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I have a Samick quot;Greg Bennettquot; Les Paul, AV-7 model. Bought it online and have been amazed by the quality right out of the box. Action is perfect--low, no buzzes, and every single note sings like a bird when you bend it. Workmanship is beautiful. Only have two complaints and the first one may sound strange--it's too light--only weighs about six pounds and I assume a heavier guitar would give me more sustain. Second, the tone is pretty dark--I know Les Pauls are quot;warmquot; but it hard to coax much of a bite out of it, even with the treble cranked on any numer of amps.

Have read a lot about the Agiles, including reviews that say they're almost TOO trebly, which seems strange for any Les Paul-type axe. Also hear their initial set-ups tend to suck. BUt I'm thinking the maple top on the 3000 might give me more high end, and I can (hopefully) set it up to feel as good as the Samick does now. Or maybe not... Should I just try some new pups in the Samick? WIll a heavier guitar make a difference and are the Agiles even heavier? Does ithe weighr vary randomly between instruments? (One disadvantage of buying online...) After I bought mine, I picked up an AV-6 in a store which was noticably heavier.

Thoughts? Ideas? Experiences? THANKS!!!!

Welcome to the board The Samick's offer great bang for the buck. The
reason it's lighter than a LP is cuz' the samick doen't have a real maple cap.
It's a photo flame,High tech what ever the want to call it? I own a few
samick's and they do play very well. but i always change the PuPs ASAP!
If it's dark sounding? Try a pearly gates in the bridge. That should liv'in
things up.