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IZZI
PostPosted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:58 pm    Post subject: Review: Agile AL-3000 Les Paul copy Reply with quote



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update 3/10/10: sound review http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCWJVwWkTEM

OK setelah seminggu aku pakai guitar Agile ni, elok aku bagi review sikit supaya boleh kasi info kat sapa2 yang nak beli kemudian.

Model: Agile AL-3000
Body: Solid Mahogany arch top triple bound
Body cap: Solid Mahogany
Neck: One piece mahogany set-in with Abalone inlays single bind
Fingerboard: Ebony 13.7" radius
Pickup: stock P90 made in Korea

Dibeli dari Rondo music http://www.rondomusic.com/al3000prestp90.html
Ni guitar pertama aku beli online dan guitar ke dua aku secara keseluruhan.

Guitar sampai di rumah dalam tempoh 6 hari bekerja. Aku belek setiap inci utk cari kalau ada cacat. Hasilnya jumpa la sekelumit gam terlebih kat bahagian inlay. Itu pun kena zoom mata betul2 dekat baru perasan. Lain2 tarak komplen. Warna gold pada Agile ni lebih ke arah kehijau-hijauan sikit berbanding original Gibson Gold Top. Poly finishnya agak tebal dan glossy. Ada orang suka tapi mungkin aku akan kasi dull sikit kemudian kalau ada masa. Binding kemas. Puas hati dengan kerja orang Korea.

Guitar boleh terus dimain lepas keluar dari kotak. Cuma kena tune sikit. Tak ada fret buzz tapi ada sikit string buzz kalau petik kuat2. Mungkin sebab action terlalu rendah. Intonation ada flat sikit. Hal kecik je semua ni. Lepas setup boleh setel.

Mula-mula main guitar ni terasa janggal sikit sebab dah terbiasa dengan Strat punya feel. Les Paul lebih pendek dari Strat, ukuran dari nut hingga bridge 1st string adalah 24.75 inci manakala Strat punya scale ialah 25.5 inci. Kesannya, tali gauge 9-42 yang datang sekali dengan guitar ni terasa lembik tensionnya. Aku kemudian tukar string ke 10-46 brand Ernie ball. Aku tinggikan action sikit ikut preference aku then aku set truss rod sebaik mungkin (makan sejam jugak nak jumpa) untuk sesuaikan dgn string gauge baru dan action baru. Yeah makin ringing!

Neck profile guitar ni lebih gemuk dari strat aku (American Deluxe soft C) tapi tangan aku cepat rasa selesa dengan neck Agile ni. Mungkin profile ni lebih sesuai utk size jari aku berbanding strat tu. Rondomusic juga ada offer slimer neck utk mereka yang mahukan neck lebih nipis sedikit. Ebony fretboardnya aku suka. Uratnya rapat dan nampak mahal dengan real Abalone inlay. Aku pun pelik mcmana guitar murah boleh bagi Ebony fretboard dgn real abalone?

Ada dua isu pada guitar ni. Yang paling utama sekali ialah bridge. WAJIB DITUKAR sebab bridge ni tak solid dan selalu vibrate. Selalu buat aku bengang.. potong stim betul! Aku dah order GOTOH nickel bridge dan stop tailpiece dari stewmac. Mungkin next week sampai aku terus pasang dan tukar sekali ke string GSH Boomer 10-46.

Satu lagi isu utama ialah, tone yang keluar dari neck tak sesolid tone neck strat aku. Mungkin ini disebabkan oleh fretwire material yg murah mcm bridge tu atau pun truss rod murah. Mungkin neck Strat deluxe tu guna high end material so mana nak dapat pada guitar copy mcm Agile. Atau pun mungkin ini mmg jenis tone les paul? Walaubagaimana pun, tone dari neck ni jauh lebih baik dari tone neck squier perabot. Cuma tak mencapai tahap kesolidan neck strat aku.

Kesimpulannya, aku puas hati dgn apa yg aku belanjakan. Akan datang aku nak beli lagi satu Agile tapi spec yang lagi tinggi sikit mcm Al-4000 premium dengan pickup humbucker. Yang sekarang ni pickup P90.

Gambar guitar ada kat thread NGD: http://www.i-bands.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12989&start=30

Nanti aku cuba record sound akustik guitar ni dan upload kat youtube. Korang dengar lah sendiri.

Benda yang aku dah order utk MOD:
1) Bridge GOTOH (model 1511-N)
2) Gibson truss rod cover

Itu je buat masa ni. Pickup setakat ni ok.. pakai magnet Alnico 5 so mmg tone yg aku nak la.


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dasyat review ko bro Very Happy
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main dasat review mesti mau dasat jugak hehehe..

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secara tidak langsung hatiku makin bertaut pada LP
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



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Thanks. Tapi yang benonye playing aku level beginner je (advanced beginner).. tak masuk level intermediate pun lagi.

Aku nak buat beberapa komen susulan.

1) Aku buat silap la beli model ni. Kalau aku tau aku beli model yg neck thru tambah duit sikit. Agak payah nak main kat fret bhg dalam kalau main berdiri.

2) Patutnya aku beli full humbucker sebab boleh split coil jadi single coil. Full humbucker pun ada option utk P90. Tapi aku dah beli P90 jenis soapbar, so stucked kat situ je lah.. kalau nak convert pun, boleh pegi ke mini humbucker je.

3) Aku kena mod capacitor kat bhg tone tu sebab walaupun tone aku dah bukak habis, tp macam dgr ada kurang sparkle. Skrg diapakai .047uF. Aku baca, ramai yg rendahkan value ke .022uF utk bridge punya tone dan .015uF utk neck punya tone control. Value ni mungkin sesuai utk les paul je, kalau strat mungkin kena pakai .047.

4) bridge ada buzzing..trrrttt trttt.. so kena upgrade ke bridge GOTOH.

Nanti dah siap upgrade aku upload youtube sound sample.

eniQma: Kalau ko nak beli les paul replica made in China, pm aku. Aku kasi link ko beli direct dari China. Budget dlm RM1k la termasuk shipping. Review kat youtube byk guna keyword 'Chinese Les Paul'.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRBhVqZ3AIs

yg ni ke bro?

mcm menarik Wink
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Cool

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huhuhuhu dah kaya sgt la tu

bro Izzi
bile nak tukar Avatar ganti strat tu ngan LP plak? huhuhu
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eniQma wrote:
huhuhuhu dah kaya sgt la tu

bro Izzi
bile nak tukar Avatar ganti strat tu ngan LP plak? huhuhu


Hahaha...A Ah bro...Strat dah jual ke?...
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Strat ada.. aku kasi member aku pegang sampai aku balik M'sia nnt.

Jiro,

Link yg dia pecahkan les paul tu apsal neck dia tak patah2? Nampak sgt les paul china pun pakai hardwood jugak hahahha..
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found this.. just want to share. Sesuai utk sapa yg nak tukar capasitor.

http://www.kernelofwisdom.com/02-10/capacitor.html
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Sound review added. Please find link in the 1st post.
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aku org yg pertama tgk....


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bunyi besi aku suka hahahah siot jaa

overall..sound bridge aku suka..but neck not so.. kalau ikut taste aku la hahahah

tapi IMHO the p-90 tuh duncan design or apa eh? sound dia not so p-90 or maybe aku je kot yg tak pandai nak tau hahaha

playing best especially blues part..


p/s: nih yg terasa nak buat review comparisson LP agile dgn LP ori epiphone huhuuh takda camera waaaaaa
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Bridge tu aku saja biar guna standard wiring, neck aku try guna 50s wiring tapi bunyi dia lebih sebu dari standard wiring.. aku pun tak tau kenapa. Tapi capacitor tu mmg tak sedap la harap besar je. Caps standard tu sound dia lagi bukak.

Mungkin 50s wiring tu sesuai utk full humbucker je kot..p90 tak cukup.

P90 tu bukan duncan design. Aku email Kurt rondo tanya sama ada sama kilang dgn GFS pickup since dia made in Korea, Kurt kata tak. Ntah2 artec/tesla .. apa lagi pickup yg korean made?

Aku pun tak tau la sound P90 sebenarnya mcmana. Dlm kepala aku ada sound single coil strat je. P90 ni tak berapa masuk taste aku la. Kalau aku tau, aku order full humbucker boleh buat coil split. Aku nak tukar ke mini humbucker atau tukar guitar ke model yg ada maple top. Hehehe.. kena jual dulu gitar ni.

Thanks for watching. Sound dlm video tu agak kering dan tajam dari sound sebenar. Mic digi cam aku tu tak berapa bagus la. Aku takde video cam.
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