played a few electrics (still looking for an SG that I passed on once), and I agree that the quality is just amazing. Unfortunately, I think all of their current models are ugly as sin.

But if I ever find that SG...

(That was when their SG copies really looked like SGs)