Just Pulled The Trigger...NGD!

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Well thanks to Blues Session 5 for nagging me on getting a Godin guitar I finally pulled the trigger this afternoon at the pawn shop. I was eyeing this Godin guitar now for about 2 weeks and I finally couldn't resist the price. It's a Godin Belmont guitar with genuine Seymour Duncan pick ups in it with a Bigsby vibrato. I tried the guitar in the pawn shop through a small amplifier and what a great sound all the pick ups have. I was truly surprised and how well the guitar felt especially the neck which seems to have a unique neck profile. It say's Godin Belmont "Made In Canada" on the head-stock. It it sure a well made guitar. I got it for the price of $525 with NO tax! It came with a soft-shell Godin case that is well padded and has extra compartments on it for storage. I was so happy to get it home and play some more on it. It needs a bit of a set-up but that's something I can do especially when I slap on a new set of strings. The fret board needs a bit of cleaning and some Jim Dunlop lemon oil to liven it up. Maybe some fret polishing with some Brasso and some other details but overall this guitar is simply killer.

Here's some specs on the guitar. The scale length of the fret board is 24.75". The body is made of solid mahogany wood for great resonance. The neck is also made of mahogany with a really nice rosewood fret board. My guitar came in a Laurentian white colour with a black pick guard. The pick ups include 2 Seymour Duncan Lipstick Tube single-coils and a Duncan '59 Humbucker in the bridge position. The tonal diversity on this guitar is fabulous. The shaping of the neck uses Godin's Ergocut shaping technique which feels ultra comfortable in my left hand. The fret board radius is also 12" for a good feel. The guitar is also equipped with a true Bigsby vibrato unit and a bridge with roller saddles which is a bonus in tuning stabilty and less chance of string breakage.

Here's a picture below of the same exact guitar I have. It has a bit of bevelling on the inner horns and half the body has an arched top like on a Mosrite guitar. It looks really cool and all the contours look very sexy. It's like a cross between an SG guitar and a Stratocaster. The control knobs I really love and the 5-way selector switch feels pretty solid. It even has I think Schaller strap-locks on the body which is another bonus. This guitar is perfect and does NOT need any modding at all. You can't go wrong with Seymour Duncan pick ups and a cool looking Bigsby. Even the nut at the head-stock looks high-quality. It has bevelled edges on each end of the nut which is a nice touch...they really pay attention to small details on this guitar.

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Here's a good video review on the guitar and hopefully it will show you the wonderful tones you can get from it. I still can't get over what I purchased today.:wink:



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eSGEe said:
SO this is a Canuckistanian made Godin??????

I am very smitten with this product of the great white North....
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It sure is...it says "Made in Canada" on the head-stock and is a product of the great Laurentian white North.:D This guitar is pretty amazing...if you're G.A.S.ing sometime in the future I would strongly recommend trying out this guitar. It's like an old vintage convertible car...vroom vroom!


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well CONGRATS on a fine geetar from the Mother Land Black ---- and very COOL going with ---uhm -- WHITE! ---it does have a black P.G. though ;)

I am fishing in the Godin pond.........you never know what my minions might turn up.........I think it will have a linger neck and fewer strings though :)
 
:nice_guitar:WOW that is some AWESOME guitar Blackie!!! I knew you would like it its a great guitar. If I get a chance to get my hands on one sometime, we will have Twins. A HUGE Congrats me friend!!! Enjoy.:)(y)
 
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RVA said:
Black, if you need the part of the locks that go on your guitar strap, let me know. They are imports, and not always a perfect match, but they work for me.
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Hey, thanks Ray for the offer but my '98 Fender American Std. Strat has the same strap locks and I just use my strap from my Strat that already has the other part for the strap locks. I can also use a regular strap since the strap buttons are big enough to hold.:)


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Here's an image of the back side where the heel of the body (where the neck joins onto) is contoured for easier access to the upper frets and the body has a belly cut. It also has slight bevelling on the back side of the horns. I had a chance last evening to play this guitar some more and even with old dead strings on it plays so very well. All the strings line up nicely over the pick ups and looks very even along the entire fret board. Today I bought some lemon oil for the fret board, guitar polish, a special guitar polishing rag, a new set of Ernie Ball strings (10-46) and a guitar chord since I can't find my other one at the moment. I'm ready to take off the old strings, clean the fret board thoroughly and buff the frets up. Then apply some lemon oil to the FB and get the guitar all shined up and ready to go. I will set up the intonation and adjust the height of the pick ups properly since they were set up very low but still sounded good at the pawn shop. I can't wait to hear how it will sound through my Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. I'm really stoked by the SD pick ups and they are definitely a great set. The Bigsby creeks a bit but a couple of dabs of 3-in-1 oil should fix that.:)

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