Just got one yesterday (session model). Shocking quality, feel, tone, tone options, looks. All for less than $600 and they toss in a good quality gig bag.
To Mr. Godin, Tre bon!....Im in BC Canada. next year I hope to purchase one of your quality guitars. I'll be proud to say it's made in Quebec Canada. Thank You. Sincerely Marsha
Well,after watching the attention to detail his factory employees put into Godin guitars I've decided to purchase one of the A-6 Ultra's. I was looking at a new Fender Tele but I would rather spend the money for a Canadian built Godin than a Mexican Fender.
I have owned quite a few different models of their guitars and still have some . Acoustics electrics., hybrids. Every single one was great quality had great playability. This guitar builder is one of the many reasons why i am proud to be a Canadian.
I got the opportunity to play the Godin Passion this past weekend at Sweetwater Sound. I have to admit it was in the top 5 guitars that I have ever played in over 30 yrs. of playing. An amazing instrument with the greatest attention to detail. I will be checking into Godin guitars again.
Ricky Bobby I have a RG3 Its a real nice guitar, pricey for a Godin, but every bit as good or better than top of the line fender. HDR makes it a better guitar IMO. The thing I like most is the Godin neck. For my hands(where are a bit smaller) it feels really good. It takes a while for my hands to get sore from playing. Pair it with my Traynor YCS50 and you have an amazing setup.
Totally agree. Maybe some other companies are made of equal quality but NO ONE has better quality than Seagull. I had an S6 Original for a while. Sold it. Regretted it not long after and bought a Seagull Maritime SWS. LOVE IT!!!!
You gotta get one. The build quality is far superior to other brands on the same price range or even the more expensive ones. I also got a Radium ( but the cheaper Carbon as the Winchester Limited are sold out ) and now saving for the more expensive Summit Classic Gold.
I have owned a Godin Multiac for about 10 years. Bought it used, then a Roland GR20 a couple of years later. Great guitar!! I play finger style and get a lot of compliments on the sound. like to add "string" as I play solos. Very well built. Ed B., Ohio
Just bought a second hand Godin Radiator, cream body with gorgeous silver leaf pick guard and I honestly couldn't say enough good things about it. I didn't even realize they were made in Canada and how cool and passionate the owner Robert Godin is but now I do and I guess I found even more good things to say about it after all lol.. Thinking of getting one of the 2020 model Godin Radiators with the upgrades to keep the other one company :p They are damn sexy guitars.
I really enjoyed the tour and its nice to know i own one of these guitars. The diligence and attention to the quality of these guitars is amazing and the owner was smart to build these guitars in Canada..Thank you !
I love my Progression! Quality and attention to detail is amazing. Solid guitar that feels like it will last a lifetime. The sound that comes out of it and the options with passive and active pups makes it truly versatile.
Just got a Stadium HT and it’s a excellent quality instrument. Perfect sound, playability and craft. Excellent gig bag also. I was a Gibson and Fender guy, but Godin’s quality and price have won me over. My $649 Godin has Perfect intonation equal or better than my $1,600 guitar. Been playing it three hours a day and it’s still in tune a week later.
Good evening from Switzerland I juts bought a Godin Multiac nylon string and am blown away by its quality and its amazing sustain even unplugged for circa 11 audible seconds compared to an average of only 7 seconds on all my other acoustic instruments. One guitar fantstique je me jejouis de decourir vote presentation sure la production dans vote usine. Pour ether claireje ne suis la LE save morse.
I really like the guy. He seems very enthusiastic, very proud. And he should be! I like the fact that they try new stuff, and although I don't like their design in general I do respect them for the way they approach everything.
I love my Godin guitars! I have a Flat Five and a G-1000. I also had a XTSA that a scumbag stole from me. Great guitars, great value. Like most high end stuff, if the setup is off, the thing is dead. Give it good care (good setup and fresh strings) and IT IS ALIVE! Thanks Robert Godin! I am sure your guitars and legacy will be similar as Leo Fender one day.
Nylon Multiac & Freeway SA. LOVE THEM. Other worldly construction and finish. I seriously think the Multiac Nylon is impossibly perfect. Both cooperate very well with GK compatible 13 pin systems and track wonderfully.
In all my travels through guitar stores worldwide, I don't think I've ever played a Godin that I didn't like. Well crafted, affordable, and sounds great in all situations. I can't say that with full faith about some of their American competitors. Great job guys!
I got a Godin Artisan ST-1, built in 1991. Limewood body with birdseye maple cap, birdseye maple neck with ebony fretboard, and it has a Kahler-Floyd trem. Bought it quite cheap 10 years ago, and at once changed the Schaller pickups to some Dimarzio Areas. That was the only mod I made on that guitar. It’s perfect, plays and sounds just great.
own a godin session and an art lutherie acoustic love em both the session is a magic middle ground between a strat and a tele and imo is made with much higher quality then fender guitars currently are
I love the way he says foam, tone and bone.. :) But not as much as i love this tour! Thank you Robert and PG :D I'd love to work/own a factory like that some day. The research parts where they figured out new ways is what i think my brain would be of best use. Must .. have .. a .. factory!
Godin guitars are great! I own a Core HB, absolutely love it. Just a straight well built guitar for the day. Also considering the price. Made close to home, very important to me.
I've got a fairly old LG and an Exit 22. Quite different guitars (ie different scale lengths, materials, necks, pickups) but I love them both. Very well made. I've also got 2 USA Strat Pluses and a MIJ Blonde on Blonde Tele. The Godins are easily as well made and are less than 1/2 the price. I wrote to Godin about my LG and they were happy to reply with build date and other info about it. Great company.
Why they are not more widely known is a mystery to me. I have/had 5 so far and all were perfect. And their necks are legendary. Best Regards to the great craftspeople at Godin!!!
I had a 2oth anniversaire s6 with a “fort epp” case, and the hinges absolutely did break. Though playing out at least three times a week is a lot of stress on a bendy piece of plastic. I ended up selling the guitar more or less due to high action. I taped the case hinges with duct tape and it was fine.
No, it's the interviewer who doesn't remember to point the mic at the speaker. A simple lavalier mic and a wireless transmitter would solve all the human failing.
me thinks these are better made ,and higher quality, at a better price, than any guitar manufacturer out there today,Gibson,Fender you guys had better take notice,cause these guitars sound fantastick
You know what would be a great promo/show idea? Get the CEOs for Fender, Gibson, PRS, Godin, and any other major manufacturer, drop them in their respective factories completely unassisted and see which ones can put together the best guitar.
I've never owned a Godin guitar but would like to. I have a Fender Strat and a Fender Tele as well as a Epiphone Les Paul and an Epiphone Sheraton and a Yamaha. If I ever get the chance I'll buy a Godin and then my collection is complete.
kal Desjarlais I have the Icon 2 Convertible. Everyone agrees about what a great guitar it is. The P rails are just awesome for 3 types of tones. Everyone that tries it says its as good or better than a Gibby. I still have 7 godin and they pretty much are all good players. Have sold 4 of them to friends that liked them so much. Their acoustic line of seagulls are a little quite but can't be beat for the price.
Such a great company. I have had a few Seagull acoustics and they are second to none. I can confidently say that this company puts out products that would cost 2-3x as much from other more popular brands.
I knew godin was a canadian manufacturer but did not realize it was based out of Quebec. I recently just purchased a 5th ave after 2ish yrs of wanting a gretsch hollw body (brian setzer fan). I didn't research Godin much as all i recalled was a highscholl buddy decades ago had some bc rich electric that he sold to buy a godin electric and he said he could not believe the difference in sound. The store I bought my 5th ave at isn't a store that carries godin but it was a trade in for amp apparently. I kept playing the gretsch 5420tg and the godin 5th ave uptown. Noty sure yet if I made a bad decision yet or not...haven't owned it long enough yet but the 5420tg will be in collection shortly after xams and then I can take all teh time I need to make a true comparison.
It's about time you sorted the mikes out for your interviews. Why do you only use one? Give the interviewee a mike that hangs around their neck. It's so annoying when you can't hear them.
i own a gibson sg that had a circuit board in it, i owned it for a year and the circuit board broke after normal usage, i then had it hard wired and i haven had any problems since, I want to see proof that those circuit boards are not made by chinese/korean manufacturers. some things are not meant to be changed for the sake of durability
I bought a brand new Godin radiator reissue from Long and Mcquade and the nut needed to be changed plus the paint on the side of the guitar is flaking away on its own…it does play like butter though I just wish I didn’t end up with a guitar that shouldn’t have passed QC paint wise…
Loving my Godin Redline 1, simple but plays awesome, sounds awesome, and hell it even looks awesome. for 500$ it is as lot of guitar. Dont buy Gibson or Fender, or other crap, buy Canadian, buy Godin
Daniel Polansky Yeah something about the wood the bodies is made of, the silver leaf maplecentre, with poplar wings, makes it really really acoustic. It almost sounds chambered it has so much volume and tone. I practice all the time just laying the guitar acoustically. Truly the sign of a musical 'electric' guitar. If I am not inspired to play the guitar,I wont pik it up, I pick up the Redline 1 every single day, missing only a hndful of says since I bought it last fall. Lately my practice rig has been a Fender Champion 600, front ended by an RP155 by Digitech. Its a sick sound for like 400 dollars. Currently searching for a decent club/jam rig. Sold a lot of gear a few years ago, and am just rebuilding a bit. Peace, and heres to a great guitar. I would like to get a Redline 2 or 3 actually as well, guess we'll see how it goes.