Godin Solid Body Electric Guitars

I am an intermediate player who was looking for an "all in one" guitar. I play in a worship band (acoustic), lead (only guitar) in a 60s/70s/80s/90s/00s rock band, and am the lead singer/co-guitarist (mainly lead) in a variety party band. I played it through my TECH 21 Trademark 60, with MXR Comp & TC electronic OD in front and TC Electronic NOVA in the effects loop. The workmanship and finish on this guitar is PERFECT! The neck is buttery, and the intonation right out of the store was perfect as well. I played it through a Mesa Mark at the store and didn't get the strat brightness I'd hoped for but blamed it on the amp. Even with the split coils in 2nd and 4th selected position, I was skeptical but bought it anyway. The hex pickup for MIDI apps tracks great, but I don't think it's an improvement over the separately mounted Roland pickups (I have one a cheap start that tracks as well). The controls are intuitive as well. The acoustic pickup is adequate but definitely lacks the brightness of other options (strats, teles, Epi LPs, cheap Parkers.) However, I could live with all those things, but I have taken it back for one reason -- the electric pickups. Other reviews have warned that the pickups are too "warm" or "vanilla." I agree. I frantically attempted to get a Fender-esque sound but only achieved with low watt practice amps (FM 25 and a Champ). Clean sounds were adequate, however, for Skynyrd and other 70s rock. Crunch as well. Again, as a variety player, I simply need the option for the bite of a strat. Pros: - VERY well made. - VERY clean. - Awesome neck and overall workmanship. - The action was fantastic right out of the store! Cons: - Limited (or disappointing) electric sounds compared to other guitars in price range.

I bought this guitar at the local music store in Mechelen, Belgium.I think there aren't many stores in Belgium that sell Godin, that's a shame. I paid 499 Euros for the guitar (about 500 dollar). The guitar came with a padded gigbag. I absolutely love the feel about this guitar it really plays great. The neck feels really really good, and is pretty fast. It has lots of different sounds because its a single-single-humbucker set up. This guitar is really good. The fact that the high notes get lost if the upper snares are still ringing, but a little twisting of knobs can fix this. The tone knob is starting to get loose to, which is quite anoying. The construction is fantastic.I really can't believe that it didn't cost more. The shape looks like a mix between a fender telecaster and a gibson les paul. It has a sparkly black finish with a cream pickguard and black pickups. A really nice guitar. When I walked in the shop that day I had my mind set on a Epiphone les paul of SG, and I played them, but then the shop keeper said I should try this brand, and said it defenitly could compare to fender and gibson. I didn't know the brand and I really was pleasently surprised because it did sound much much better than the les paul and SG, and was cheaper. At first I thought it wouldn't fit my style because I mostly play metal and hardcore, but it adapted well, and gives a nice hard sound most of the time. This guitar is really fantastic, If I lost it, I would defenitly buy it again. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I paid $400 at a locally owned music shop. I wanted a lES PAul type guiatr with some "STrat Like," qualities for a reasonable price. Where do I begin? I can't believe this guitar cost only $400! It's made from the Finest materials. The body is solid maple. The Fingerboard is rosewood. All the parts are from Canada and are assembled in the U.S. The pallete of tones available on this guiatr is endless. It plays like a dream. There's nothing wrong with it. The best. It plays like a guitar 3x the price! I challenge anyone to find a better guitar, especially for the money! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com

I purchased this guitar at Mars for $1400. I mainly got this guitar because it had electric and accoustic sounds. Later I bought a VG-8 and a GR-30 to make use of the thirteen pin output for Roland midi devices. Looks:With it's amber flame finish sitting next to my PRS with a black flame finish, Fantastic. (Hard to believe but I won't be looking for another guitar while I have these two.)It has a maple capped mahogeny body with a four bolt mahogeny neck with a maple capped headstock. Playability: Great! It has an ebony fret board and I seem to be able to play it better than any other guitar except the PRS I've had this guitar for around three years and the only thing I could find fault with is restringing the lighter strings. It restrings from the back like the telecaster and needs a ferrule to run from the back side to the front side. Maybe it could use a larger hole on the front side. Neck: mahogeny with a maple capped headstock Body: mahogeny with a maple capped top Pick-ups: two Seymour Duncans Controls: five way switch for the magnetic pickups. Selects humbucking or single coil. Volume and tone for magnetics. Volume, bass, mid and treble for accoustic pickup (LR Baggs) Volume and two selector switches for the Roland products. Outputs: one quarter inch for magnetic pickups, one quarter inch for combination magnetic and accoustic pickup one thirteen pin for all three sources This is one guitar I couldn't do without. I would buy another if something would happen to it. When I had a problem with the thirteen cable making noise at the output, I emailed Godin and they sent me another pc board with the output on it for free and with no hassles. It was nice dealing with them. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com