Godin 5th Avenue Uptown - thoughts?

sirvill · Post by **sirvill** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:28 am

http://www.rockshop.co.nz/shop/guitars/ ... 35182.html

Want to go play one of these but I'm so bloody time-poor at the moment - anyone own or play one? Thoughts?

My #1 is a Godin so I'm down with the brand, but wondering if anyone knows much about this gat specifically.

Cheers good people!

Post by **GrantB** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 11:42 am

That is yum. And the price is enticing.

Molly · Post by **Molly** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:06 pm

I had a wee look at one from this series at the Christchurch Rockshop. It's a very classy looking guitar indeed.

StrummersOfThunder · Post by **StrummersOfThunder** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:03 pm

there was one on trade me very recently for a pretty. good price. can't remember if it sold or not.

sirvill · Post by **sirvill** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 3:49 pm

Hmmmm... guess I really need to play one. I don't think Rockshops in the Wellington area have any though, which is annoying.

Been up in Auckland the last two days but waaaay too busy with work to pop in.

Post by **Slowy** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:00 pm

sirvill wrote:Hmmmm... guess I really need to play one. I don't think Rockshops in the Wellington area have any though, which is annoying.

Been up in Auckland the last two days but waaaay too busy with work to pop in.

Have played. Excellent, well made tool without the price premium that comes from some other brands. Godin really have the price/performance ratio nailed.
I thought it sounded fine but I really don't know what to do with archtops. I'm uncomfortable with things that expect me to be a grown up.

sirvill · Post by **sirvill** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:21 pm

slowfingers wrote:
sirvill wrote:Hmmmm... guess I really need to play one. I don't think Rockshops in the Wellington area have any though, which is annoying.

Been up in Auckland the last two days but waaaay too busy with work to pop in.
Have played. Excellent, well made tool without the price premium that comes from some other brands. Godin really have the price/performance ratio nailed.
I thought it sounded fine but I really don't know what to do with archtops. I'm uncomfortable with things that expect me to be a grown up.

Yeah I have never own an archtop before either

Single coil · Post by **Single coil** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:23 pm

Resale is basically non existent, but I mean - If you like it, go for it.

sirvill · Post by **sirvill** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:50 am

Single coil wrote:Resale is basically non existent, but I mean - If you like it, go for it.

Yeah I hear that - my Godin LG-XT, which cost me $3000 new around 2002, would be lucky to get over $1000 as nobody knows about them really.

But yeah, if I like it and I think I'll keep it is not a problem I guess.

Single coil · Post by **Single coil** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:53 am

I know what an lgx is! They had two variants - sss and hh and I'm pretty sure they had a piezo too. Coil tap on the hh model. Both the ones I saw were blue.
Shot to 11yo me for remembering the hh one

bender · Post by **bender** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:14 pm

I've tried one of the ones in the OP and thought it was very nice.

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