apparently the MIC plain top epi has a real maple cap.
cheap ass maple probably not real stunning, but i guess it makes more sense to put a plain top maple cap rather than a plain veneer.

The MIC Epi only has a 1/16 inch of maple cap. Don't think it's worth he hype.

notice i said PLAIN TOP.
not the normal flame top, and 1/16 is a veneer.

owh, my bad...

yeah the plain tops have a real maple cap

but well mic =/

all the MIC's i've seen, the bodes don't have much grain, doesnt really look like mahogany =/
some of them at least

last time i went there they didnt even let me try ANYTHING.

some of the MIC bodies i've seen has nice grain.

Kind of stupid on their part huh? I mean, most of the people who buy higher end guitars are experienced players (or emo posers). And these guys know that they have to test out a guitar before they buy it. Seeing that Yamaha doesn't let people try it out, I can't help but wonder how many axes they're actually selling besides the Pacifica 112.


On the other hand, they're most probably staying afloat for now by selling overpriced picks...

This post has been edited by fatboythin: Jul 3 2007, 03:03 PM

.... unless you make friends with them and then they let you test ANYTHING...

Me and EchoB got to test the Gibson Les Paul Supreme the last time........

All I had to do was to flash my ZW LP and coffin case...... done.

sure you didnt flash your supplementary amex card?

haha, well not all of us have a ZW LP man.

Of course I didn't flash my supp amex card.......








.......... I flashed my supp Visa card......

Darn it, i'm too young to even have a VISA...
Haha, guess i'll just borrow my dad's and flash it real quick to get their attention...

say... anybody has any experience on these agile guitars? seems like it's korean made but couldn't find anythin on local or asian dealer... not even on-line...

it seems like a good deal.... i'm not too interested on the LP models but the PRS copies are quite tempting... i'm thinking of getting one for jazz playing...

Agile PS4000 amber flame with duncans

the review says that's the lp copies are quite good too... but that's a sensitive issue there... too many gibby/epi die hard users here....

bleh.
no way can get Agile here.
but if you want a cheap PRS copy, there Stagg for around RM800+.

something higher end would be the indonesian made Marlique.
www.marliqueguitars.com
always been contemplating getting one of them.
the ones on their site start at around RM1500, they have cheaper ones not on there with lower quality electronics and hardware, those are around RM900.

deng, must have been my luck
zzzzzzz

hmmm... the marlique seems nice... where have u seen one? from the webpage its says the dealer in m'sia is roem events... which is rom guitar i think (the guy who made rottw mag)....

the ridho hafiedz sig series is more tempting actually than the prs copy (looks more like a jackson style than a prs).... hope it doesn't cost more than 3k.... ridho is the guitarist for slank from indonesia... though i've never heard their song but they're like really big over there....

actually i've played a classical acoustic guitar once and it was hand made by an indonesian luthier... cost about 2-3k... but the sound is amazing... there was another canadian made classical going for about 4k and the sound wasn't even close to the indonesian guitar... forgot the brand name though.... indonesian quality isn't so bad....

the marlique guitars is carried by someone whos actually staying somewhere near kota damansara.
everytime i call the cheap RM900 models are finished.
get one of those and stick in EMGs

hmmm... just got a reply email from rondo music... they don't ship agile guitars to malaysia...

I realize this thread was a couple of years back, but am just placing my input here in case you are still trying to simulate slash's tone.

Firstly, try to get a les paul - solid body (No hollow-body guitars) and hopefully maple wood heh. You won't be able to buy anything grand with that budget so you may stick to Epiphones - try to get the standard. You might be able to purchase for RM 1,800 maybe? or RM 2,800 (not too sure now) - Yes you have to increase your budget.

From there, do some research on pickups. Slash uses Seymour Duncan - Pearly Gates (both neck & bridge pickups) on most of his axes. To obtain the natural drive he gets off his amp, you have to invest in at least a half-stack (30 - 50watts) on a Marshall amp and crank it up all the way up to 8 (hehe). Or else, invest in a tube-amplifier (try class A/B - slightly cheaper). Also, for the Appetite for Destruction album, he uses the Marshall Jubilee tube amplifer series - which is now no longer in production. Though they reproduced it (at a very limited amount - one off) we'll probably never see them reproducing it again.

Good luck.