Agile AL2500

There are a bunch of posts, so you know the specs. Mine is a Silverburst with chrome hardware. This guitar is quite good for the money. It would be quite good for 3 times a much. Plays as good or better than 90% of the Gibson Les Paul Standards I have played. It sounds completely authentic with the stock pups. Very low action. Great all around guitar. Grovers are a big plus.

This Les Paul clone sounds completely authentic. There is nothing else to say about it. It does what it is supposed to do.

The action, fit and finish are unbelievable for a guitar in this price range. The frets are well dressed, there are no fret end issues. The nut is cut cleanly. The neck is true and the action is incredibly low without any buzz. The paint job is better than most gibbys that come out of the factory these days. The electronics and hardware are of good quality, and installation is spot on. As mentioned before, the grover tuners are a big plus. Most gibbys the days come with Klusons, and the grovers blow them away.

I would have no issues gigging with this guitar. None. I always have a basckup though.

I live about an hour from Rondo music, who seems to be the main supplier of the Agiles. I went to the store and played this one first, then about 20 more of these... They were all great... however, I wanted a silverburst. I would buy another one in a minute. The guys at Rondo were awesome... Spent time with me, and helped me pick out various guitars to try. They said if I have any issues with the guitar to bring it right back to them. A+++ service.

I began to read good things about these guitars on the Dean forum. Once my interest was peaked enough, and I found out they were being sold at Rondo's, I had to try them for myself. I am glad I did. Now I can sell on of my gibsons and buy ten more of these.. :-)

I love this guitar. Although it is made in Korea, to me it still possesses the american heritage so loved in the les paul. The two humbuckers pick up the sound great. The sunburts finish was perfect other than one little spot that u have to be looking for to find. The grover tuners hold the tuning in perfect key. I didnt buy a case, but instead went to musicians friend and ordered an epiphone les paul hardshell case, and it fit in perfectlly.

Its got the great grungy sounds that the lp possesses. Does a great job at reproducing the great Jimmy Page sound.

I have no problems with the action at all. the neck is a little bigger, but thats what comes with the lp styling.

I would trust any gig with this guitar. To tell you the truth, i've picked up gibsons that dont ply this well.

We did call and email the staff with questions about shipping it in cold weather, and they did help us out quickly and helpfully.

I love this guitar and would recomend it to anyone on a strict budget. I like it better than the epiphones. Overall, great guitar with no flaws.

Made in Korea, 2004. LP copy, same features as other reviews, ceramic pickups, grover tuners, rosewood fretboard, etc. Mine is black.

Play rock and blues. Well at least rock and blues riffs. I'm a very old newbie (think the guitar is a mid life crisis purchase). Anyway, suits my style fine. Am running this through a Digitech Bad Monkey pedal to a VOX AD30VT modeling amp. Guitar has plenty of sustain, sounds great when played without the amp. Can certainly get nice bell like rich full tones on clean amp models. Gets a little muddy when playing chords even with little or no distortion (perhaps my playing technique). I find the bridge pickup to be especially muddled on chords. Neck pick-up is not as bad. I've tried lots of different PU heights. The neck PU sounds fairly decent when raised up close to the strings. On strings, I changed the originals for Elixer Nanoweb strings (great improvement over the originals provided with the guitar). Have'nt been able to get a really good crunchy or chunky sound out of this guitar yet, still trying. I was thinking about upgrading to an SD 59 in the neck and SD JB4 in the bridge but I saw a post in HC forum where someone had tried this set up and couldn't tell the difference from the orignal Agile ceramic PU's.

Action was not great when I got this guitar. Took me a couple weeks to figure out why it was so hard to play notes at the first fret (newbie remember). I realized that whoever cut the nut on this guitar never really finished the job. The strings were way to high 10-20 thou to high! I ended up cutting the nut myself to lower the strings down. I might of cut one of them a bit low as I started to get a bit of buzz a couple months later when I played that string open. I've now changed out the plastic (graphite nut) for an "Ibony" bone nut from Pete's Music Center www.petesmusic.net. Bone is easy to cut and polishes up nice. Thanks Pete for the free sample blanks! Also had to file down one high fret (20th fret or there abouts, under the high E string)nothing major. On to finish=> My guitar had a number of small bubbles in the finish at the end of head stock. Was also missing a bit of black paint at the end of the headstock. I also had what I thought was a cut in the binding (now think it's just a flaw/hair in the clear coat). Guitar also had some bleeding or overspray of black into the binding but pretty minor. The rest of the guitar looks great. I e-mailed Kurt at Rondo about the flaws and he was quick to offer to replace it (see customer service). I would have given this category an 8 or 9 except for the poorly cut nut so it's a 7.

For me, this is a hobby guitar so I can't really say if it is suitable for gigs. Nothing has broken on it so far, and I've had it about a year. On the finish, you need to be real careful when you unscrew anthing (like the PU rings, or the cover to access the truss rod) from any part of the guitar that's been painted or coated as the coating pulls up or chips easily. Has good strap buttons. Haven't had any problems with the hardware.

Took very little time to get this guitar once ordered and customs cost (Canadian) wasn't as bad as I'd expected. I was planning on changing out the pickguard, three way switch and the PU rings to white/cream. While I offered to pay extra for these items, Kurt threw these in free with the order! Thanks Kurt. This is a great looking guitar, but when I first got it, I was concerned with the flaws especially on the binding. I e-mailed Kurt at Rondo, he was quick to reply and helpful. Kurt agreed to offer me a reasonable discount on the guitar (which I took). Saved the hassle of shipping it back, customs, etc. I'd also ordered loose AL2800 PU's with this guitar but Rondo shipped the ceramic PU's by mistake. Kurt was quick to refund me my money on these also. I'd say after sales service was great. Kurt was quick to reply and my dealings with him were hassle free. I wish Rondo would check their guitars a little closer before they're shipped though.

As I mentioned before, this is great looking LP copy. Even with shipping, customs, etc. the price was a good $200 CDN cheaper than what I could have gotten an Epiphone LP standard for. The neck on this guitar is nice and straight and I find it quite comfortable to play. Guitar is a bit heavy for an old guy but I'm gettin use to it. I'd consider buying another Agile LP (probably a 2800 or 3000).

made in korea in 2005. 22 frets, mahogany body with maple top. maple set-neck with rosewood fingerboard. chrome humbuckers, toggle selector, 2 volume and 2 tone controls. it has grover tuners and tune 0 matic bridge. really nice cherry sunburst finish with no flaws. binding is also very nice.

I have a Gibson LP standard and this Agile feels pretty close to the real thing. The pickups are i bit thin perhaps, but I changed the crappy factory originals in the gibson with burstbuckers. I might do the same with the agile. other than that, it plays very nice, has a really fast neck and the fretwork along the edges feels beautifully manicured.

The guitar came with a pretty decent setup, it played well right out of the box. no adjustments were necessary even though I like low action, so I lowered it a tad. the electronics are avarage but feel like they're of good quality. hardware is nice and shiny and is also of decent quality. the nut is graphite.

gigged with it a few times already. no problems whatsoever. cuts through nicely. nice big strap buttons help prevent the strap from slipping off. the guitar is very solid, about 9 or 10 pounds. So far I found it to be a very dependable instrument.

never dealt with the company. don't know about the warranty. the guitar seems solid enough and for the price I paid, I really don't care about no warranty.

this is my 16th year of guitar playing. I gig weekly and spend considerable amount of time in my home studio. All in all, I think this guitar is a great buy. The quality is very high for a really decent price. As the other reviewer said, the epiphones don't stand a chance... Sure, you can buy a gibson and yes, it will be nice, (I own one and love it) but be ready to spend 5 X as much. I definitely must say that buying this agile was money well spent.

2005 les paul knock-off Made in Korea. 3 piece mahogany body with a flamed maple cap. Striking translucent amber finish that looks like nitro but probably isn't. 24.75" scale maple neck and rosewood board. Ceramic chrome covered humbucker pickups. Medium jumbo frets, grover tuners and tune-o-matic bridge/tailpiece. no accessories included. It came well packed in a double cardboard box.

Sounds and feels like a Gibson Les Paul no matter what amp I play it through. The pickups are average and the neck pickup could be better. However, it sounds convincingly like a real Paul. The only thing that's different, in fact, is the headstock shape and the more rounded horn on the body.

Flawless. Action, fit and finish are flawless. Only thing I did when I opened the box was to lower the action a bit. Frets are even and the neck feels very fast, a 10 lbs guitar - feels very expensive, yet I just paid $239. The pots and switch seem ok, haven't had any trouble. The nut seems like plastic, although they advertize it as graphite...no complaint there, it does the job real well.

I bet this guitar was built without a doubt with "live" plying in mind. Hardware is solid and the finish is beautiful and big strap buttons. Definitely a dependable guitar. Can definitely be used without a backup.

Never dealt with Agile. Dealt with Rondo Music, which is where I bought it from - good people. They come through with their promise.

Been playing 15 years. Own a shitload of amps and guitars, marshall, fender, boogie, gibson, epiphone, vox, matchless, soldano...
I plan on getting another Agile, maybe a 2800 or 3000 model. My epiphones are no match for these guitars, money or quality wise. They are well worth their modest price and are of pro quality, in fact, they very well give the gibson counterparts a run for thier money. I'm a left-handed player and having found a quality instrument such as this, I'll never look to another gibson or fender again. They are just not worth it anymore.

I believe this is a 2005 model made in Korea. It's a beautiful blue flame maple top. It has 2 volume, 2 tone controls along with the 3-way toggle for pickup selection. It comes stock with two agile humbuckers. Of course, this is a Les Paul look-a-like and does a great job of doing so. You could stick "Gibson" across the headstock and think it was the real thing. Oh yeah, Grover tuners 18:1 ratio.

Been playing a Fender Tele for so long and just wanted something meaner. I researched all the Agile/SX guitars like mad and finally settled on this one. I heard a clip online of one of these, but it did not prepare me for the real live action thrill I got playing this thing. I had to turn both tone knobs to the most "trebleliest" setting to get a good sound. I was just running through a 15watt practice amp but it's crankin, man.

A strange thing is the static I get when the volume is low comparied to when I turn it to 10. On 10 it's almost silent, but low volumes produce a sshhhh. A boss ns-2 might be handy here. The sound itself is very meaty all the time, but still has the ability to cut through so bright it's blinding, or deafening.

The factory setup was kind of crappy. The strings were really low and were some of the worst strings I've ever put my fingers on. I played it maybe 2 minutes and decided to put my preferred Elixers on. I adjusted the intonation and raised the pickup at the neck/lowered the bridge pickup and now it's just peachy! The paint job is beautiful, but there are plenty of flaws. Small white spots are scattered on the rounded edge of the body and there is a little blue mixed in on the binding in places, but not too noticable. Other than that everything looks splendid. i could probably stand to adjust the truss rod now to better fit my playing style.

This thing is tough. Heavy duty all the way to the show and back. If anything goes bad, I could see the pots needing changing because of the static issue. I've heard of some crackling after a while. I got this piece because I wanted something bigger sounding than my Tele, and I think it will do. Only time will tell if it will last as long though. This is my only humbucking guitar, so I guess I wouldn't use a (humb) backup. I'll keep my Tele around though.

I spoke with Kurt at Rondo for a month up until I purchased this stringer and he was always professional and courteous. He always answered me at the swiftest pace. I haven't had to talk to him sense, but feel confident in their support.

Been playing for almost 10 years. I own a Randall 75wt 112 amp; Fender Tele; Epiphone Acoustic; Samick Elec/Acoustic; numerous effects pedals/board. If this were stolen, lost or abused beyond recognition, I would definately get a new one, or maybe a prestige model.- to my wife hint, hint. I love the color, mean sound and overall playability. I compared this guitar to several low-dollar-Gibsons, Epiphones, SXs, and so many other LP copies and came to the conlusion that this is the best value that you can get on an LP. I wish it had some better pickups, pots, and straplocks, but hey, this thing was cheap enough already. I'll just upgrade it for cheaper than any other model with some great stuff. Clown OUT!

Agile AL2500 with 3 P90 pickups
3 volume knobs -- 1 per pup
1 tone knob
body is just mahogany. You wouldn't want a maple cap in this instance.
pups are P90 white soap bar style, NOT humbuckers
finish is glitter gold

I've been playing for 25 years and have owned a dozen guitars. The great thing about this guitar is that it allows for more tonal variety than any other guitar I've owned. Also the sustain is good for a guitar at this price. I have played $1000 guitars that did not have the sound and sustain that this guitar has.

I'm sure folks want to know the difference between these P-90 guitars and other more traditional Les Pauls and Epiphones. I have both, so I can do the side-by-side. Although with carefull tweaking of knobs you can get many traditional Les Paul sounds out of this guitar -- have no doubt -- you have to already know what to hear for. A Les Paul with humbuckers produces those "round-bell-like" sustaining tones very easily. In fact, it can be hard to stop it from doing that if you want to go in another direction. I think a better comparison is with an SG. The AL-2500 P90 *can* have more of a growl, like an SG, like Angus or Neil young. The pickups are a little hotter, and tintier than humbuckers.

Tip: put the tone knob in the 1-3 range, turn all 3 pickup knobs to 0, use pickup selector, dial in sound with the pickup knob(s), then adjust with tone knob. This makes it easier to explore sonic possibilities. With most guitars you dont have to reset back to "zero" to explore. With this one, it helps to explore from a zero position, so to speak.

This is also good for electric slide guitar. You can really dial in very different tones. For instance I had NO trouble getting a Derek Trucks "make a joyful noise" tone. I am using a VOX Tonelab too, so imagine the palette of sounds with these 2 peices of gear. But I mean musically useful sounds/patches. I also get a real nice Clapton "crossroads blues" sound for instance.

Here's where the other reviews strike me as a little naive. A 200$ guitar is not going to have the same workmanship and detail that a 1000$ guitar has. However, I'd say the workmanship here is about at the level of a $500 Epiphone, maybe a wee bit less. So hey, not bad, relative to dollars invested.

Overall the guitar is heavy-ish, in a good way, and seems to be solid. But only time will tell. I think with these budget knock-offs it's a bit of a hit or miss kind of thing. If you get a decent one you will have found a real bargain. I bought one sight unseen(a first for me) and I'm happy with it.

Kurt returned an email question promptly.

You can get a wide variety of sounds since you can mix the 3 pickup volumes together independently.

With the VOX tonelab I can go from tele or SRV sound to a santana or AC/DC or duane allman sound with this one guitar. I aint kidding. It's rich. get one.

An excellent copy of a classic Les Paul. Well made with a beautiful finish and only one small paint flaw on the back of the neck.

I play mostly classic rock & heavy metal with this through a Behringer V-AMPIRE LX112, and let me tell you this guitar has sustain that lasts forever! The stock pickups are good, with decent response, but I will most likely replace them with EMG's at a later date. The sounds created by this guitar range from mild to throaty, and is an aural pleasure.

For me, this AL-2500 came set-up just how I like, Low Action. none of the hardware appears cheap, and the best part of the hardware has got to be the tuners. The tuners are very precise, and I have very few problems staying in tune. The wood is stunning for a sub-$200 guitar, the only thing that I would really change for aesthetics is the volume and tone knobs, as they are not really good quality. For a budget Les Paul copy this can't be beat in quality.

I don't play in a band or do gigs, since I am only a hobbyist, bit I do feel very confident in the guitar's ablity to be a performer whether on stage or just playing for enjoyment. However I have only 1 quip, and that it tends to be a little neck heavy in the fact that when you release your grip it will go south. I would not give up this baby for any price!

I have no problems whatsoever with this guitar, and in fact I sent Kurt & his staff an email thanking them for a great shopping experience, and he answered with kind words very quickly. Don't even think about buying this from anybody else but Rondo Music!!!!

As I said I am only a hobbyist, but after owning a Epiphone G-400 and a Silvertone SS-10 strat copy, I can honestly say that this is the best guitar I have ever played let alone owning one. If this was ever stolen, I would replace it without any hesitations!

This is an update of my previous review with the cracked neck and the issue with Customer Service not wanting to send a replacement. Rondo music did go ahead and ship me a replacement which I have had now for about 2 weeks. The replacement guitar is just excellent. Didn't find any flaws on the finish this time around and, of course, the neck is just fine.

Like I had mentioned in my previous post, even with the cracked neck, I liked the sound on the guitar. This replacement has a wonderful smooth sustain on the neck pickup and a harder crunch on the bridge. Between the two pickups and some tweaking on the knobs, one can get a full spectrum of great guitar sounds out of this thing. I happen to like the sound of the stock ceramic pickups that came with the guitar.

Neck was set up too straight with strings too low. Got a lot of fret buzz which was easily eliminated by loosening the truss rod a tad. Interesting, most stock guitars are set up the exact opposite. I'll usually tighten the truss rod and lower the strings. I think on the replacement Rondo really put in the time to properly set up and intonate this guitar. It fine for most people, but I'm a bit heavy handed so usually prefer a higher action so I don't have to deal with fret buzz.

The replacement feels solid. I don't think I'd have any problems taking this on the road. LP's are notorious for cracked necks, so I'm gonna give the benefit of the doubt to the first guitar they shipped me.

Overall, even with the one bad experience, I'm gonna weigh in the factor of friends who've bought from Rondo and have only nice things to say about Kurt. I think he might have just made an honest mistake in my case. Nevertheless, after I told Rondo that I'd be posting a review of my experiences here on harmony central, they were quick to respond that a replacement would be shipped. I've also recomended Rondo to another friend looking to purchase.

Overall, after 2 weeks with the replacement, I am impressed with this guitar. I don't think you can purchase a better LP copy in the same price range. I'm hoping this guitar will age nicely as I plan to keep it a while. It's pretty heavy and feels very solid when you play. after some setup, it plays very well for me. While the ceramics sound pretty decent to me, I'm probably gonna change them in the future. One minor critique, the volume and tone knobs really don't have much range to them. I'm pretty sure the snafu on the customer service was an isolated incident and have no problems recomending Rondo to friends.

the features are of what yuo would expect on any electric guitar............especially a les paul

it sounds AWESOME. i was surprised because the sound was so great on such a low priced guitar. it gets all the deep and grungy sounds u want plus it can do the high pitched solos and still sound flawless. the only problem ive had is a little buzzing comin from the strings

i love it. its awesome. exactly like the 3,000 dollar les pual you would pick up in guitar center. the second i saw it. i though it must be a real les pual which was what i originally what i wanted. this definatley fit the bill. the finish was absolutley flawless

i have had almost no problems. the only one was a very very small one which was when the nut on the pickguard came a little loose and was about to fall off....

we -mailed them wandering about the shipping and they answered us very soon and pollietly

i'm thirteen and adn ive been playing guitar since 2nd grade. i play all kinds of music and this guitar does it all. if i had it stolen, i would defionately buy another one. i love how its identical to a les paul because thats my favorite guitar.