AL-2500 questions

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For those of you who've been around the Agile brand a while...

Other than the fretboard inlays, are these two AL2500 guitars the exact same maple necked "Agile AL-2500 MN Oceanburst Flame" model described on this old product page from the Rondo site: https://www.rondomusic.com/al2500mnocean.html?

Agile AL-2500 MN comparison-page-001.jpg
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Also, is the entire neck maple, or is only the 'board maple?

If the neck and 'board are maple, is that a separate 'board glued to the neck -- e.g., I don't see a "skunk stripe" -- or a single piece of maple with the truss rod channel drilled down on through?

Last question (but it's multiple choice): In this particular case, did "Genuine Canadian maple flame top" as mentioned in bold font on the above-linked product page mean...

-- a solid, flamed maple top (of whatever thickness)?

-- a thin veneer of flamed maple glued to a solid, plain maple top (of whatever thickness)?

-- a thin veneer of flamed maple glued directly to a carved, all mahogany AL-2500 body (with no actual maple top in between)?

Thanks, everybody!
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AL-2999 & down = maple neck
AL-3000 & up = mahoggany {sic} neck
Mahogany with two G's = Rondo spelling. :D
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Ha!
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Lacking Talent wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:46 pm For those of you who've been around the Agile brand a while...

Other than the fretboard inlays, are these two AL2500 guitars the exact same maple necked "Agile AL-2500 MN Oceanburst Flame" model described on this old product page from the Rondo site: https://www.rondomusic.com/al2500mnocean.html?

Also, is the entire neck maple, or is only the 'board maple?

If the neck and 'board are maple, is that a separate 'board glued to the neck -- e.g., I don't see a "skunk stripe" -- or a single piece of maple with the truss rod channel drilled down on through?

Last question (but it's multiple choice): In this particular case, did "Genuine Canadian maple flame top" as mentioned in bold font on the above-linked product page mean...

-- a solid, flamed maple top (of whatever thickness)?

-- a thin veneer of flamed maple glued to a solid, plain maple top (of whatever thickness)?

-- a thin veneer of flamed maple glued directly to a carved, all mahogany AL-2500 body (with no actual maple top in between)?

Thanks, everybody!
The neck specs on 2xxx guitars went back and forth a lot. AL2000's had mahog necks for a long time, then switched to maple,and back to mahog again.

2xxx guitars are almost always a veneer on top of an all mahogany body. 3xxx is usually a veneer on a maple cap. 3xxxM is a full maple cap with no veneer.

But as we all know, most rondo specs are merely suggestions ;-) That's why I wrote "usually" above - some folks have reported getting a 2xxx with a maple cap, and some have reported 3xxx(non-m) without a veneer. But those are exceptions.
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Most of the AL-3xx0 series were also veneer on mahogany without the maple cap.
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I have the 2500 albino with the block inlays and the ash topped body. Outstanding guitar. I got to get it out again. I think mine is all maple neck no skunk so it must be a fb over the neck. Not exactly the same model but I think it'll be similar.
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In all candor, I was really hoping the web page mention of "Genuine Canadian maple flame top" meant, y'know, a full-on, thick maple cap (even if with a veneer).
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nomadh wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:18 pm I have the 2500 albino with the block inlays and the ash topped body. Outstanding guitar. I got to get it out again. I think mine is all maple neck no skunk so it must be a fb over the neck. Not exactly the same model but I think it'll be similar.
I shoulda kept mine..... :cry:
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thepezident wrote: Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:56 pm
nomadh wrote: Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:18 pm I have the 2500 albino with the block inlays and the ash topped body. Outstanding guitar. I got to get it out again. I think mine is all maple neck no skunk so it must be a fb over the neck. Not exactly the same model but I think it'll be similar.
I shoulda kept mine..... :cry:
Did you have the light brown back or the later redwash back?
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