https://www.guitarcenter.com/Used/Agile ... -Guitar.gc
Looks like it's in nice shape and has upgraded pickups too. Get at it

Nice, glad I could help! I've VERY rarely had instances where GC Used items were sold in store a moment before I checked out online and the sale got cancelled, so I'm sure you'll be fine...but it does happen. If you want to be sure, call the store and let them know you just purchased it and they can confirm everything went through. I typically do that just after I place my order.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:57 pm Thanks for the heads-up! It does look very good. I just put it in my cart and checked out. In my experience with GC used, that makes about a 65% chance I bought it. The other 35% is waiting for an email that something happened and they couldn't sell it to me. Time will tell.
Edit: Hoping the sale comes through, because I think this looks as good as the Harm 1 (toaster) I bought new, but I prefer P90s!
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Three? After this one, I'd still need one more then.
I figured you weren't too pressed for guitars to play these days, but you know I gotta send these deals out to my lefty buddies when I can
OMG, this is a first! As in the first time I can remember being envious of left- handed players! Congrats!BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 1:57 pm Thanks for the heads-up! It does look very good. I just put it in my cart and checked out. In my experience with GC used, that makes about a 65% chance I bought it. The other 35% is waiting for an email that something happened and they couldn't sell it to me. Time will tell.
Edit: Hoping the sale comes through, because I think this looks as good as the Harm 1 (toaster) I bought new, but I prefer P90s!
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Out of an abundance of caution, I called the store and Andrew there tells me he's taking the guitar off the floor, knowing it already sold. Maybe that increases my odds of getting it? LOL
Thanks! Yeah, I've been thinking about swapping my 1st Harm to P90s, but worried I might have to route the holes a bit and then couldn't reverse it if I changed my mind. With this second one, I won't have to worry about that anymore. Yours look great, and I didn't remember there was a Douglas version!
Something tells me that "sold out from under us" situation happens more to lefties just because of the relative lack of availability. But yes, I did call the store and they took it off the floor for me.slowhand84 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:09 pm Nice, glad I could help! I've VERY rarely had instances where GC Used items were sold in store a moment before I checked out online and the sale got cancelled, so I'm sure you'll be fine...but it does happen. If you want to be sure, call the store and let them know you just purchased it and they can confirm everything went through. I typically do that just after I place my order.
Yeah anyone who knows me knows I'm kinda the GC Used steal bloodhound around hereBatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:01 pmSomething tells me that "sold out from under us" situation happens more to lefties just because of the relative lack of availability. But yes, I did call the store and they took it off the floor for me.slowhand84 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:09 pm Nice, glad I could help! I've VERY rarely had instances where GC Used items were sold in store a moment before I checked out online and the sale got cancelled, so I'm sure you'll be fine...but it does happen. If you want to be sure, call the store and let them know you just purchased it and they can confirm everything went through. I typically do that just after I place my order.
Also of interest - I had already looked through GC used this morning for lefties but didn't find this one because they didn't use any left-hand oriented keyword in the description. I know that happens often, so once a week or so I search for keywords based on models I'm particularly interested in and once in a blue moon find a hidden lefty gem like you did today!
Yeah, I don't think the Douglas version was around long. And it was a slight downgrade from the Agile (no paint behind the f-hole [C-hole?] and no binding on the neck or headstock)... but I likes 'em both. Actually, I also have a sunburst HB Agile Harm too, but no pic on my phone, so a more accurate statement is I likes all 3.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 4:14 pmThanks! Yeah, I've been thinking about swapping my 1st Harm to P90s, but worried I might have to route the holes a bit and then couldn't reverse it if I changed my mind. With this second one, I won't have to worry about that anymore. Yours look great, and I didn't remember there was a Douglas version!
I've got a CSB with Buddha P90s wound to sound like Rickenbacker pickups (the first Agile I ever bought), a white one that currently also has Buddha P90s but which I'm going to put a set of Gibson made minis from an Epi Special Edition 62 Sheraton, and a black Harm 3 currently with handwound minis from a defunct winder from WA (Roadhouse Kingston minis) but have a set of SD SM-3s minis I eventually want to install with a coil split.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:27 pm
Three? After this one, I'd still need one more then.It was listed for $199.99 (steal). I'm trying to figure out who makes those exact pickups. I'm not there yet. More than one company makes gold foil accented P90s. So far I know they're not the Lollars.
Yeah GC tends to either price Agiles stupid high or stupid low. I bought a Harm with P90s for $100 back in 2017 or so...not to mention my custom AS-1000 for $199 and countless others.tobijohn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 5:57 pmI've got a CSB with Buddha P90s wound to sound like Rickenbacker pickups (the first Agile I ever bought), a white one that currently also has Buddha P90s but which I'm going to put a set of Gibson made minis from an Epi Special Edition 62 Sheraton, and a black Harm 3 currently with handwound minis from a defunct winder from WA (Roadhouse Kingston minis) but have a set of SD SM-3s minis I eventually want to install with a coil split.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Tue Feb 21, 2023 2:27 pm
Three? After this one, I'd still need one more then.It was listed for $199.99 (steal). I'm trying to figure out who makes those exact pickups. I'm not there yet. More than one company makes gold foil accented P90s. So far I know they're not the Lollars.
IIRC, I paid $200 for the Harm 3 which was a steal five years ago so what you paid for this one was a crime...
I couldn't agree more! It has that semi-hollow liveliness many guitars can't replicate.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:10 am IMHO, Agile Harm was one of the best offerings ever from Rondo. Fills that Rick-ish and low weight niche.
That's an interesting combination, I imagine it sounds great. I don't know how the toaster pickups are made, but something (maybe voodoo logic) kept me from taking a look. If they were exactly the same shape, I think I would have swapped pickups for P90s in my 1st Harm 1, but dang, it still has a great voice anyway - just not my typical tones. The toasters are crisp, just full enough, and not a single note gets lost (no mud at all). But I've admired P90 based Harms for quite some time after they disappeared from the market.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:10 am The only changes I've made to my 2008 Harm was magnet swaps. The bridge now has (1) of the original ceramic bar magnets and (1) Alnico 5 (bitey / chimey) for the bridge and (1) Alnico 3 and (1) Alnico 5 for the neck, which made it bouncy while retaining good string definition.
I have a set of Gibson P90s like that in an AD-2200.
My full thickness Semi-custom AL3200.tobijohn wrote:I have a set of Gibson P90s like that in an AD-2200.
Out of curiosity, what other Agile would you never sell?
Yeah it was gone within about 5 mins of me posting it here to Mr. @BatUtilityBelt. And hey, when it comes to guitars...two is always better than one
No need to worry, shipping can take up to 2-3 days after ordering sometimes if they're a little backed up. If you spoke to someone and they took it off the floor for you, you're good.BatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 12:25 pmI couldn't agree more! It has that semi-hollow liveliness many guitars can't replicate.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:10 am IMHO, Agile Harm was one of the best offerings ever from Rondo. Fills that Rick-ish and low weight niche.
That's an interesting combination, I imagine it sounds great. I don't know how the toaster pickups are made, but something (maybe voodoo logic) kept me from taking a look. If they were exactly the same shape, I think I would have swapped pickups for P90s in my 1st Harm 1, but dang, it still has a great voice anyway - just not my typical tones. The toasters are crisp, just full enough, and not a single note gets lost (no mud at all). But I've admired P90 based Harms for quite some time after they disappeared from the market.andrewsrea wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 11:10 am The only changes I've made to my 2008 Harm was magnet swaps. The bridge now has (1) of the original ceramic bar magnets and (1) Alnico 5 (bitey / chimey) for the bridge and (1) Alnico 3 and (1) Alnico 5 for the neck, which made it bouncy while retaining good string definition.
Regarding the GC Used one, I called them yesterday to follow up after placing the order, and emailed this morning because they haven't marked it as shipped yet. Getting nervous, but if I bug them more, they might get mad at me, so I'm just in a wait mode. I've even had GC Used guitars with tracking numbers suddenly disappear without delivery or any explanation. So when the deal is rare and this good, I get twitchy I guess.
Sorry about that! I just had real lucky timing checking the forum this time.
no worries, more money to spend on Bronco upgradesBatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:22 pmSorry about that! I just had real lucky timing checking the forum this time.
UPS update: The store printed a shipping label today, so I guess that puts me at 80% likely to receive the Harm. I feel like I'm tempting fate by saying "bring the Harm".
Better than "deliver the Harm to my front door!" lolBatUtilityBelt wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:22 pmSorry about that! I just had real lucky timing checking the forum this time.
UPS update: The store printed a shipping label today, so I guess that puts me at 80% likely to receive the Harm. I feel like I'm tempting fate by saying "bring the Harm".
I think so, and based on the Harm I already have, I find that absolutely insane. I wouldn't sell mine for $500, and that would be a big profit.