NGD! Custom Agile Interceptor 8-string...

[Fred]

Just got back from a week in Amsterdam, where I came across such wonders as these...

Came home to find a satisfyingly large parcel in my room:

...and it's from Rondo Music!

*Face of extremely pleasant surprise*:

Now to find a suitable tool...

And get opening.

Unnecessary suspense-building shots:

Headstock is delicious:

Very happy with the neck profile:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!

Awesome grain:

And now for some full-frontals:

Definite seal of approval:

Summary:

Very, very, very fucking happy! Neither the extra width of the fretboard (2.25" at nut) or the extended scale-length (30") feel as though they're going to take much getting used to at all, and the action is a dream. Haven't had a chance to plug it in yet, but acoustically it sounds very nice indeed. Going to have to start going to the gym if I want to carry it round much, though - it weighs an absolute ton!

 

[cddragon]

Congrats! Nice guitar would look better with neck-through IMHO ;D

 

[BlindingLight7]

what are the specs?

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

sweet picstory. Is that body ash?

 

[Fred]

Specs are...

Body wood - ash
Body finish - natural (transparent)
Body shape - Interceptor
Scale length - 30"
Neck wood - 5-piece maple/walnut
Neck binding - single cream
Neck type - bolt-on
Frets - 27
Fretboard wood - ebony
Inlays - none
Radius - 16"
Width at nut - 2.25"
Headstock shape - 2009 Intrepid
Headstock wood - same as body
Pups - Agile passives 8s
Hardware - black (two volumes, graphite nut, hipshot bridge)

...and I do love the look of neck-through guitars, but far prefer bolt-ons!

 

[hmmm_de_hum]

Looks absolutely stunning man, congrats. How much did you shell out for in the end, if you dont mind me asking?

 

[GazPots]

Holy fuck that is quite a nice guitar there freddo.



Also i was about to joke about how fucking long that neck was and then i realised it was not only a 30 inch scale length, but 27 frets aswell.


Christ, when do we get soundclips cause im dying to hear it.

 

[AySay]

That looks so good! I can't believe Rondo can make such nice looking stuff for so cheap, but i guess the giant MADE IN CHINA on the box explains it, unless only the box was made in china...

 

[7 Strings of Hate]

you look like david lee roth

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

hey cool my guess about the wood was right, that usually never happens

 

[Galius]

Great looking guitar man!!

 

[darren]

Sweet jeezus, that looks awesome. And you look like a young David Lee Roth in that last pic!

 

[Fred]

Haha, can't say I've ever had the David Lee Roth comparison before but I'm totally happy with that.

Glad you like the guitar, for those who've asked the grand total was $1410 (USD).

 

[Justin Bailey]

looks stunning, that is what an Agile 8 should look like, thats for sure!

 

[noodleplugerine]

Looks really good man. Makes me want one.

 

[renzoip]

I'm not a huge Agile fan but man, this guitar looks so awesome!! Congrats!!

 

[Total Eclipse]

That thing is sexy as hell dude. Congrats.

 

[Cameron]

the ebony looks so dark with the nat.

 

[ledzep4eva]

Absolutely beautiful.

I too am a UK-er awaiting a 'Rondo' box in the post... X^D

30"?!?!?! How LOW are you going to tune that thing?!

 

[eegor]

That is one sexy guitar. You made some right choices when spec'ing that out. Kurt must've had 8-strings in mind when the Interceptor body was designed. Everything works so well.