Agile Reaper Custom

Made in 2008 from Korea. 24 fret ebony freboard with cross inlays. Frets are nicely polished and play real smooth with great action. It is hum hum with 3-way switch, 1 vol. 1 tone control, EMG 81 and 85 active pickups. Body and neck are mahogany I think. Cool offset V like Rhoads V. No case is made for this guitar and it will not fit in a Rhoads V case. This is a big disapointment to me. I got a Gator Extreme gigbag and it will fit but, it is real tight and a little hard to zip until you get past the extended V side of the body. I hope they come out with a case to fit this guitar because it is way to nice not to have one. It has Grover tuners and a pretty descent Floyd Rose copy trem. It stays in tune real well. It is set neck. I am giving this guitar a lower rating because of the case issue but, it is an awesome ax and worth the price Rondo music wants for it.

I use this guitar to play metal and thats what it's made for. It sounds great. The EMGs do exactly what they are supposed to do.....scream!!!! I love the sound of this guitar!!

The setup from the factory was pretty good. I had to adjust the trem springs a little to get the bridge balanced but, I've had to do that to almost every new Floyd equipped guitar I have ever had. No big deal. The finish is high gloss and almost flawless. Mine had a very small spot on the headstock wear a spot around the binding was not painted perfect and it is noticable but really tiny. Other than that small thing it is perfect.

I think it will stand up great. It is a very solid guitar. Man this thing is light weight and real easy on the back and shoulder. It is my number 1 gigging axe and I feel it will be around for years to come.

Kurt at Rondo Music is always friendly and helpful. Not sure about the warranty.

I love the guitar!! The case thing bugs the F'n hell out of me! That is the only thing about the guitar I did not like. Hey Kurt! Look into this!! I will purchase the case if you ever get one that fits this thing properly. Other than that like I said.....this guitar is super cool!!!!

I purchaed the Agile Custom Reaper(left handed) model from Rondo music as I have had good luck with them in the past.

It was promised as a metal axe, and its definitely that:
24 frets
double locking floyd rose(licensed)
mahogany neck/body
EMG 81 and 85( active pickups with dead battery upon arrival)
Grover tuners

The guitar itself is quite stunning, with a great satin black finish on it and mother of pearl crosses for fret-markers. The body is a mahogany V shape, somewhat similar to the popular Jackson Rhoads, but much longer.

The one annoyance with the features is trying to find a case for this thing. Rondo originally said they had a case that would work, but when Kurt measured the guitar he realized he was wrong. They in fact do not have a case that fits this thing.

So I had to order a Gator Extreme case for it which works fine after a few alterations, but not having a case made for this gtr is a big disappointment because it will ONLY fit in the gator extreme case and nothing else. That means you automatically have to spend an extra $100-140 on a case.
The neck is suppose to be "ultra-fast," but it is not the fastest neck out there. its quick, but it could have been faster.

I think the sound is quite good. EMGs 871/85 do a great job with lead work and they sound really good with rhythm as well.
I use this for metal.
Agile into JCM 2000 Marshall half stack. Sounds great. A bit different then my other gtrs due to the active EMGs though. The sound is not quite as percussive as my Seymour Duncans, so they do take a little bit to get used to.
All in all the sound is really good for metal. I'm guessing this will become my main guitar within the next few months because it sounds really good.
The clean sounds wonderful, and the actuve pickups give you a bit more gain; with the marshall this sounds really heavy.

The volume pot is a bit noisy. i get just a little too much scratch from when i turn it all the way down back to up. strange for a new guitar.

the gtr arrived completely out of tune and within 13 minutes a string broke on it. boooo!!!

also, the 9-volt battery was dead on arrival for the EMGs.

The guitar was also damaged in shipping. On Rondo's site it says the gtr will be shipped in two boxes(since they have no case for it) but it was only shipped in one box with some cardboard reinforments.

the bottom of the V had a huge chunk knocked off the wood due to this. However, I was given a $100 refund because of the damage with no hassle what so ever.

Now here is the worst part of the whole guitar. The floyd rose licensed tremolo.
It plays wonderfully, and it stays in tune even after insane crazy dive bombs and what not.

The problem is the design of the fine tuners and bridge. it is insanely hard to screw in your strings because the fine tuners are constantly in the way!!!!!!!!! a HUGE design flaw.

I showed this to my friends who have Floyd Rose systems and theirs were completely different.
It is a pain in the *** to change the strings because of this. You have to be extremely careful installing new strings and locking them into place. This is probably the biggest problem with this guitar.

the only other thing is the neck. its suppose to be a uniform-fast action neck but its really not as thin as . . .say a jackson neck or strat neck.
the designer of this guitar, some poser black metal guy, really doesn't know much about playing/electronics/etc but all in all this is a great buy.
Frets are clean and filed, neck is pretty fast, and the action plays really, really well.

I would give this a ten if it wasn't for the floyd rose and the neck.

well it was all ready smacked up a little bit just by shipping since it doesnt have its own case.
Rondo should really, really make a flight case for this, especially a big V custom like this. That way it would not get so screwed up.

but the hardware is fantastic. grover tuners blah blah blah, strap buttons good although you'll want locking straps since its a V, and it has not acted weird on me at all.

I will be taking it on tour this summer as my Number 1 because all in all its quite impressive. just a few monir flaws that could easily be re-designed if the company actually worked on it.

i did have to deal with Kurt from Rondo music since the gtr was chipped in shipping.
he was extremely helpful and refunded $100 to my account because of the damage.
the refund was in my account within 10 days.

he originally said they did have a case for this, but later on checked and found out that he was wrong. I find it strange that they would make a gtr design without thinking about a case for it but oh well. He was helpful

I've been playing for about 19 years, own 2 other gtrs, 1 basws, and a marshall stack.

This guitar feels really good, it sounds good, it looks pretty metal, and it seems to have been built and finished really well.

The licensed floyd rose annoys me like mad, and the fact that there is no flight case available for this worries me, but overall i am very happy with the purchase.

It sounds good, plays good, and responds to the touch really well. It would perfect if they could make the neck a bit faster( because it is fast, just no jackson fast), make a flight case, made the "V" a little less custom or smaller, and put a real floyd on it