Godin Guitars

[ransacker]

Are there any Godin players out there? LGXT? LGX? Any other 13 pin fiends out there?

 

[tms13pin]

That would be me. Though I've sold all three of my Godins in the
past year, I really did like all of them. Had a LGX-T, Jazz Multiac,
and a Nylon Multiac ACS. Never played the Nylon, the jazz was
nice but with only the single front pup wasn't really what I
needed for what I was playing, and the LGX-T... well, I got a
great deal on a Brian Moore C90p.13, so that axe was getting
all the rock attention, and I got a super nice Gadow Custom
Hollow 13-pin axe for semi-hollow stuff.

But, I'm still a big fan of Godins and could certainly see myself
picking another one up sometime.

--Tom

 

[Neill]

I thought I saw that Mahavishnu JM is playing them now...

 

[The Eristic]

I don't have any SA models yet, but I will. I currently own an LG-SP90, a Radiator, and a Glissentar. Looking at a second Radiator, too.

 

[Jon Silberman]

LGX-SA for me, currently with Z90s.

 

[tiltrite]

loving my MOTS radiator. best $175 (used) i ever spent.

 

[leofenderbender]

LGXT here in transparent red...

I replaced the neck pickup with a Suhr DSV Bridge (yes bridge) and the bridge pickup with a Voodoo '59 bridge. The neck is as jazzy as can be - the bridge is twangy with a lot of pop. The 2 & 4 positions on the selector are wired to split the two pickups - the 3 (middle) position combines the neck and the bridge split coils into one big humbucker.

Occasionally I play through the VG-88 but most of the time it is my jazz axe. It plays great, the neck is perfect, and the tremolo is extremely stable.

 

[PierreL]

Got a LGX-SA. Great guitar, it has a Duncan Jazz in the neck position and a DUncan Custom Custom in the bridge position. Very versatile, smooth neck. I haven't been using the synth output for some time now, but it was working flawlessly, and the piezo sounds are coll , if not very natural.

 

[yanquii]

The LG guitars are awesome, and priced incredibly well.

 

[Douglas Baines]

I have a Radiator and I love it!

 

[zzzezums]

LGSP90 for me as well. Nice guitar at a great price point, but it's my 3rd (of 3) in terms of playing time behind my Reverend Commando GT and '62 Reissue Tele.

 

[Crazyquilt]

My lone Godin is a Glissentar. I wanted one for several years, and finally got one. Incredible instrument.

 

[rollyfoster]

i was really expecting to find more godin threads/discussion around here. i have my eye on the velocity right now. any input?

 

[The bear]

I have a multiac grand concert SA that I play alot.

 

[FlyingVBlues]

I recently picked up a Godin LGXT that I'm using with a Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI Interface and the Sibelius G7 Guitar Tab Notation software to do transcriptions. I think the guitar tracks well and it's a comfortable instrument to play. I've tinkered with it as a controller for soft synths and it worked great.

FVB

 

[rollyfoster]

what are their necks like? they *look* like a pretty comfortable guitar.

 

[Nebula]

5th avenue with a Lollar P90 at the neck
Radiator
SD

I love the 5th Ave & the Radiator. The SD gets played every once in a while, but the I play the other two all the time.

 

[guitar5]

My first guitar was an SD figured top. That thing played like butter and had a decent sound to it.

 

[rollyfoster]

am i imagining this or did i really fall in love with an 11-string nylon fretless electric years ago? i've never seen one since.

 

[FlyingVBlues]

what are their necks like? they *look* like a pretty comfortable guitar.

The neck on my LGXT is mahogany with a ebony fingerboard, 16" radius, 25 1/2" Scale, Tusq nut, and 1 11/16" nut width. It feels somewhere between a Les Paul '59 profile and a 60's slim taper. The back of the neck is unfinished, and feels very smooth and comfortable. It has locking tuners which work well. The fretwork is pretty good. When I received mine the action was pretty high, which was quickly resolved with a truss rod adjustment and a little additional tweaking.

FVB