Godin Acousticaster

Mine is the Standard Spruce top/Chambered Mahogany body/Natural finish/White binding around the top/Tele shape//maple neck w/ Rosewood Fingerboard/22 frets/Tele style neck/24 3/4 scale?/Slim Fender(C?)Profile/ Plastic? nut/Gold tone sealed Shaller tuners/Rosewood bridge w/ Plastic? saddle and String Pins.LR Baggs 3 way pickup system with Harp in body/Transducer/piezo w/Gain/Bass/Mid/Treble Slider type EQ controls on upper bout.(bonus empty slot for additional slider?LoL) Made in Canada not sure when but I bought it used in '97, and its got a low Serial number so Im pretty sure its an early one (they were little known at the time)
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I play a wide variety of styles from classic rock to Metal to Acoustical easy listening (no country or rap though, it just wont come out my fingers)But mainly Original stuff about as varied.On the songs I choose the Godin it works great.I mostly play it through a Peavey Ecoustic 212w/vocal channel also (great amp for solo performers/small gigs, but thats another review)I use it to get an Acoutical sound I cant get out of my solid bodies and I went this way because I got tired of fighting feedback with traditional Acoustics.Ive found this guitar to do a fine job of giving me the acoustic sounds I need. While as has been noted it doesnt totally replicate a full body acoustic, It gives a good sound.The controls need to be set and left alone for the most part as they can be a little touchy AND hard to adjust in mid song. Ive found that I dont have to turn them up past about 5 or 6 with the mid being left down about 3 and the Gain around 4-7 depending.When like this I have no feedback problems and get a nice Acoustical sound, when pushed further, feedback. but I have no need to push it furter as it is quite loud with these settings, well, plus the 100 watts from the Peavey.You can really tailor your sound to suit your style so long as your style doesnt require a Martin or such.Just remember its NOT a full body acoustic. The one and only issue I have with this Guitar is that the High "E" is lower in volume than the rest of the strings when using "9s' so ive gone to "10s" and that helps but doesnt solve the problem.Godin reccomend 10s now, it used to be 9s years ago.

As I got it used, no comment on factory setup.The guitar still has no flaws as far as workmanship or materials and has a beautiful nicely bookmatched top, never had anything come loose and everything works fine.I love the Action!!!sweet easy and FAST, with access all the way to 22 fret!Try that on your full body.really, all joking aside this is one of the best features, Acoustical sounds,Electric Action to me the best of both worlds. And try some of your favorite solo3s for a different take on them.(I like to whip out some Angus licks once in awhile)

This guitar has been with me 10 years now and although I dont gig as much as I used to,it has never failed me(knock on wood)As with all Gold tone Hardware I expect it to wear but it has not yet!(its only the tuners after all)Its seen lots of playing (its my living room guitar too)been knocked over by the kids and been through lots of gigs including TV Shows cause its pretty.Finish still looks great!Buttons were fine but I gotts have Straplocs.Although I always bring Backups, never even broken a string on a gig with this guitar.Looks light wieght but its SOLID

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Been playing foe about 23 years. i also have :'84 Gibson Les Paul, '85 Gibson Explorer, '80 Aria Pro II PE prototype w/EMGs', '00 Epiphone SG400 Les Paul Custom ('61 Reissue)w/3 Seymour Duncans,'69 les Paul wiring harness, Graph tech saddles and sperzel locking tuners, "00 Fender Strat w/ duncan in the bridge and Dimarzios neck & middle,'74 Guild f112 acoustic,2 early 80s Alvarez 6 string Acoustics,a 5020, a 5025, a '87 Squire bullet P Bass, '86 Aria proII Cat bass w/P/J active PUPS and a "70s MIJ lawsuit J neck, '89 fender HM Bass.
'77 Marshall JMP 50 watt w/'73 Marshall 8x10 cab,'84 Marshall Lead 100 Mosfet w/ 2-4x10 cabs,'84 JCM 800 open back w/2x12,2 Marshall Laed 12 Micro stacks ( got one for me, then one for my daughter, then kept both when she quit playing!)2 Crate Amps,1-100 watt,1-10 watts,Peavey Ecoustic 212 w/2x12 open back, Hartke 3500 Bass amp.
Yeah Id find another, its much easier now...I love the sounds, ease of play, weight or lack thereof.The variation in the volume of the High "E" from the others is a bit of a bummer, but the action....ahhhh.
When I got this the only other guitar I had seen that was similar was the Kramer Ferrington and I thought this far surpassed it on all levels.(Sorry Kramer..)