funny_polymath
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I was in Montreal recently, and went to a music store there to check out all the axes. I liked a quite expensive Godin more than all the fenders, gibsons, prs's, gretch's etc. It was a lovely guitar, about $1700.00. I bid it goodbye reluctantly. I have quite a few guitars, and with the purchase of the Axe-FX II and a new Liquid Foot LF12+ AND a new Matrix Amp AND a new fEARFULL FRFR enclosure from art of noise (still waiting on that one!), there was no way to justify it.
I was on ebay the other day, and saw a Godin Radiator for $269.00 with shipping and the original hardshell case. So I bought it, thinking, if it isn't great, I'll give it to some kid in need (I like to practice random acts of kindness).
It's two single coils (good!), and it's hollowed out, with either a crushed-pearl or mirrored chrome (mine was the chrome - but I couldn't find a picture of it online) 'pickguard' that actually covers the entire top of the guitar and 'radiates' (resonates would be a better word) the sound.
I found much discussion of this guitar and other 'cheap' guitars on line. They're good 'starter guitars' people would say derisively. Too cheap. Not a 'brand name' etc. I find this all amusing. I don't give a rat's ass about brands (or even looks, though I do love the retro tele-paul look to this, almost like a National electric). I care about tone and playability, and that ineffable 'guts' or 'soul'. Period. My main axe is a terrible-looking quite battered 1959 Danelectro U1. It is my main goto axe, not my sexy quilted maple strat, 'cause I love it's 'attitude'. It's got a soul.
So, the box arrives, I take it out, hook it up to my Ultra and OMFG! I love this thing! It's got an almost danny sound on the neck pickup (but waayy quieter), and a quite nice glassy-yet-chunky strat sound with both pickups, and some almost tellyish stuff with the bridge pickup. It came set up with 10 gauge string and it was SOOO easy to play! I will have to do a little G&P on the top frets, there's a little buzz there, but not bad. The rest of the neck is BUTTER (and it's my first 24 fret neck ever!).
Anyone want a good, cheap, individual guitar with sound, attitude, and a lovely neck, check them out.
P.S. I do not work for Godin. I'd never even played one until last weekend in Montreal. But I will be checking out their other models as finances allow!
I was in Montreal recently, and went to a music store there to check out all the axes. I liked a quite expensive Godin more than all the fenders, gibsons, prs's, gretch's etc. It was a lovely guitar, about $1700.00. I bid it goodbye reluctantly. I have quite a few guitars, and with the purchase of the Axe-FX II and a new Liquid Foot LF12+ AND a new Matrix Amp AND a new fEARFULL FRFR enclosure from art of noise (still waiting on that one!), there was no way to justify it.
I was on ebay the other day, and saw a Godin Radiator for $269.00 with shipping and the original hardshell case. So I bought it, thinking, if it isn't great, I'll give it to some kid in need (I like to practice random acts of kindness).
It's two single coils (good!), and it's hollowed out, with either a crushed-pearl or mirrored chrome (mine was the chrome - but I couldn't find a picture of it online) 'pickguard' that actually covers the entire top of the guitar and 'radiates' (resonates would be a better word) the sound.
I found much discussion of this guitar and other 'cheap' guitars on line. They're good 'starter guitars' people would say derisively. Too cheap. Not a 'brand name' etc. I find this all amusing. I don't give a rat's ass about brands (or even looks, though I do love the retro tele-paul look to this, almost like a National electric). I care about tone and playability, and that ineffable 'guts' or 'soul'. Period. My main axe is a terrible-looking quite battered 1959 Danelectro U1. It is my main goto axe, not my sexy quilted maple strat, 'cause I love it's 'attitude'. It's got a soul.
So, the box arrives, I take it out, hook it up to my Ultra and OMFG! I love this thing! It's got an almost danny sound on the neck pickup (but waayy quieter), and a quite nice glassy-yet-chunky strat sound with both pickups, and some almost tellyish stuff with the bridge pickup. It came set up with 10 gauge string and it was SOOO easy to play! I will have to do a little G&P on the top frets, there's a little buzz there, but not bad. The rest of the neck is BUTTER (and it's my first 24 fret neck ever!).
Anyone want a good, cheap, individual guitar with sound, attitude, and a lovely neck, check them out.
P.S. I do not work for Godin. I'd never even played one until last weekend in Montreal. But I will be checking out their other models as finances allow!
