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yeahyeah Posts: 18
edited November 2003 in Musicians and Gearheads
looking to buy my first guitar , been playin bout 3 months on my sisters, and at a music store in town they got a good deal on a washburn guitar and amp and i was wandering if i should save money and get a bettor one or just get this since im new to it
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  • LoveThemBonesLoveThemBones Posts: 38
    For $300, I'll looking at a Agile LS2800 DLX! For the money, the guitar is pretty good! Bone nut, Figured or Flamed top, Mahagony body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, trapezoid inlays, Alnico V pickups, Grover tuners! For someone who can't afford a Gibson, this is the way to go (or an pre-1982 Tokia Love Rocket)! Also, if you check ebay, some people still sell the Agile LS's with the original Les Paul horn and not the rounded horn that they make now.
    PJ + AIC = LoveThemBones
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by LoveThemBones
    For $300, I'll looking at a Agile LS2800 DLX! For the money, the guitar is pretty good! Bone nut, Figured or Flamed top, Mahagony body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, trapezoid inlays, Alnico V pickups, Grover tuners! For someone who can't afford a Gibson, this is the way to go (or an pre-1982 Tokia Love Rocket)! Also, if you check ebay, some people still sell the Agile LS's with the original Les Paul horn and not the rounded horn that they make now.

    Have you ever played an Agile? I've been watching their Explorers for quite a while, and for $280, they seem like a great deal. I just don't want to get a clunker... I could pick up an Epiphone for not a lot more.

    Here's a page with the Agile stuff on eBay... most of them are Factory-direct.
    http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?basicsearch=&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&satitle=Agile&from=R10&sacategory=619&catref=C1
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    Have you ever played an Agile? I've been watching their Explorers for quite a while, and for $280, they seem like a great deal. I just don't want to get a clunker... I could pick up an Epiphone for not a lot more.

    Here's a page with the Agile stuff on eBay... most of them are Factory-direct.
    http://search.ebay.com/ws/search/SaleSearch?basicsearch=&ht=1&sosortproperty=1&satitle=Agile&from=R10&sacategory=619&catref=C1


    Tokai love rockets are brilliant. Perfect Gibson LP ripoffs. Yeah they are in the process of being sued at the moment.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Tokai love rockets are brilliant. Perfect Gibson LP ripoffs. Yeah they are in the process of being sued at the moment.

    You mean Agile's getting sued? I could see that... maybe I should buy an Explorer now, before they go under...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    You mean Agile's getting sued? I could see that... maybe I should buy an Explorer now, before they go under...

    Oh is that the company. Perhaps. Play one and see. I've only seen the LP's but they are fantastic copies.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    Oh is that the company. Perhaps. Play one and see. I've only seen the LP's but they are fantastic copies.

    I would LOVE to test-drive one, but there isn't a store within a day's drive that would carry them. In fact, I think most of their business is internet sales. Did you look at some of the guitars on that link I posted? They're pretty damned good LOOKING copies... I just worry about good PLAYING and good SOUNDING copies...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    I would LOVE to test-drive one, but there isn't a store within a day's drive that would carry them. In fact, I think most of their business is internet sales. Did you look at some of the guitars on that link I posted? They're pretty damned good LOOKING copies... I just worry about good PLAYING and good SOUNDING copies...

    we'll duncan p/u's mahagony body and maple top. It's going to be damn close. Probably kills an epiphone just on the p/u's but I don't know how great the mahogony is. I'm not a big proponent of buying instruments sight unseen. I gotta have it in my hands
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    we'll duncan p/u's mahagony body and maple top. It's going to be damn close. Probably kills an epiphone just on the p/u's but I don't know how great the mahogony is. I'm not a big proponent of buying instruments sight unseen. I gotta have it in my hands

    No kidding... it's the biggest leap of faith ever... forget Jesus, I believe in him a hell of a lot more than I believe in a guitar I never played... But it's so damned tempting. I'm looking at spending $220 just to rebuild my shitty LP knock-off.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • MissYouAllDayMissYouAllDay Posts: 939
    man the guy comes to the board and you don't asnwer his question. What the hell guys. Sorry man I personnally don't know.

    I went with a really nice acoustic electric for my first and I still play.

    300$ american is agood price to pay for a first guitar if u really like it.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Bumfuq, MT Posts: 6,395
    Yeah, sorry... LoveThemBones posted about Agile guitars, and I've been curious about them for ages, so I got side-tracked.

    As for beginner guitars and amps... you pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. I'd save up for a Made-in-Mexico Fender or an Epiphone, if I was you... For $400-600, you can have a pretty good electric guitar. The cheap guitars are definitely cheap, so if you're serious, get something decent, at least. You don't want to spend $300 on a beginner guitar, and then get sick of it, want to replace it in 3 months. Get something you can keep for a while. I love my Mexican Fender Telecaster.
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
  • LoveThemBonesLoveThemBones Posts: 38
    I have never tried an Agile, but I've heard good things from another forum. The reviews from harmony central don't look bad and the price isn't killer. I was planning on taking the chance and getting one for Christmas (for myself).
    PJ + AIC = LoveThemBones
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by MissYouAllDay
    man the guy comes to the board and you don't asnwer his question. What the hell guys. Sorry man I personnally don't know.

    I went with a really nice acoustic electric for my first and I still play.

    300$ american is agood price to pay for a first guitar if u really like it.

    I thought the general consensus was save up and buy a better one. Just make sure it has a solid top. Washburns are fine but I prefer other brands.

    In my experience it's always better to save and buy better. Even if you are just beginning.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • yeahyeah Posts: 18
    thanks yall
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