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Godin Redline HB

STC-Shaped Guitar from Godin belonging to the Redline series

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«  Good guitar for the price »

Published on 12/01/12 at 10:39
Canadian Godin guitar, 24 frets, 2 humbucker passive Godin, a 3-position selector. Fixed bridge. Maple Bolt-on neck, rosewood fingerboard.

I do not have the latest model, it integrates a tuner activated by one of two knobs.

Note that despite the presence of passive pickups, the guitar has the location of the battery / battery directly accessible at the back of the guitar without disassemble for active pickups (very good point that).

UTILIZATION

The guitar is neither light nor heavy, fairly balanced and not tiring to play.
Knobs volume / tone controls are accurate and effective. selector pickups is a bit low for fast open game, we tend to touch a knob at the same time and it is a little hard (you need a good flick to make it move).

The handle is, according to Godin, type fast "something" (I do not remember how it's called), well that's right: the neck is fast and very pleasant. It has a rounded shape that makes it fits in the palm of your hand. Its texture can go fast.
Access to acute, however, could be improved. I have small hands and I'm a little embarrassed by the liaison body / sleeve prominent tease to go from the 20th box.

The tuning between two sessions of play seems to move a lot, but once it is re set it does not move during use.

SOUNDS

Microphones godin this model (the redline 2 and 3 are EMG), are in my opinion the weak point of this guitar. Not that they are bad, but they lack personality. Unlike micro bridge / neck pickup is not as drastic as it should in my opinion.

Apart from that, the sound is good, I wish the pickups are splitable. it would have expanded the range of possible sounds.

It is quite versatile and can meet in many styles. I use it mainly for handjob handle, and it suits me very well.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought this guitar because going abroad for 1 year, and have not brought one of my shovel, I missed playing too. I wanted a guitar within a reasonable budget, but that is not moldy either. Most tests and review of the series were rave redline. I came across a scratch that sold a OCCAZ but never used (he had won in a contest shred), so I jumped at the Cygnus. And I do not regret it. I really wanted a guitar a fixed bridge for me not having to type a set of imitation floyd on a low-end scratch. Well, I'm not disappointed. I had planned to sell it before returning to France, but in the end I think the keep.

If I had to do it again, I would not hesitate. For this price, the quality and finishes are hardly beatable. At this level it also beats the much more expensive guitars.

Therefore a good guitar.