Godin Freeway Classic

I bought the Freeway Classic through a local distributor for $380.

I was looking for an inexpensive but quality guitar for my kid. I picked up the Freeway and noticed how solid and tightly made it felt. The finish was very fine (metal flake Burgundy). The maple neck felt well finished and slender like a strat. Then I saw on the head "Part made in Canada. Assembled in the USA". I was surprised to see a fine Canda/US made guitar at half the price of a US made Fender Strat. When I started picking around on it (unplugged), I could hear the sustain and the clarity of the notes. I told the salesman that I'd buy if for myself. The real pleasure started when I plugged it in. The Freeway can move from twangy Tele all the way to full mellow tones even with 9s. So now I have a finely made, great fitting, instrument that can deliver almost any type of music. BTW- the Freeway has two humbuckers and a single coil and came with the best gig bag I've ever seen.

After 6 months of regular playing, I haven't run into a feature that I don't like yet.

The Freeway is a double cutaway, solid body with two humbuckers, one single coil, a five way switch and tremolo. The neck is maple (mine has a rosewood fretboard). There are several colors (maple flame, metal flake burgundy, black, ...). I estimate it weighs around 8 pounds. When you pick one up you'll immediately feel that this is a substantial instrument, tight and cleanly made.

I was really pleased to be able to get a Canada/US made guitar. Buying the Freeway supports our joint economies and the local communities that host the Godin shops. However, I was even more happy to feel that my money was well spent on quality. Godin has my vote as a great designer and manufacturer. I'd buy another one just to support their company.

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Used purchased in Paris in 2008, this is my one and only guitar that sounds myself everywhere and in all circumstances. This is a Canadian built with a floyd and a maple neck. 19 Frêtes, two doubles and one single. A volume control and a tone control (rather inefficient though).

UTILIZATION

The handle is nice weight too. Access to acute me. It sounds everywhere, on all amps, even at Roland cubes. I thought of changing the pickups on occasion but, in fact, the original pickups fully satisfy me for now. One day perhaps, but not see the need for the moment.

SOUNDS

It is quite versatile. I play progressive rock, post-rock, post hardcore. I granted C drop in recent months, with a strong enough pull, followed by a luthier. She is very well supported operation. She has pretty sharp, while having a good presence in the bass. A little too much midrange for my taste, I often turns on the equalizer, and I put together a little middle strings to be more remote microphones. I love the micro grave for a more bold, the bridge pickup for slamming. The finish is good. Be careful though with tie strap: strap on mine was taken in closing the cover and ripped the screws! Replaced by security locks illico with a screw a little thicker, more problems since. The violin and the mechanical age well.

OVERALL OPINION

I have since 2006. I played a lot of crappy guitars. Store I tested mostly Ibanez in the same price range. The seller has put me in the hands Godin and I fell in love immediately. The report quality price seems excellent.

A skyscraper which spices are manufactured in Canada and the United States are mounted.
Saddle rosewood handle or as MODEL. vibrato bridge that takes trs good agreement.
slecteur 5 positions for microphones godin. 22 round boxes

UTILIZATION

Handle is easily enjoyable. dernire enough to come top cargo is not all stick adhesives. It is very well balance easily found a good sound by touching a little violin slecteurs.exllente

SOUNDS

A sound that is especially trs carbon microphones dvellop the mark it for the same price and it's really xllent trs more versatile metal to jazz passnat in the pop register all its posible for the top by mtal c'estpas against extreme though with a good equalizer you get there.

OVERALL OPINION

A good scratching trs trs for a price of more ba ell is extremely polylaente all having a good e trs caractte a good scratch anything.

Guitar made in Canada
22 frets 2 humbuckers and a single central godin of very good quality
Wilkinson vibrato that takes very good agreement
1 volume, 1 tone
Hard maple neck maple key (for mine)

UTILIZATION

Handle very pleasant to the touch fairly round type strat60
Access to acute facilitated by the binding handle and the body behind the cutting body
Scrape and very comfortable to play like a Start but better
set with onions it sounds serious a diverse range of sounds

SOUNDS

From blues to hard to jazz and even big metal by changing the pickups it can do everything a real killing, very versatile thanks to the config hsh
I played with a super reverb and a TS808 and blues that makes him
Can be obtained crystalline and snapping sounds in middle position and micro environment strat typed and also fatter sound with humbuckers, although rock
love is these intermediate positions trs slamming ideal for casseroles and funky rhythmic

OVERALL OPINION

I have only a few months and it is a super skyscraper vriament and I took tt immediately after trying it.
It's a great value for money saw the finish, the violin, the sound much better than a Start for the same price