Rondo Music has
Agile Pendulum Pro 72527 EB EMG Electric Guitar (Charcoal) on sale for
$575. Shipping varies by location and starts from $17.53 or more.
Thanks to Community Member
guitarmann for sharing this deal.
Features:
- Multi-Scale design with scale range of 25 1/2" to 27"
- 5 piece, neck-through design
- Dual angled EMG 808active 8 pickups
- Custom Cepheus individual saddle bridges
- Mahogany body
- Ebony fretboard with no markers - position markers are located on the side of the neck
- 24 extra jumbo 2.9mm frets and a 13.7" (350mm) radius neck for fast play
- Grover die cast locking tuners
- Uniform neck profile for ultra fast playing
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1) This is a 7-string, not a standard 6-string
2) fanned frets/multi-scale seem to largely be a fad, and there are other compromises besides having to adapt your technique and muscle memory...for example, the pickups being angled (presumably to keep the point they sense the strings' vibration consistent with respect to the overall scale/string length) means the strings are vibrating off-axis with respect to the coil's orientation. I realize other [even popular] single-scale guitars (strats and copies) have done this, for what reason I'm not entirely sure. I'm personally not a fan of said guitars, primarily due to the softer fretboard woods, neck profiles, and IMO cheesy construction (e.g. small woodscrews holding things together like cable jacks, instead of thru-holes and nuts).
I've personally never heard of nor tried this brand, so I can't speak to its overall quality (materials, construction, workmanship, durability, etc.). My personal go-to brand that hasn't failed me yet is Schecter (for electrics), and Taylor (acoustics).
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I'm already able to fine-tune intonation on all of my electrics; the tone pros bridge on my Schecter, and the Floyd Rose on my Aria both support fine-tuning scale length to compensate for string-specific effects (at least to some extent).
Unrelatedly, I wonder how many guitars would they need to sell for how many more years for Agile (and friends) to prove their consistency, quality, and staying power. They have been solid for so long, even the early SX stuff. I feel like they should get more recognition.
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