Godin Acoustic

Godin 5th Avenue Archtop Acoustic Guitar - Natural

Godin quality- but not the archtop sound

I am a great fan of archtop guitars- I own three- and I have long been a fan of Godin guitars who produce instruments of exceptional quality and value. When I saw that my local music store had the new Godin archtop in stock I immediately started doing a mental inventory of my collection figuring out what I could sell to buy this instrument. But playing it changed my mind. It's not at all of what I think of as an archtop guitar- though it may be just what you're looking for.

A little background. Flat top guitars have a resonating surface made form a thin layer of cedar or spruce or some other light wood. They're designed to vibrate as easily as possible. Traditional archtops on the other hand have a top carved from a much denser wood- traditionally maple. Whereas the classic flat top guitar sound is big and boomy and designed to produce a big sound that ranges from bass to high treble the traditional archtop sound is more percussive and more midrangey. It's designed to punch through an orchestra in its rhythm role.

This guitar may look like an archtop but it sounds very much like a flat top guitar but I think that was intentional. Archtop guitars are becoming more and more popular with the rock and alternative crowd- something that I think goes back to Elvis Costello's "Monkey to Man" video. If the typical modern player picked up a traditional archtop he or she would probably find it unplayable- .013 gauge strings and a high action are a far cry form the low action and skinny strings most players favor.

So Godin has produced something with a very traditional look- think Mother Maybelle Carter for the black version illustrated- with the light action and even sound of a flat top- ad they're done a very good job of it. The instrument I tried had the quality you'd expect of a Godin along with a good balanced tone and a very easy playing neck. If you're looking for something a bit out of the ordinary for that band you're fronting you might give this one a try.More detail ...

Godin Multiac Series-ACS Guitar (Natural SG)

feed back free nylon string with 13 pin output

North American made

Double-Action Truss Rod

Honduras Mahogany Neck

Great nylon string tone ideal in the studio or loud live settings

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Godin 5th Avenue Archtop Jazz-Style Acoustic Guitar (Black)

Archtop Jazz-Style Acoustic Guitar

North American made

Double-Action Truss Rod

Canadian Silver Leaf Maple Neck

sweet smooth tones

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Godin 5th Avenue Archtop Jazz-Style Acoustic Guitar (Natural)

The Kingpin of the Modern Arch Top

While I was at my local music store looking for a new accoustic guitar I was introduced to this amazing guitar. This was the first time that I had ever played an arch top and I fell in love and what amazed me is it plays and feals better than an expensive accoustic. The old arch tops were big and bulky very expensive

and had very little low to mid range sound that accoustic players have come to love.

While researching this guitar I found that this very guitar was a labor of love for Mr.Godin. He wanted to re-invent the arch top and did he ever!

This guitar has a big accoustic guitar sound. Has an incredible lowmid and high tones it is thinner than most arch tops and has a great price. This has the true vintage spirit but with all of the modern tone and playability that a guitar player loves.

This baby comes with a single coil P-90 pick up

Canadian wild cherry back and sides

silver leaf maple neck

adjustable floating bridge

custom french "style" polish on the body

1+ tone-1+ volume finished of by those classic top hat knobs

16"FINGER BOARD RADIUS

24.84" scale

1.72" nut width

and an awsome feather light molded guitar case.

If you love accoustic guitars you should take a trip to you're local music store and take this beauty for a test ride I promise you wont be let down. And if you love to play a traditional arch top I think you will be very suprised at what The Godin guitar co. has accomplished.

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