Agile Harm 1 2TS Sunburst P90

[mcgannahan]

I've recently had a major GAS attack for something semi-hollow with P90s for rockabilly stuff. My CV Tele works good, and I certainly couldn't find a better guitar to cut through the mix, but I'm being tempted by the P90 crunch and warmth factor, and the semi-hollow woodiness. So I've been looking at Epiphone Wildkats and from everything I've read they're wonderful guitars (going to stop by GC tomorrow and see if I can find one to play), but I really don't need the Bigsby and I certainly wouldn't mind paying a little less.

So Rondo music has these Agile Harms that go for $339. Personally, I like the cream P-90s better than the metallic dog-eared ones on the Wildkat. Nice looking guitar too. Anyone here ever played one of these?


http://www.rondomusic.com/harm1semisb.html

[StrangerNY]

Haven't played one, but I've always liked the look of that guitar. The body is reminiscent of a Rickenbacker.

(And you can't go wrong with a pair of P-90s!)

- D

[tonyw]

I havent played the Harm but i have been lookin at their 12 string version.

I do have one of these though, its an Agile 2300 JNR and the ceramic P90 style are very good.I was originally going to swap them out but after i heard them they are staying in

[SteveO]

Wild Kat may be hard to find but worth the effort,love my Kat.Epi does a nice job on them.Great build qualityand their P-90's are very good.Despite the many positive reviews of Rondo's stuff,I have an aversion to buying a guitar unplayed.JMHO

[mcgannahan]

Originally Posted by SteveO

Wild Kat may be hard to find but worth the effort,love my Kat.Epi does a nice job on them.Great build qualityand their P-90's are very good.Despite the many positive reviews of Rondo's stuff,I have an aversion to buying a guitar unplayed.JMHO

I feel the same way and would like to play one. But I guess there is a 30 day return policy. I see the Wildkats are going on Ebay for around $375-$400 average which isn't that much more than the Rondo when it comes down to it.

[eichaan]

I played a Harm when they first came out when Rondo still had the store in Jersey. It played nice, but the interior is painted black, and the one I played was very sloppy looking on the inside. The paint wasn't smooth, it was bumpy. It didn't give a total semi-hollow vibe, but otherwise was a nice axe.

[tonyw]

I opened the back up to check the wiring, i was going to gut it, was neat as a pin, very well done. I bought mine because i wanted a gretch corvette and or a LPS Junior this covered the bases. I can do all my own work especially wiring but this guitar hasnt needed a thing. I buy plent of guitars unplayed, i have a fetish for vintage and have to import, and never had a problem.

[bek]

Tonyw, that looks very nice. Good to know their interior work is that good. Those inlays look so pretty, too. To the OP, I'dve bought one of those Harms a long time ago if I hadn't found a nice Epi Dot. Those Harms also have the advantage of the Tele-type switch, which I would immediately swap out to a 5-way and that thing would be DONE! Also, gotta love the no-dots on the fingerboard. Classy.

[bowman]

I have the exact model and color Harm that is in the original post. I've had it for probably three years or so, and I haven't changed anything on it. Neck feels and plays great, and the P90s are much much better than I expected: snarly or smooth depending on volume and amp used. It's also a pretty light weight guitar. For a few months this was the only guitar I played, I liked it that much - and I have a lot of guitars. I have a new Casino and a new Tele that I'm in love with right now, but the Harm 1 will be back in the rotation at some point soon. Bottom line for me is that this model was well worth the low price they're asking.