My SX bass is awesome... are the guitars same quality?

Din Of Win · #1 07-16-2009, 12:50 PM

Has anyone bought one of the SX guitars?

I'm no guitar player by any means, but it's fun to mess around with now and then. I've been eyeing an SX Tele. model specifically...

Godbody · #2 07-16-2009, 02:28 PM

I'll be finding out shortly about the Agile line Rondo carries.

One of my best friends and favorite guitarists is buying one this week. He clearly has faith after playing my SX bass, and sold his MIM Strat to finance the purchase. He's looking at getting an AL-2000 model, which now has three neck thicknesses to choose from, aside from all the other options. I think he'll be happy.

Sartori · #3 07-16-2009, 04:25 PM

I got one a few years ago. Strap button was in an idiotic location, but that was fixed with strap locks. The tuners weren't that great, I replaced them. Pickups didn't do that well on distortion, lots of annoying feedback, so I replaced the bridge one. Now, aside from a little fret buzz it works fine.

jollygiantchris · #4 07-17-2009, 01:37 AM

Supposedly as long as you replace the wiring/tunes/bridge/electronics they are absolutely great and blow the MIM fender stuff out ofthe water. At least thats the vibe I get from the couple guitar forums I lurk on.

Godbody · #5 08-04-2009, 08:20 AM

Finally got to see and play my buddy's Agile AL-2000 LP-style guitar. It required only new strings out of the box. I'd say its comparable to a mid-range Gibson as far as quality, playability and tonal characteristics go. For only $200, its a stupid good buy.

Din Of Win · #6 08-04-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Godbody

Finally got to see and play my buddy's Agile AL-2000 LP-style guitar. It required only new strings out of the box. I'd say its comparable to a mid-range Gibson as far as quality, playability and tonal characteristics go. For only $200, its a stupid good buy.

Awesome! That's exactly what i wanted to hear. I'm a total noob on a guitar, so i'd rather not drop a huge hunk of change to get something that sounds good.

I'm guessing SX's "no restocking untill Christmas" extends to guitar as well... wo i may jump on one of these sooner than later.

electracoyote · #7 08-04-2009, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Din Of Win

Has anyone bought one of the SX guitars?

I'm no guitar player by any means, but it's fun to mess around with now and then. I've been eyeing an SX Tele. model specifically...

Well, I can't speak for the new line coming out. However, I have two SX 6-strings, and I love them both. A STL 50 Fat Tele clone. This thing is heavy, solid, plays and sounds great. Set up was quick and easy.

The other is a Jagstang copy, powder blue, maple board, P90s, just an awesome guitar. Great tone and playability. Well-made. No issues.

Short answer: Yes, the guitars have the same reputation as the basses. You might get a lemon, but Kurt backs 'em up 100%. I also have an SX fretless P. I have gotten nothing but cherries from the SX line.

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Sartori · #8 08-04-2009, 02:21 PM

Mine's a V. It sounded terrible out of the box, but a new pickup did wonders. I got it for something ridiculous like $120, too.

Mind Eroded · #9 08-06-2009, 08:57 AM

I had an SX strat in the past. It was a solid guitar, however I found the electronics and hardware to be mostly subpar..not a big shocker given the price tag. Just to give you my .02, I played my friend's Fender MIM strat side by side with my SX strat and the Fender was clearly superior in terms of fit and finish, sound and overall playability(and I was not just blinded by the headstock logo either).

I still considered the SX strat to be a great value for the dough, and certainly not that much worse than the Fender to justify the price difference, but I think my opinion has been echoed millions of times in these SX threads.

I'd say get the tele, it'll probably be a nice axe.

jollygiantchris · #10 08-06-2009, 10:41 AM

http://www.rondomusic.com/product1123.html
^^^^^
This shows up at my house tomorrow. Depending on what time it comes out if you want I'll record something and post it somewhere Sat morning. I'm moderately bad at guitar but I'll throw a couple riffs down so you can get an idea of the tone.

Din Of Win · #11 08-06-2009, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by jollygiantchris

http://www.rondomusic.com/product1123.html
^^^^^
This shows up at my house tomorrow. Depending on what time it comes out if you want I'll record something and post it somewhere Sat morning. I'm moderately bad at guitar but I'll throw a couple riffs down so you can get an idea of the tone.

Aw nice! Other than a Tele, i was looking at some of the LP models as well. If you wanna record something or other that'd be much appriciated!