Godin SDxt

Has the features that you want. A trem can be locked, rosewood, little things done right like the string hook thingamajigs next to the tuners that keep things in line.
Nothing out of the ordinary, just good quality. My guitar is 6 years old yet its tuners feel much better than a new comparable asian $400 range, a guitarist friend recently made a comment about that.
And after 6 years of light use it still looks great! To me the style is 'man in a tux'. Black with black pickguard.

Knocks for not staying in tune when my beginner hands would yank the whammy. Not experienced on how in tune a guitar should stay when using the trem...but during a punk gig when borrowed it def needed retuning a few times.

After 6 years....still sounds great. Feels great. Is loud when played unplugged compared to a regular elctric. Has a FULL RICH sound that has been better imo than ANY of the midrange guitars I hang around and better than ANY asian guitar. This this is solid, rich, and classy.

10 in its price range!!

I did notice a new gibson sounded a bit better on crunch. Cost 3 times as much, fit and finish is comparable.
so in terms of ANY guitar comparison, it's probably a 6 maybe even a 7.

great. don't remember how the setup was stock. but never took the guitar into a shop the past 4 years. there was some white stuff presumably from painting/grease when i opened up the tremolo back, and 6 years on I can barely see the seams in the wood on the back side only, but it still looks mint, classy, and feels new.

10 in its price range, or 7.5 when including any guitar. Not much more solid a guitar i ever felt.

see above. built like a tank with a tux.

friendly customer service, good vibe from them when communicating asking questions. but n/a

I am a semi pro drummer with a good ear, theory, piano, guitar, accordion. I can tell a good player and a good guitar. I play guitar just for fun through previously a Traynor YCV80.

Not sure of the year, bought it used at GC. Made in the US with Canadian parts. This SDxt has a 22 fret, 25.5 scale maple on maple neck. It is an orangy sunburst plain maple veneer top on a maple and poplar bady. White pickguard with H-S-H configuration. One volume and one tone knob with a 5 way Strat switch. It has a 2 screw newer style Strat-type bridge with a recess in the body so it floats. It has 6 on a side Godin tuners and the stock Godin pickups are still in it. It has a kind of half Strat half Tele look to it. Not my favorite, but a very workable shape playing wise. It has the neck bolted on in a Ernie Ball style neck joint using bolts instead of screws ala Ibanez. The neck join is contoured and is very comfortable when reaching the higher notes on the neck.

Mine actually came with the original hardshell case, trem arm and tool kit. A rare find buying used.

This guitar is very "full" sounding. Great resonance and natural sustain. The 5-way switch can get you anything from full on rock to a country twang. The stock pickups sound ok, but are a bit microphonic so I will probably swap them out. Maybe a Tone Zone or a JB in the bridge and a PAF or Jazz in the neck.
I have a couple different amp setups and it sounds great through them all. My main rig is a Mesa Single Recto head feeding a Hartke cab, my practice amp is an older Peavey Bandit and in my home studio I record through PODs, Digitech RP2000 and Genesis modelers. It sounds full and lush through them all.
The Maple neck and body give it more bite than an LP or PRS, especially in the in-between switch settings. All in all it has some very usefull tones. I really like the neck pick up. Cleaner amp settings will get you an SRV type tone from it and heavier gain sounds very Blackmoreish.

Can't tell you how it was setup from the factory since I bought it used. When I got it the trem was pulled all the way down into the recess causing the strings to almost sit on the neck. Funny thing is the neck/ frets were setup so well the was no string buzz even with the action set almost touching the frets. Good sign!

The trussrod was set right, but the intonation was way off. I put a new set of XL 10's on it and set it up right and the action is flawless.

I Have never really paid much attention to Godin guitars because of their odd (too me) body style, but I am truly a fan now. Their attention to building a solid guitar is on par with guitars costing thousands more. I am amazed at how solid this guitar feels in my hands. I am a convert and started looking at maybe getting a Velocity in the near future.

I won't judge it on how it came when I bought it, I will judge it on how it came out after I set it up and its potential. For that I give a 9. Its build quality is on par with much more expensive guitars. After researching Godin a little bit I found that each neck/body is carefully mated to each other at the factory. How many other guitars in this price range can say that.

I see no problems here. As I said, this guitar is built solid. I wouldn't ever play without a backup, so the same can be said for my Parker or PRS as well.

Don't know....

I've been playing for about 35 years now. I have all kinds of gear at all price points. I was looking for a maple neck guitar to keep in my home studio to replace a guitar I gave to my son. I was kind of stuck on what to get (I didn't want another Strat), and I saw this on the used wall at GC. I picked it up and played it for a while, and was sold. I couldn't believe how solid it felt in my hands.

I was never a Godin guy. I've looked at them and never really cared for most of their body shapes, so I never actually picked one up and played it. Stupid me. Godin makes a great guitar! And most of them are under a grand! I am an amatuer luthier and have built quite a few guitars for myself and others, so I know a little bit about build quality. This SDxt is on Godin low end and it is built as well as my 1991 PRS CE24. It may not be as fancy (carved top or natural binding), but it is built just as solid.

My only complaint is the pickups being a little microphonic. They probably aren't potted very well, or at all. But for less then $200 I'll deal with it....

Mine is the blue flametop/cream pickguard & rosewood fretboard (rock-maple neck). HSH configuration. I had purchased this guitar brand new in Canada, over 7 years ago.

Everyone has a personal opinion on guitar sound and feel. Over the years, I seriously grew fond of this guitar (I love the neck, flawless assembly, it's finish, it's look, etc). An electric guitar's sound is not only produced by it's electronics, but also by it's inner wood tone. When is the last time you tried an electric guitar, and actually played it for 30 minutes "unplugged"? That's how you can appreciated the quality of wood used, and Godin's attention to fine details (the fact that the paint in the neck-joint has been removed by hand).

As a luthier, I was so impressed with this guitar that I decided a few years ago to use it to build "my" ultimate guitar.

Using my stock SDxt, I modified/added the following:

- Replaced the neck pickup with Seymour-Dunkan SH-2 Jazz ($85)
- Replaced the bridge with a Seymour-Dunkan Dimebucker ($95)
- Replaced the volume pot with a coil-split pot ($10)
- Added a swith to inverse the current in the single coil ($2)
- Blocked the tremolo, and added 2 extra springs to make it behave like a hard-tail ($free)

My musical palate is all over the place... I'll go into a blues phase for a month, then more into classic rock, than I'll go for the cleanest "clean" tone I can get - then I'll dive into my inner darkness, then go into a heavy metal "Lamb Of God" mode.

Stock, this guitar played all of the above very well - 9/10. Good sustain stock, stayed in tune (although I hardly used the tremolo). I could not find a better sounding guitar for that price range (or even for a few $100 more). What impressed me with about this guitar is that not only does it have a versatile palette, but it also covers them well... it doesn't just kind of sound bluesy in one setting, and kind of rocks in another - it has a nice bluesy tone, and it really rocks!

Now that I modified it, I will never part from it! With the upgrades I made, I went from 5 pick-up settings to 13 settings, incredible sustain, and for the love of g_d, I spent all summer last year trying to buy a new guitar, and with a price cap of $2,000, I could not find a better sounding/playing & more versatile guitar!

Flawless - Absolutely no issues from the day I purchased it (over 7 years). The neck varnish is starting to become a tad more yellow (getting that cool "vintage" strat neck color). No paint chips otherwise. I do love my action very low, so I lowered it, and it's running flawlessly. This is actually the lowest I have been able to drop the action without any fret-buzz.

Rock solid - no complaints

Never had any issues, so I can't comment.

For the price, this guitar can not be beat. But what some owners fail to realize is that it is made with a selection of great quality wood. Everybody's tast differs, and if you don't particularely enjoy the sound of one of the pick-ups, do trust that this instrument is worty of swapping a pick-up - and like an old dog, it will be your loyal companion for years to come.

Although I made changes to mine to suite my taste, after adding parts for an extra $200, this guitar now has an absolutely incredible sound and sustain. For metal, this axe now wails like a Banshe, with pinch-harmonics on demand. Yet I can grab a beer, kick my feet back, close my eyes, and tap into some really saucy blues.

2004 Godin SDxt. Made in USA. This was a long and mcquade special order guitar.. it has a slightly different finish from most SDxts. (not that that matters much).

I purchased this guitar because I wanted a cheap practice guitar that I could take around town. Twin humbuckers were a requirement (i'm a jazz guy), and I wanted a maple fretboard and neck so I could string the guitar with ultra high tension strings. Unfortunatley, I hate tremelo bridges, but the price on this guy was pretty irresistable. (Wish they made a hard-tail model for those of us who think tremelo bridges suck).

Given the price, this guitar has decent hardware. Stock godin pickups are passable for most styles (more below). Tuners are tight, although I would prefer them to lock. And of course I detest set or bolt-on necks... but whatcha gonna do at $350 bucks? :)

I'm a jazz guy. I own quite a few high end guitars, including three Jackson USA Selects, a Hofner Verythin JS, a Rainsong JM1000, a Ramirez, and a Godin LGX. I have owned three different godin LGX's in the past. (I used to be enamoured of them, until I encountered jackson)

I'm using this as a practice guitar. It is strung with a custom set of strings (14-60). Normally I use 13's, but I wanted my practice instrument to be a bit heavier.

As you can expect, those strings exert a lot of force. I had to add extra springs to the trem, and rack up the tension inside by adjusting the nut. With the load fully engaged, the guitar is very stable in terms of tuning. The sound is very warm and open. Tons of tone, due to the extra current induced by thick strings.

I'm only fond of one setting on this guitar, which is the intermediate position between teh neck humbucker and middle single coil. The neck humbucker by itself is brash, with pronounced lows. it is too brash for jazz, even with the treble wound back. Switching to position two gives a good tone with a hint of blues. The single coil on its own is not particularly impressive, and has a fair bit of noise. The single coil and bridge pickup split position is nice for a nastier blues sound. the bridge pickup is passable for getting crunch, but it is NOT going to send you to hard rock or metal heaven.

In terms of amps, I have a few. Evans Jazz Preamp, Mesa Formula preamp, digitech twintube, rocktron gainiac, fender M80, VHT 2:50:2 poweramp, Boogie 2:50 poweramp, F100 head, seymour duncan convertible combo. (plus a whack of rack effects) I use ear candy cabs exclusively.

(I notice a lot of guys running this guitar through beginner-level amps... that's all fine and dandy, but I'd hate to see a bad review of a guitar posted by someone who didn't realize that the amp was the real bottleneck in the sound-production pipeline. If you are running this thing through a micro-cube or 15 watt randall, please don't post a review without a lot of humility)

For jazz, I usually run this through the evans, a GMajor, a graphical eq, and the VHT. With some EQ tweaking, I can get a pretty nice solid jazz tone. It doesn't sound like a hollowbody, but more like a twangy version of Ed Bickert's sound. There's a hint of blues to it, no matter how much you aim for a dark jazz tone.

I haven't actually used this thing for blues much, as 14's will kill your enthusiasm for whole note bends pretty quickly.

I have, however, used this thing for metal. My current jazz combo consists of guys who also grew up playing metal, so we run some heavier stuff as easy warmup material. This guitar is NOT a high gain shredding instrument. It has problems with feedback at higher volumes, and the tremelo under my current string weight has a habit of vibrating.. the springs rumble, and that in turn is caught by the pickups, yielding a strange reverb-like effect. Not a high gain guitar. (although guys who use 8's and 9's may have a different experience, since the weight on the bridge is much less)

I'd say this guitar is good for anyone who needs decent clean sounds, a bit of twang, and enough dirt for a bit of rock and roll. it is not a metal guitar, nor a jazz guitar.. it won't thrill people who want to shred or to do super heavy distortion. But for beginners, intermediate players, or generalists who want a solid instrument at a low price point, this thing does a great job. (If I were a girl, I'd rather have this thing in black than some daisy rock beginner guitar... sexier, and far more versatile)

bear in mind that when I rate this instrument's sound, I am comparing against much much better instruments. For a guitar that retails under 400, 7 is a good rating. I'd rather have this thing than a 400 dollar fender anyday. But it is no mcinturff. For a <400 dollar guitar, it's a 9. For a guitar period, it's a 7 at most.

I couldn't care less how it was set up originally, since I prefer high action and thick strings. And I figure that if you can't adjust your own pickup height and string height, you shouldn't be in this game.

The workmanship on this guitar is solid. Just what is needed. the ONLY issue is that the treble pot is a bit scratchy. But I can fix that pretty easily.

It's a solid instrument. To date, there has been no warping of the neck, no buckling or cracking, even under that 14-60 load. The maple neck is fun to play, and has held up really well. I take care of my instruments, and after 14+ rehearsals and long sessions at home, this instrument looks as good as new. No structural flaws, period.

That, of course, is what i am used to with godin. I'm not a huge fan anymore, as I switched my allegiance to jackson on account of their superior designs (neck through body joints in particular). I also find their instruments to be very clunky in terms of weight and mass distribution. But in the 10 years I have been a godin owner, I have never ever had a problem with a godin guitar. And I used to gig frequently.

Haven't had to contact them ever, which is a good sign.

I've been playing a while. Most of my gear is high-end stock stuff. (I don't go for custom instruments.. just high level stock gear).

I like the build quality. It has stood up under heavy playing and a massive string load. I like the neck a lot.. fat, but very playable.

I'm not a huge fan of the neck humbucker. But i'm not willing to swap it out either. (not worth the effort).

I compared to a bunch of other low level guitars from epiphone and fender, schechter and washburn. For a $350 dollar instrument, this thing is a GREAT deal. Great build quality, solid woods, a lot of pickup options. When you consider that korean-made guitars go in the same price point, this usa/canadian guitar is a good deal. Especially compared to fender MIM strats.

If someone stole it, I would buy another. I might look into a yamaha pacifica, but this is a great instrument. And contrary to some opinions voiced below, this is NOT just a beginners guitar. As a former pro jazz guy, I would have no reservations about relying on this thing in a variety of contexts. It just won't cut it for metal and high gain playing. Get an ESP or something for that.

I give it a '9' in value FOR AN INSTRUMENT AT THIS PRICE RANGE. Of course it not a PRS, jackson, parker, mcinturff, warrior or whatnot. It's not even 1/3 as good as any of those. But for the price, it is a great deal.

mine is black, with the regular h - s - h pickup confiuration. no locking tuners so i guess it gets an 8 for that.

my style is screaming rock solos and a bit of jazzy stuff. funk, and i like a strat out of phase sound too.

this guitar can play these styles well at a semi pro level which is how i would describe my playing.

it is not a noisy guitar. it's got a good strong healthy stable and balanced sound. BUT i feel that the sound is a bit plastic. it's a cheap solution for having a strong reliable guitar with a large veriaty of sounds, but lacks the depth that the expensive guitars have.

my guitar was set up well and it has a nice small neck. no flaws in the finish or anything, BUT i do feel that this guitar could benefit from having the top curved more then it is at the area at which the picking hand rests on, above the bridge. i feel that having the top almost completly flat makes it hard to play and screws up the right hand's muting technique.

Good intonation! strong reliable and everything.

been playing for 20 years. i've owend fenders gibsons and what not. in my oppinion this guitar sounds great for the price and has good intonation. i would suggest to see whether it's comfterble for you. otherwise i would strongly recommend buying one like this, especialy if you're a begginner - to moderate level player.

Normal features for a H-S-H Guitar. I think the headstock isn't so pretty, or at least doesn't go with the rest of the guitar, awfully thick too. I bought mine used. Someone had put schaller locking tuners on it which does a good job of keeping everything in tune. If you're having a hard time keeping yours in tune add a set. Plus, it makes changing strings a lot faster. The only thing that bugs me about this guitar is that the saddles are a satin finish, while the base of the bridge is chrome. It just looks a little funny.

It has a good sound. It does get a touch muddy down low and lacks a little warmth, but overall, pretty good.

This thing is a tank, but doesn't feel like it. When I brought it home I was having a pretty ungraceful day. I knocked it into just about everything possible. Luckily, there were no dents. Again, I'm still wierded out by the 2 different finishes on the bridge. I bought it used from Guitar Center. Either these guys didn't set up the intonation or someone did a terrible job at it. It was a solid 25 cents off on every string. The bridge made it a quick fix though.

It seems incredibly tough. I'm not sure I could hurt it if I wanted to.

I would probably buy another depending on how much money I had to spend. I've been playing for 12 years or so, and have gone through quite a few guitars. This thing is quality. I hope it lasts a while.

2005 model with gold leaf finish, made in US of A and assembled in Canada. All the standard features so I don't need to write them all for you.

My style is just that - my style. I borrow heavily from rock-a-billy, alt country, Pink Floyd and surfer music. I don't know, I just play for fun. I run the guitar thru a Fender G-Dec and if I do a show I'll mike that and run it thru the PA. I love the variety of sounds that can be coaxed out of this guitar. Very verstatile and good at it too!

Action, fit and finish were OK. I need to have the action lower than the factory but thats my preferrence. The finish is clean and beautiful, sometimes I just sit and look at the guitar. My only complaint is that the 5 way selector keeps getting in the way if I make a down sweep, I play like Pete Townsend used too, lots of arm motion. I keep knocking it into a different pickup config. and it blows the sound. I love the guitar otherwise.

Very dependable, holds tune reasonable, I dont use the trem arm so that might held it stay in tune for me. In fact I dont have the arm on. I installed $2 plastic strap lock buttons. I move when I play and was losing the guitar constantly. Why don't factories ship these things with locking strap buttons? I have a vintage Silvertone (1960's) for backup, not the same sound but still a good guitar, if the Godin got lost or stolen I might buy another, but I might also shop for one that doesnt interfere with my sweeping style of picking.

Never had to contact Godin cause Long and McQuade (where I bought it) are very good at customer support.

I have been playing since 1972, when I got my first guitar. This is my third electric. I traded in a Samick thin line AE for this plus case and I don't regret it. This is a good instrument and very verstatile. For a cover band this would be a great gig guitar because it is so versatile.
Just wish the 5 way selector switch was positioned somewhere else.

My Godin SDxt is about 5 years old (2000), has the nice satin fretboard, and is overall very versatile. The floating trem. was my only concern. This guitar will NOT stay in tune unless you block the tremelo. I used these thick business cards, now I can dive, but can't go up. Expected for this type of tremelo. The features are perfect for the beginning guitarist. '5' means middle of the road features, not that it's crap.

Again, it's very versatile. It crunches without too much garbage in the sound, very bright. Not for metal, but I play some satch, four pieces by vinnie moore, and the gain setup is squicky clean.

I read in a couple of reviews about dings in the fretboards. I have a lot, but I don't remember if they were there in the beginning. The worst part about this guitar is the damn screw by the middle pickup. Replace it with something flatter - it'll drive you crazy when you want to do an upsweeep.

I've seen fretboards worn at ProSound. My fretboard is not worn after 5 years of playing on this guitar. The pickguard is a good feature for the beginning guitarist, they won't scratch the beautiful finish. The finish, by the way, is solid. I have a few dings (to be expected) but the finish covers it up.

N/A-Heard they are helpful (better than Ibanez, at least).

Don't buy this as anything else than a serious beginning guitar. And by serious, I mean you're going to stick with it for more than half a year, shack it, and lose that part of your life. It's a great middle of the road guitar. Relative rating (comparison to other beginning guitars): 10 - 2 times better than those fenders, or any other cheap piece.

2002 SDxt with lightburst quilt maple veneer over a silverleaf maple body with poplar wings, rock maple neck, maple fingerboard with some beautiful bird's-eye figuring, Tusq nut, cream-coloured 2-ply pickguard, h/s/h, etc.

I love the sound, esp the neck p/up, which is rich and full - killer blues tone - can also dial in a decent jazz tone. I really enjoy the in-between positions too, although I detect the loss of just a touch of volume (and highs?)in postitions 2 and 4. Bridge p/u can be quite bright - really screams. Single coil sounds good alone, but I prefer the other four settings. My amp is a Fender Princeton 65.

This guitar is gorgeous to look at and to hold. The neck is sublime - I love the satin finish. The bookmatching of the quilt top is flawless. The p/u selector is quiet. My only esthetic issues are a miniscule silver flake (metal from fretwire?) trapped beneath the clearcoat (In truth it's all but invisible, but I did find it - a small dimple in the wood (on back) and a very light nick on one of the frets - a very minor filing oversight, I guess. There were traces of polishing compound in the bridge cavity.
The cut out is very deep on all the Godin single cut models, and I sometimes find that the guitar tends to slip off my leg when I play sitting down. I think I might have preferred a slightly shallower cut out and more of the lower bout resting on my leg Great upper register access, though. Sculpted back at neck connection is very comfortable and attractive- not a feature I would have expected on a guitar in this price range.

The sealed "Godin" tuners are excellent - very precise and stable. I like the frosted finish on the tuners and bridge sadles - very classy. I had the floating trem blocked shortly after I bought the guitar, tuning was fairly stable before, but I wanted maximum tuning stability, and had no real use for trem. Tuning is rock solid now. I don't play in a band or anything, although I have played a few informal gigs - no problems.
Black nylon gig bag adequate, but nothing special. For regular gigging a more protective bag/case would be a worthwhile investment.

I have e-mailed Godin on several occasions. They have always responded politely within a couple of days. Have downloaded a little set up manual from Godin web site. The people at Avenue Guitars in Edmonton, Alberta were amazing. First year set ups free (no limit to number of adjustments), friendly, helpful.

I have had a Seagull (same family of companies) 6-string acoustic since 1987. Bought a used Squier Strat in 2001, but sold it, looking to upgrade to a Standard Series Strat or Tele. Mark at Avenue Guitars suggested I looked at a Godin, and I quickly forgot about the Mexican Fenders! As decent as they are, they just didn't capture the look and feel of quality that the Godins had in the same price range, and they don't come with any gig bag. My choice was narrowed to the Godin SDxt, and the Godin LG (24 fret, mohogany body with p-90s). I went with the SDxt for the sound - it could just do everything! For the money, the SDxt (and Godin guitars in general)are excellent value. I would definitely buy another Godin!

blue flame leaftop, rosewood fingerboard, humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration, 1 volume pot, 1 tone pot, 5 way pickup selector. rock maple neck, maple core, poplar wings. etc etc

go to godin's website

i wish it had a solid wood body, but besides that it's great

with hum-sing-hum configuration, there's virtually nothing out of it's range. the most versatile guitar ever!

my only beef is that the stock pups sound a wee bit bit muddy, but put some seymour duncans in there and you'll hear the difference. i mainly use it for ultra distorted thrash/hardcore (NOT numetal) type stuff, but it can sound country, jazzy, bluesy, or anything in between.

i run it through a crybaby>>boss tu-2>>boss md-2>>ernie ball 6166>>boss dd-3>>ampeg vt22 100w tube amp (2x12)... sounds brutal with this amp and the md-2

i tightened up the trem springs because i dont use the wammy and it stays in tune better this way.

everything looks very solid, stays in tune surprisingly well.

the action is easily adjustable to whatever you want.

the guitar itself is beautiful. the blue leaftop finish is amazing! everything looks very high quality, from the tuners to the bridge. i love just putting it on the stand and admiring the craftmanship. it looks and feels a lot more expensive than it is.

also, the neck is probably the best i've ever seen, at ANY price. godin is famous for it.

the only thing here is the pickguard... it seems to be slightly warped up in the middle, and when the pick hits it it makes a sortof hollow sound (hard to describe). not really a problem, i guess i'm just anal.

i thrash this thing to no end, and it takes a beating like a champ. everything still looks impeccable, and i have no doubt that the hardware will last. i would definitely use it in a gig without backup. the first thing i'll probably have to replace are the pots and/or selector switch, which i might add are still in perfect shape, and wouldn't be a big deal to replace anyway.

haven't had any problems, so n/a here

this guitar is a great value. one of the best quality to price ratios out there. i would especially recommend it as a starter guitar or an all-purpose guitar that you wouldn't be afraid to bash a little bit. i would rather have this than a les paul and worry about getting a scratch on it at a show. this is a guitar that begs to be played to its full potential.

-Godin Sdxt Blue Flame Leaf Top
-2004, Made In USA, 22 Frets
-Laminated Top
-One Volume, One Tone, 5 way pickup selector
-Two humbuckers and a single Coil
-Godin- Design Pickups, GHB1, GHS1, and GHN1
-The body is Contour Silverleaf Maple Body with a Maple Neck and A
Maple Fretboard
-The Finish is a beautiful Blue Flame Leaf top Finish (AMAZING)
-The Body Style is a mix between a Gibson and a Fender, Its original
tho, and totally amazing feel!
- It has a floating Tremolo system
-Lock Tight Tuners, I mean LOCK TIGHT, i have kept this thing in a
soft case for a week and it comes out in perfect tone. AMAZING!
-It has a pretty Fat neck but it feels GREAT
-It comes with a soft case, but its a very very good one, not one of
those cheap ones, its really great!

-This guitar Has every sound you want. I play Jazz, Funk and Rock and
It handles those no problems, It is soo versatile!
-I am running my guitar through a Rolan Cube 15 amp (and a fender Hot
Rod Deluxe) with a Boss Me - 33 effects box!
-Again this guitar can make any sound you want. becuase it has two
humbuckers and a single coil, u can get your country sound and ur
rock
-The only complain I have about this guitar is when you are running it
striaght through to a amp the clean sound isn't always what i want
somtimes i have to change some settings to get the right sound, but
other then thatm, this guitar is the Holy Grail

-The guitar came quite nicely setup, just the action was a bit high
-Pick up were perfect
-Everything on this guitar was in perfect condition when i bought it

-This Guitar is a brick, except without the weight. It was built to
be played live!!!

-I have been playing guitar for only about 2 years but i played piano
all my life so it was pretty easy to pick up. Compared to my other
gear, (Fender Strat, Takemine 12 string, Takemine Classical, Squire
Bullet)This guitar is my baby, I have played everyshow with it, I
love the sound i get, I love the body and fretboard. I love
everything about this guitar. Espically the price. If u want to buy
an amazing guitar for a cheap price look into godins!!!!! But dont t
Tell them becuase these guitars should be sold for three times the
price............. shhhhhhhhhh!!!!

you know the drill.

nothing to add, my main review is down lower on this page

in response to the guy who had the shop switch necks on two sdxt's, come on! if you checked Godin's site you would know they spend lots of time gettin the neck and body fit just right. if you switch two guitars necks you cannot expect them to fit perfectly. this show a higher than normal hand working in the plant. if someone wants a machine "crafted" instrument go elsewhere. for a company to spend the time getting each instrument assembled as a individual unit shows some class.
Godin should be charging way more for the handwork that is involved.

i have nothing but high praise for the customer service i have recieved in the past.

Pls see the others with detailed description

It suits my musicstyle which is Jazz, Funk and Blues
I use a Line 6 Amp
The Sd is not superquiet but believe me you can still hear the grass growing
The variety of sound is suprising although I mostly use the single coils only

The finish is unbeatable for this price.
I have a G&L Legacy and some Strat Plus and a PRS Custom . But they cannot be compared since we are talking about different priceranges.
All the adjustements from the factory were my taste.

This guitars withstands almost everything. As solid as can get.

No experience

I'm playing bass, drums, trombone and some guitar
I own a Godin half acoustic bass A6 and Godin is just quality all over.
The only thing I would like to share is the assurance that you will get a top guitare for this price beating a lot of others costing 2-3 times more.
By the way I have had 4 Fender Strats in various models. But to be honest I got away from Fender because the only guitars from them worth playing are the custom shop, and htese are just too expensive.
All the other regular US made models are just not worth the money they cost.
Buy a Godin and you will be shocked
By the way: Godin is the main deliverer for Fender regarding necks and bodys. So why not going to the real enteprise in first place in stead of reliaing on a brand called Fender. Just because Jimmy used one? Forget it

Made in Canada, Hum/Coil/Hum pickups, 5 way switch...
Its what you would expect in a guitar. Nice and simple.
I like how the pickups are inlayed into the guitar.
I also like the way the neck is bolted on...

9/10 - Its a bit more then what I would expect.

Works great with any style. The 5 way switch with 2 hums and one coil gives a varity of sounds.
Works great with my Yamaha MagicStomp pedal!

10/10 - AMAZING SOUND!

Looks great! Wood flametop with a cream plate and fat sliver knobs. Chrome tuning knobs and bridge look nice too. Mine had no defects I can see.

10/10 - Can't complain!

This guitar seems solid, but i have not had it long enough to give it a rating

Never had to deal with them...

This guitar is all I could want.
Great price too!

10/10 - Amazing value

Versatile. The uncommon H/S/H pickup configuration allows the player to get a wide variety of tonal colors...this is the main thing worth note...

The only problems really are single coil pickup is a little bit noisy and the tone knob is a very drastic cut(so you just have to be careful when turning it). The humbuckers aren't too hot, especially because I lowered them a little bit and raised the single-coil. This guitar can make sounds ranging from being almost as bright and piercing as a Strat to the warmth of neck-humbucker distortion.

I have played this guitar on amps ranging from a Line 6 Spider to an Ampeg from the mid-60's, but my main setup is the SDxT straight in to a Roland Bolt-60...

I bought this guitar used, so I don't know what the factory presets are like. In terms of wood quality, rusted hardware, and major flaws like that, I have had no problems.

I got this guitar relatively recently, but I haven't had any problems.

I never dealt with them. There was no warranty because I bought it used

This is a fantastic guitar and I would buy it again in a heartbeat. A Canadian and American-made guitar in this price range is unheard of. Godin guitars are the last word in this price range. In the ten months that I have had this guitar, I haven't found anything seriously wrong to warrant the budget pricing.

If I had the choice to make again, I would buy it again in a heartbeat

paid $490 (canadian)

great semi-floating bridge, 2 humbuckers (really hot, great sound) and a single coil (nice tone). amber burst finish.

for heavier sounds, this is the model of godin you want to go with. it just puts out nothing but raw tone that sounds amazing. if you're playing clean, every overtone is beautiful and the harmonics have the sweetest sustain.

nice thin neck, and the finish is beautiful. the hardware is brushed steel and it looks quite handsome.

haven't had a problem with it yet. and i dont expect to. it's a solid made guitar.

i had to get in contact with godin about a question regarding the bridge, they replied within the hour. they were very helpful and knowledgeable.

overall, probably one of the best guitars i own. i have a gibson SG faded, ibanez AX125, ibanez RG470, fender telecaster, gibson les paul standard, and a gibson les paul custom, and i still love playing my godin. :]

Canada/US made. Maple silver-leaf center block with poplar sides to reduce weight. slightly-figured maple neck/fingerboard. h/s/h pick-up configuration. 25.5" scale. 22 frets. basic master volume and master tone. 5-way pickup selector. transparent blue finish overtop a quilted maple top. looks great! over all great features although i wish that the tuners were locking tuners and there was a split for the humbuckers. but with a guitar at this price it's pretty amazing.

this is where it really shines. this can do pretty much any style. the neck pick-up is great for bluesy lead and amazing for getting that trasparent sound. position 2 (neck hb out of phase with s/c) is great for a softer sound but also works great as a crunchy rythm. middle s/c is great clean or dirty. position 4 (bridge hb out of phase with s/c) is great for classic rock. works great for the that great, twangy zeppelin-ish sound in some of their songs like houses of the holy. sounds kinda country-ish clean. the bridge hb is great for hard-rock, and any lead riffs you can dish out on this baby! overall, this is amazingl;y versatile and great sounding too! even more amazing is the price i paid for it!

the finish is beautiful. came straight from the factory nicely set-up. even had the nut slots penciled in with some graphite! i just had to adjust the pick-up height to my liking.

i've had my Godin Sdxt for about 10 months now. this this is very durable. although i do have some dents in it. but those are my fault. like when i dropped my mini and on the bottom wing. i had to fix the top strap button once, but ive had to do that with all my guitars. nothing abnormal. i can definetly depend on it. although i do sometimes go through phases of breaking way too many strings. im thinking of getting graph tech saddles. the only thing bad is that the hardware is starting to oxidize, but thats an easy fix.

i've never had to deal with them

overall this is a great guitar. especially for the price. i could not beat this gutiar at the same price range. this guitar is just amazing! i would most definetly try to get a new one if it were ever stolen or. i really love the versatility of this intrument. i've been playing for almost 2 years and had this guitar for about 10 months and its holding up. it sounds great and plays great. i love it!

Canada/U.S. made, maple neck/fretboard, bolt-on. Silver leaf maple center block with poplar sides. Quilt maple veneer top, HSH Godin pickups, vintage-style tremolo. Tusq nut. Comes with the best gig-bag I've ever seen; next best thing to a hard case. Great features for any guitar, but especially good at this price.

This guitar is a tonal monster. Pickups are punchy, clear, and reasonably high-output without being harsh. Clean & jazzy, country pickin', mellow blues, screaming blues, hard rock, it's all there. Tone control actually does something, and rolling back the volume cleans up the sound nicely without getting too "thin" sounding.
Through a Fender HRD and a Behringer V-Ampire I can get a truckload of great tones

Wow, was this guitar well put together. Everything fit well, and construction is first rate. Actually, I need to qualify that statement: When I bought the guitar, there were two in shop; one with a rosewood fretboard and one with a maple board. Both had airtight neck pockets, great action, superb finish, etc. I wanted the maple fretboard, but the other guitar had a much more "resonant" body, so I asked the shop to swap the necks on the guitars. When they did, the strings were pretty much laying on the frets on my guitar, so they had to shim the neck at the front of the pocket to get the neck angle correct. Also, now there was a slight gap on one side of the pocket. All in all, when the guitar was finished, it played and sounded perfect, but the situation showed obvious variances in manufacturing tolerances from guitar to guitar. Does this infer that Godin mixes and matches parts during assembly to ensure a perfect guitar, or is it just hit-or-miss as to whether or not you get a good one? I guess my rating should realistically be for the way the guitars were when they were on the shelf, as built by the factory.

Solid, solid, solid. Great components and first-rate materials. Strap buttons are among the smallest I've ever seen, so if you value your new guitar, straplocks may be in order. I've already put them on mine.

I have no idea. They seem to have a good reputation though.

Godin SDxt made in Canada / USA in 2003 with H/S/H pickups, quilted maple top (beautiful), birdseye maple neck (very nice), floating trem, 5-way pick-up switch, etc. Pretty much everything you could ask for if you want a good mix between Fender single coil sound and Gibson humbuckers.

Bought this guitar about 7 months ago from a small, local shop as a back-up for my Fender Strat. The owner re-strung and set it up nicely for me (kudos to the small music store). Once I started playing it, I couldn't put it down! It now serves as my main guitar for practice and gigs with the Fender as my back-up. Play mainly rock and blues covers with a few originals thrown in and this guitar handles them all very well. Recently purchased a VOX Tonelab SE and run that through my Fender tube amp. Just plug and play with the SDxt - what more could you ask for? You can get pretty much any sound you want from the H/S/H pick-up configuration. Not noisy at all. Can go from bright and twangy to mellow and bluesy depending on the pick-up config you choose. Very nice sound.

I'm pretty picky when it comes to buying a guitar, and there wasn't a flaw to be found on this one. Always pays to look it over well, but honestly I tried out several Godins and they all looked great. Quilted maple top was perfect and the birdseye maple neck is top notch (though it is small and fast which may not appeal to everyone - but I like it).

Only issue I had was the pick-up selector switch which was not wired properly and only gave me the top, middle and bottom options - nothing in between. Store owner replaced it for me with a whole new set up and sent the original back to Godin for repair. Since the store owner set it up for me, I can't comment on the original set-up, but when I was trying it out it felt pretty good. Due to the bad switch connection, I have to dock Godin a point.

I waited 7 months before reviewing just to be sure the guitar was everything it seemed to be. I can say now that it is worth every penny I spent - and then some! Have used this guitar exclusively for practice and gigs and have not had a single problem. I bend strings a LOT and it has stayed in tune for me very well. Finish is excellent (though you do have to wipe it down to keep it shiny) and have not had any problems with dings, scratches, malfunctioning tuners or hardware. Built solid and I believe will last as long as I will. I did spring for the hardshell case and I do take good care of my equipment, so that helps - but I have to say this guitar is built to last.

Have not dealt with Godin directly, so can't say. Did take the music store a while to get my hardshell case from Godin, but I bought it over the holidays and Godin's warehouse was out on vacation for two weeks.

I've been playing for about 5 years. Other than the Godin, I own an American Fender Strat Deluxe, Washburn Acoustic / Electric, 1960 Harmony Hollywood archtop acoustic / electric (nice!) and a Warwick bass. I'm a big fan of getting what you pay for, and from what I've experienced you can't go wrong with the Godin SDxt. This guitar sounds, plays and feels like a guitar costing two to three times more and gives you a range of sound capabilities rivaling any other guitar out there. I tried out a number of guitars in the "lower" price range to handle back-up duties and, as I said, the Godin won hands down and is now my main guitar. If it were lost / stolen, I would probably cry like a little girl and then replace it with another Godin SDxt - you can't beat this guitar!

Though I'm no expert, IMHO the Godin SDxt is one of the best guitars on the market for the money. Its truly a "jack of all trades" and is a great guitar for those who play a wide variety of music and need the range a H/S/H pick-up config can give without breaking the bank.

Made in Canada so no Korea or Chinia Stuff.. I hate it... Many useful features.. (Look up, you can read about it)...

Awesome sound ! If you compare it with other guitars for this price.. I've been shocked... The sound is bright and strong, you can play acoustic or overdrive sound.. No noise, no other sounds only that what you wanna hear.. The music !:)

So.. The first time i tooked this one.. I thought ow.. Something like Strato.. And I hate stratoscoaster models :-\, it looks so boring.. But anyway I connected it to my AMP.. I was surprised nothing to do.. only plug & play :))

About live playing.. I need to get a feel of a new thing... New guitar it's like a new clothes.. If you are wering it every day.. You can luw it in a few days.. So i thing after few week's only one word can describe this guitar: Amazing !

Really helpful and friendly they was.. I have a place where I buy many of music thingies... :)

In my country this guitar cost is not so low.. Like in America or other good economy countries.. So i think it is worth it.. I'm playing for a 5 years.. I just luw it..

Sorry for my poor english :-\... & i'm only 17 yrs old..

I can't really add much to this section, I have a black godin with a cream pick guard... which looks pretty good,though I am ever so tempted to change it for white one :)
The pickups are very nice in the guitar though my neck humbucker has got a bit of brown something on it :)
Its neck is amazing I was going to buy an american tele but the guitar shop guy persuaded me to try this, and it had a very nice fast, smooth neck and this was a bit cheaper.. so I got this instead

bloody good sound and it allows a lot of variation.
I play in a reasonably popular band at uni, and we do our fare share of covers and this guitar can pretty much cover them all, from Muse to No Doubt It still sounds really goo
The sound is very warm but the middle single coil gives it A LOT of versatility and you can play the more clangy beatles sort of songs

lovely finish as metnion before. I changed the brige a bit, out some hybrid strings on 42 -> 9 I think :/ and erm check intonation... everything worked very nicely...
they have this nice little feature in the back where there are holes so u can thread the strings without taking the back plate off... but u cant take all the strings off cause then the holes change position and you cant get them in :) I guess its really meant for changing 1 string during a gig, which I guess it would be fine for... :)

This is the main reason I wanted to write this review...
I have had this guitar for 2 years now and its still bloody great sounds good, needed very little changes and is solid as rock.
I gig regularly with this guitar and have never had any problems on stage (with the guitar) its a great performer and looks good in photos too... though dont forget to polish the shiny coat :) or it will show all the smudges (I do have a backup though I would probably end up re-stringing this as quickly as possible)

it comes with strap locks which is nice and they are solid, though the front one came out after a year, I bought a longer screw a bit of glue and its not budged :) was probably my fault in the first place..

?? who knows never needed them... websites alrihtthough

overall this is a great guitar, and will make ppl jealous when they play it :)
it sounds great infront of a marhsall as well
my rig is
guitar > tuner > boss eq-20 > DS-1 -> Marhsall JCM800/1960cab
I have some other crap too e.g. wah but I dont use it all the time..
if I lost it or whatever.. I would miss it, but I probably wouldnt buy another one... purely because I would want to try something new... I would consider getting one of the other godins though, but I am not certain what I would get atm :)

if u only have +- #500 get this guitar..... dont get a bloody epiphone ;) hehe

- Made in Canada, Quebec I believe
- 22 medium frets
- 5 way selector (H/S/H)
- The pickups are Godin
- basswood body + maple neck BEAUTY!
- floating bridge (non/floyd rose)
- comes with a beauty gigbag and tools

This guitar can suit any kind of style--totally unbelievable.

For $440 canadian, this is an absolute steal!

I play using a Fender Princeton 65 DSP, sometimes with a MXR Double Shot Distortion in front.

The bridge humbucker sounds amazing for clean passages, very thick and rich sounding. The single coil, while slightly less in overall output compared to the two humbuckers (but can be fixed by raising the pickup height), sounds amazing, not quite as quack-like or bell-like as, say a Strat or Tele, but close enough. The bridge humbucker is pure genious; it has a ton of mids and almost single-coil like highs!

The guitar's action was set up extremely low, which gave it an almost Les Paul like feel. The pickups were adjusted well enough, though the single coil was set up a bit higher than the humbuckers because it doesnt have quite as much output.

The guitar was perfect right when I first picked it up, the only problem I can really say I have with it is the floating bridge...not that it doesn't stay in tune, because it actually does stay in tune quite well, but I just disliek the fact that small adjustments need to be made every month or so depending on climate and humidity.

Also I like changing my string guages every now and then, but with the bridge I have to stick to lights (this guitar was MADE for light strings).

But all in all, not a big deal.

UNREAL--I've had this guitar since mid-December, Long and McQuade loaned it to me since my Ibanez RG170 was getting repaired and it took them over a month to do so. While this guitar was in my possesino I couldn't put it down, and as I said for $440 it's an absolute steal. I've played Strats, PRS's, Ibanezs and Les Pauls that were more than twice this price and weren't this good.

Doesnt get any better than this for the price! I am very pleased.

Robert Godin is awesome!

a stock sdxt, see the other reviews for details... h/s/h pickups etc, rosewodd neck, etc. mine is blue, i think it's called a quilted top. non locking tuners.

i play blues rock with lots of distortion and also clean. this guitar sounds great playing leads and also the fender style out of phase clean sounds are very nice - not exactly a strat but thats probably because of the humbuckers, and since i want them for distortion, i know that's the trade off that probably all hsh pickup configurations have. i like the fact that this guitar versitle.

the guitar was set up ok when i took it from the store, but i had to close the trusrod a bit' not a problem. the finish is fine, i didnt play with the pickups height since it sounded fine to me. the guitar is well made, nice tunning pegs and bridge.

i think it's a very reliable guitar, seems well built. i would never gig without a backup.

i have been playing guitar for 20 years and i think i play pretty good even though i'm not a pro. i've had american american standarts, ibanez guitars, a gibson sg and more. i currently own an american 62 reissue strat and an old ibanez rg440, a korean epiphone dot.

i like the sound of the guitar, it's fun to play.

i don't like the way the guitar feels;
even though the neck is great and the action low, something is uncomftorble and i'm nott sure what it is. maybe the guys at godin should add an angle to the top of the the guitar where the fretting hand rests just like on a strat; i think it's very uncomfterble having the whole top flat like this. Also, i try not running the strings under the trees on the headstock to help the guitar stay in tune. blocking the floating bridge is also a must for me.

it's a great guitar for the price, it's not in the top league, but after doing the mentioned adjustment i got a very reliable guitar that's lots of fun to rock on.

Black-pearl colour. 2003 model I think, assembled in Canada/US with parts handcrafted from Canada. "Godin-designed" pickups in H/S/H configuration with 5-way selector and one knob each for Tone and Volume (very simple - which is GOOD). Contoured Silverleaf Maple body with Rock Maple Neck and Rosewood fretboard. Medium/Jumbo frets on a 25-1/2 inch scale. Tusq nut. Floating Tremolo. Non-locking, machined tuners. Came with a decently padded Gig-Bag with backpack-style shoulder straps (cool). It does have a unique kinda look to it, but it's also kinda heavy though.

A very versatile guitar! I use the guitar with a Vox Pathfinder, a friends Fender Hot-Rod Deluxe, and Sis's Mesa/Boogie Subway. Neck P/U has a warm and jazzy sound, the middle single P/U does funky RnB well, and the bridge P/U is my favourite for classic-rock and distortion type of music. I'm not too crazy about the "blend" position (neck/middle and middle-bridge), as it makes the sound a little "dull" in my opinion (bearing in mind that i'm a semi-novice player, and I don't know what Seymour's-EMG's-etc. sound-like). I did change the strings to Gibson Brite Wires(10-46)though.

Now let's get started, or, let's sum things up: QUALITY-QUALITY-QUALITY!!! First, the Neck is made using a process called Godin Ergocut. It's got that broken-in feel even when it's new - very smooth. There are no traces of glue to be found anywhere. Setup was okay off the shelf. L&M offers a free set-up after purchase, but the guitar-tech said that there's not really much that had to be done. No scratchy noises from the switch and the knobs. Please look at the other reviews under Quality, i'm pretty much in parallel with what others say. This is definitely not a product I expected in this price range. If this was rated out of "11", i'd happily give it a "12" for Fit & Finish!

Haven't used this guitar for a live gig, but just for casual jamming with friends. All I can truthfully say is that this product should withstand the rigors concert-playing a la Angus-style. It comes with "Strap-lock ready" buttons which is very good. Just be wary of stripping the thread canal while tightening the strap screws. I obviously didn't, and that's my fault.

I couldn't find an email address, but called them once. The people at Godin/Lasido are very friendly. These are things to consider when buying a guitar, which is why I bought an acoustic from Art & Lutherie (another division of Godin/Lasido). If anything goes wrong, I wouldn't be worried in expecting good service.

I've had an acoustic guitar for about 10 years now, but have been seriously learning/praticing/playing for the past year. This is my first electric (a present from my beautiful gf, who also liked the way it looked when she saw it!), but I didn't want to get those imported "Value-packs" because it seemed like a "more-money for less-quality" kind of deal. I would get another one if lost or stolen before Godin raises their prices. I guess the only problem (for me) with this Godin SDxt is that it is way too nice to play hard on it because I think this is truly a piece of art. I do have pride in supporting neighbours who make a quality product. Way to go Godin and keep up the good work!

02, you know the details, handmade in can, assembled in us, 22 fret, all maple, laminate, HSH with 5 way, mine is black finish, satin maple neck (maple fretboard) trem, the tuners are amazing, hold forever, has gigbad, a great all around workhorse guitar capable of doing anything

The stock pickups were decent, i have duncan 59-classicstack-JB in there, excellent for LP style sound but can also get vintage strat, i play bluies and rock and some funk, perfect...stock is bright bright bright,now it is good, some noise, needs to be sheilded, eventually i will its 8 stock, but with duncans its a 9

factory set up was decent, playable for sure, but being a beginner had the tech at the shop set it up with lower action, makes it easier, i like it that way, no flaws

This thing is a beast, i have dropped it from 5ft onto concrete with a minor scratch, it has got the worst beating from my pick to be honest, canadian rock maple is hard stuff, the hardware should last the tuners are amazing, strap buttons work, and i plan on having this thing for awhile, i have had it for a year + a month almost and it hasnt had a problem, it should stand up never gig without a backup, stuff happens

i messed up the trem posts by trying to adjust them, and they sent me free new ones and didnt charge shipping, it cost 2 bucks for the shop to set them up in the guitar, i could have done it myself though...

if lost, i would replace, though maybe not immeadiatly, i love tele sound, so i would get one of those and than one of these for everything else, perfect