YEEESSSS.. I have one also. Much maligned for their looks, but a great sounding guitar.
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Re: Godin guitars
YEEESSSS.. I have one also. Much maligned for their looks, but a great sounding guitar.
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I had a Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin, it was a great guitar.
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I've owned a bunch of them. I've also had an LGX, as above. Wish I still had it. I've also owned a few of their Stratty guitars, and a really nice custom Artisan Tele that I should have kept. I currently have one of their slimline classical guitars (ACS), also with synth access, which is a lot of fun and gives a great nylon tone even at high volumes. It has a slightly curved fretboard and is not quite as wide at the nut as a normal classical guitar. So it is easier to play for people like me who mostly play acoustic.
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Oh look they do a junior style too... got me wondering this thread did.
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I borrowed a Godin radiator as a back up guitar for a conference once and ended up using it the whole time. Very fun guitar. I think the pickup selector is a knob so you can blend the pickups in any proportion you like.
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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yes, that's right, so there is no pickup selector. I used to gig a lot with mine, it just worked in the band setting I was in at the time. it really cuts through the mix without being thin or too tinny.
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The hollow being capped by that large plastic 'pickguard'. I liked the pragmatic build, un fussy production based sort of thing. Just wants to live.
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I have an LG-HMB
Pure 600 year old swamp-dredged mahogany. Baseball bat for a neck. Weighs about 20kg
Is beastly. I can't get it to stay in tune but honestly I think it's just user error. Thinking about taking it into the shop for some TLC and making it my more regular low tuner.
Pure 600 year old swamp-dredged mahogany. Baseball bat for a neck. Weighs about 20kg
Is beastly. I can't get it to stay in tune but honestly I think it's just user error. Thinking about taking it into the shop for some TLC and making it my more regular low tuner.
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Re: Godin guitars
is that my old one?
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could be... hard to tell from the pic Mine sustained forever, no idea why I sold it...
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I have an A12 (solid body acoustic 12 string) and a Multiac nylon. Both have been workhorses live and in the studio, no complaints here.
You can hear the A12 here
You can hear the A12 here
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Re: Godin guitars
Good guitars. I own and play a Godin A8 Mandolin. I've always found their hybrid acoustic/electric guitars quite interesting, would be super cool in a covers band.