NGD: AD-3200 Burple Burst

[MattFireblade]

I finally sold my AL-3100 Semi-Custom last week and so I ordered the AD-3200. Holy crap this guitar does not disappoint. It's a good chunk heavier than my 3100 was, and that guitar was a 2011/2012 run with the super thick body, but not so much so that it'll be unbearable with a 3" strap. I also ordered a black plastics kit to swap those over, but I need to order knobs too. I'm also most definitely going to pick up satin hardware for this thing, because the matte finish is screaming for it. I am very, very happy.

[jtcnj]

Congrats!
I will ask you as I have asked others - what is the neck profile like and - does it neck dive?

The AL / AD 3200 series is one of the only guitars I have any real / serious interest in for a potential purchase.
That said, the most I have ever spent on a guitar so far is @ $250, though I have put in some upgrade $$ as well.

[MattFireblade]

Congrats!
I will ask you as I have asked others - what is the neck profile like and - does it neck dive?

The AL / AD 3200 series is one of the only guitars I have any real / serious interest in for a potential purchase.
That said, the most I have ever spent on a guitar so far is @ $250, though I have put in some upgrade $$ as well.

I'm terrible at answering the profile question, because I'm primarily a bass player. It's almost identical to my Schecter Tempest, maybe 1 or 2 mm wider at the nut, but the back profile is almost the same. Definitely not as chunky as my AL-3100 was, which is great for me, but others may not like it.

As for neck dive, I just tossed my 'seatbelt' material strap on and it immediately goes to just under perpendicular, so it does dive with a slick strap like that, but it's not a 'heavy' dive, so I'd expect a nylon or leather strap would keep it in place with the friction. That seatbelt strap is comfy, but is almost like silicone with how little resistance it offers.

[fatjack]

Glad you got an Agile you really like. Our neck preferences are different really happy it works for you.

[JeffBeck]

Congrats - that thing looks gorgeous! Super-interesting top on it.

Maybe when the world returns to normal I'll get one. Double cuts are where it's at.

[MattFireblade]

Congrats - that thing looks gorgeous! Super-interesting top on it.

Maybe when the world returns to normal I'll get one. Double cuts are where it's at.

Thanks! It's a beautiful book match, too. I've realized that I have a thing for double cuts.

[JeffBeck]

Thanks! It's a beautiful book match, too. I've realized that I have a thing for double cuts.

I do, too. I didn't realize it until I got an SG and it was like the heavens opened up and said, "let there be comfort and ease of playing".

[chimi42]

Loooooove that. Still waiting to see real pictures of the silverburst.

[MattFireblade]

Swapped plastics to black, hardware to satin. Just waiting on my Buddhanauts, then it'll be ready to go.

[sabasgr68]

Swapped plastics to black, hardware to satin. Just waiting on my Buddhanauts, then it'll be ready to go.

Black hardware looks better for sure with that finish. I love those AL or AD3200, in Tobacco or Lemon Burst better in my case.

Waiting until you string her and hopefully upload some audio or video clips. I mean, you actually play those things, don´t you?

Enjoy it, Matt! Congrats.

[Spike]

Much more pleasing to the eye!

[MattFireblade]

Waiting until you string her and hopefully upload some audio or video clips. I mean, you actually play those things, don´t you?

I attempt to play. I'm a bass player primarily, so my guitar chops are...mediocre. But I'll do some recordings once it's finished with the new pickups in.

[nomadh]

Congrats - that thing looks gorgeous! Super-interesting top on it.

Maybe when the world returns to normal I'll get one. Double cuts are where it's at.

Thanks! It's a beautiful book match, too. I've realized that I have a thing for double cuts.

I still say kurt should get out of the lp biz for the most part. If he released the last 5 years of LPs all over again as double cuts I think he could sucker most of us into doubling our collections.

[pratteman]

The black plastics absolutely looks better. Love the look of the guitar, but the color.....not sure on that. The silverburst one is more my flavor

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[MattFireblade]

Got my Buddhanauts in and got them installed. I have a few small wiring clean ups to do, but they sound SO DANG GOOD and look as good as they sound, if not better.







compared to stock:

[Chocol8]

It looks much better and I am sure anything Buddha has to sound better than the stock pickups.

[Longblacktie]

Looks fantastic! Any chance of sound clips?

[Buddha Pickups]

Looks great
Sorry I missed this!

[ronnx]

Really like the finish on that Matt and the pickups look good with it too.