Godin A6 Ultra - Preamp Overview 

I love Godin guitars, they have something different and authentic. I love them, in some way Godin guitars have helped me focus more in my music instead of iconic images. They make my creative process more transparent and easier.

Thanks very much! You answered some questions I've had about the 2 outputs, the blending of the pickups, etc. Nice playing too!

Godin guitars = top quality , world class instruments ! Great video on a cool guitar done by a great player / fine product demonstrator . Class act all the way .

Gorgeous playing on this gem of a guitar

That is one great looking and sounding "Telecaster looking" guitar! (LOVE that TELE look!!). Love the idea that the control buttons don't get in the way of strumming. Very nice...and I'm proud to say that it's made in Quebec! Congratulations to Mr. Godin and his team. ;-) :-)

Excellent guitariste et très bonne guitare !!!!

Violao usado por Vitor (Victor e Léo) sonoridade incrível

Impressive guitar - and playing!

An extraordinary guitar.

I got both 6 string and the latest A12 HG love them both

Waooo the sound of this guitar it’s exactly what I’m looking for waooo I’m in love ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I'm a guitar collecter and I love my A6 Ultra, I play in a a Church Worship Team and my mates just love the tones I can get through a Fishman Loudbox. This guy is using a Fender Princeton Reverb, I have one of these also but have never teamed it up with the A6 Ultra. With The Fishman even the Humbucker shines. They're beginning to get rather expensive though, people are starting to really notice them. A hidden gem for too long. The only issue issue with them is the preamp, a bit fiddly at times when you want to alter your tone midway through a piece but practice with it does help matters.

Thanks for the nice detailed video....simple and informative.

I'm a full time acoustic soloist. Everything from Arlo Guthrie to 311. I have an A6 Denim Blue Flame and I do use a TC Electronic BodyRez pedal (which, or an equivalent, is a MUST for any transducer guitar) to give body to the transducer. It's hard to get a "working man's" tone from this instrument. If I were a jazz man or a big band guy, it would be simpler. Warm and clean or warmer and soft. But I need to go from strum to lead instantly. I have a Taylor T5 Custom, a Guild S7CE Peregrine, and have used a Crafter SA in the past as well. They are all more gig friendly right out of the box. All three of them are very forgiving. Not the A6 (The crafter SA was the best of the bunch as far as flexibility but I sold it). I need flexibility. IT's not practical to make these kind of adjustments on the fly ON the instrument. Here's my setting that works for me: First off, the OEM humbucker is WAAAAY too big and boomy for this guitar. It's the biggest design flaw in my opinion. A 20k or less HB would have been AWESOME. I buried it down in the body as deeply as I could, with the high side slightly higher. My "on guitar" settings: Humbucker: Bass all the way down, treble all the way up. Volume at about 65% Piezo: Bass at 37%, treble at 40%, mids at about 60%, and volume at max. On my mixer I have the bass at 11 and the treble at about 12:30. I turn the TC BodyRez pedal off when soloing. It reduces compression and brings back some of the mids and gives a different voice which you want. This guitar can be terrible or awesome, but the settings are crucial, and the good sounds are counter intuitive on the controls to what one would think reasonable. Those crazy Canadians. :/

wow, that was beautiful, great job Godin!

God damm it that is a gorgeous beast.

just bought one, over the moon with it.

wonderful guitars from a top guitar maker

Awesome video. Love my multiac concert duet

Love my A6 Ultra. It replaced all my stage acoustics.

much thanks for this....I now know how to properly play mine :-)

Not sure what it is but I Love this guitar. It's almost like there's 4guitars in one. If .money wasn't a issue,I'd buy it. I'm a big fan of Seagull and Godin!

I need to get this guitar 😍

I have an A12 string Love how it sounds and plays.

With enough technology on the other end of the guitar cord you can make almost any playable, tunable guitar sound good. In the other videos I watched, single notes and the elec pu sounded ok. As is the case with all these double duty guitars however, the guitar came off thin and tinny when strummed as an acoustic. (Like I say, not in this video though. I would have to know all the tech you are running it through before making a decision) If played alone, it sounds good, 'til you play it side by side with an acoustic guitar. That's the video i'll wait for before I decide to jump in.

Dude... I want one .. and ill buy one next month 😁

What’s the difference between the ultra and ultra extreme?

Nice video. Please tell us about the strings (brand/gauge) thanks!

I hear string buzz in a lot of the A6 Ultra demos. Is string buzz common on these guitars?

Godin guitars👍 ....player on video 👍 ...i must have one Godin instrument, just cannot decide wich one ...i just wached the video from the factory, how it's made, that is a quality i need ...not know if they sell it here in Serbia in music stores? ...i have to try it to buy it ..let's find out

Hi! great video! may I ask what kind of strings are those?

so nice,😀 what string gauge are you using?

Will this guitar work with wireless systems? Asking because it does have a battery.

does the Seagull SA6 have the same pre amp?

What strings do you recommend for this guitar i have the same one

is it use acoustic or electric strings?

Thanks for doing this video...love this guitar and play it daily! My top slider (acoustic volume) also acts as a master when I'm using the blended output (i.e. I can only blend in some magnetic, not use just magnetic when using that output...if acoustic slider is down and magnetic slider is up, no volume...and to confirm, I AM using the blended outout). Do you know if this is a previous way that this guitar was configured, or is it a wiring error? When I use both outputs and two amps, the guitar behaves as in the video. Thanks for your time!

I tried using an electric guitar strings the lower E string has intonation issue the rest are not bad

If I only play the guitar with magnetic pickups, do I need to go battery free or will it work without batteries????? Please answer me Sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

hello. what brand of strings did you use? and what gauge? thank you

Absolutely perfect demonstration, thx. What about the amplifier you use in this video?

Hi. We have a Godin Multiac and the fretboard bent after storing for around 8 months. There are now buzzes specially on higher frets. Any advice on how to fix this? Thanks!

Hi, what strings are you using on the godin a6? How high is the string action? I have an a6 ultra dan flame blue but I can't get used to using it, it hurts my fingers too much and I've taken it to several places to be adjusted and they can't find the point. Do you know if the elixir nanoweb electroacoustic strings work for it?

Ok Godin. Just purchased a nice used a6 ultra ( no manual). Trying to replace the battery. I pull the ribbon....nothing. I try to pry it up from the back corner and feel like I might break it. I've looked for a manual to download...nothing. watched multiple videos on the A6....nothing. Is there a trick?!

What kind of strings are appropriate for this instrument? strings for folk guitar or for electric guitar?

I want one! lol.

I don't know about everyone else's opinion, but this guitar sounds like a banjo. I don't know if it was the recording method used is the culprit or it was the eq-ing that is the culprit. Notice how @3:17 marker, the views spike? It's the sounds. I don't know how Godin would "shoot itself in the foot" with such a bad sound for the acoustic sound as being sellable in their hybrid guitar.

Would love to know the strings you are using thankyou

Don't think you'll lose many sales to the Fender Acoustasonic.

Curious, is it a Canadian thing to pronounce an "I" as an "A"? Go-Dan vs Go-Din? Been mispronouncing since discovering this awesome guitar, thanks!

I would definitely choose Godin instead of fender or ltd

I’m curious why Godin doesn’t make a model like this with MIDI (steel strings). That would check every box for me.

Can I use this guitar as a proper electric guitar like you know distortion and rock solos stuff?

have used this guitar for some time now. the review was fun to look at in terms of someone articulating what i do every day i address the guitar. i wrote godin recently due some other problems i was having but the one thing that still bugs me about this guitar are the bass and treble pots for the magnetic pick up. they're small and kind've of not easy to mess with on the fly.....while godin were helpful in other matters it seems there wasn't much about changing these pots...and incorporating larger ones perhaps more like a gibson.....anyone else out there feel the same or have a take on this matter......? love playing the guitar.

Matt Greiner, is that you? 🤔

Anyone else had terrible intonation problems with their A6? I had to have the bridge reset.

Is this Nylon string?

This guitar isn't just good. It's osti good.

Yes great guitar I own one .unfortunately you forgot to mention a major problem you have to unplug the guitar every time you use it. Or u will have a flat battery and nine volte batt are not cheep also no good for the conection

I still don't understand how anyone could choose a Fender Acoustasonic over this, what an abomination that thing is!

ATTENTION si vous achetez une Godin !!!!! J’ai acheté une 5th Ave Uptown Custom Havana Brown le 14/09/2023 à 1440€ et même pas deux mois après les frettes sont usées comme mes guitares qui ont deux ans et faire un glisser devient très désagréable tellement ça accroche😮. Je contacte la maison Godin qui me dit en résumé, ben, c'est normal😡🤬. Quarante ans de guitare pour entendre ça, quelle tristesse😫. Je précise bien que je ne suis pas un pro et que je ne passe pas toutes mes journées à jouer. Pour dire, la guitare a toujours toutes les cordes d’origine. Donc pour la maison Godin, tu changes plus souvent tes frettes que tes cordes. Heuuuu halo il y a des gens honnêtes dans cette boutique !?!? 😤😤😤😤😤😤 Voilà ma mésaventure avec Godin alors fêtes attention, c’est que du bizness et rien d’autre comme toutes les grandes marques, mais qui elles au moins vendent des guitares avec lesquelles tu peux jouer plus que deux mois. 😏😏Triste monde !!!! 😭😭