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I'd never heard of these guitars 'till Monday, when I saw two poms using them onstage. Anyone here tried one?
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Yes, the ones I have played have been excellent.
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Great guitars! I had one years ago, guessing NZRS is the distributor for them over here as they usually have a few at their Hornby store
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Luven wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:23 pm I'd never heard of these guitars 'till Monday, when I saw two poms using them onstage. Anyone here tried one?
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I really like some of them. Bit of a sleeper brand
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I've owned a Summit, albeit briefly as my brother stole it from me (he borrowed it and refused to give it back, gave me what I paid for it instead).

It was a great guitar, but they do tend to fly under the radar and have a habit of being that guitar you really like, but for some reason don't really bond with.
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Jean Godin was hosted by the RS in November 2015. Great session with a visionary and entertaining man. Here's the thread:
https://www.nzguitars.com/forum/viewtop ... in#p664154
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I tried a couple during my epic 'play every mid range acoustic in the shop' morning.
I found the godins to be completely ...adaqute.
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I've got a Godin redline and had a couple in the past and they are very well built
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I have two!

A quilt maple LG-XT (solidbody electric with the Roland midi system built into it), and a Montreal Premiere (semi-hollowbody)

Very good quality kit
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I had a couple. Nothing wrong with them but nothing memorable or special either.
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I just bought a seagull guitar. Seagull is a Godin brand. It’s great for the money.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Delayman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:22 pm I just bought a seagull guitar. Seagull is a Godin brand. It’s great for the money.
My first β€œproper” acoustic was a seagull It got nicked, sadly.
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Delayman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:22 pm I just bought a seagull guitar. Seagull is a Godin brand. It’s great for the money.
Ah id didnt cotton onto this. I thought the seagull i played in the weekend was great.
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Godin Radiator (son's) here, semi hollow, toasters.
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