Any Love For Godin Electrics Here?

[schooner]

I have been thinking about getting an electric guitar primarily for blues and am seriously considering a Godin Summit CT. It is essentially a slimmed down and streamlined Tele shape with a Les Paul vibe to it (short scale; carved top; Seymour Duncan humbuckers). It has a great feeling neck with rounded fingerboard ebony fingerboard that gives it a played in feel without the fret wear. The bass side of the guitar has quite a bit of relief so that the guitar is light and fits like a glove. Tone is good, at least as far as I can tell on the not so great amps that my local stocking dealer has. There is a very interesting revoicing on the fly switch and a pickup switch similar to the S-1 setup on some Strats which gives the guitar a lot of flexibility. Controls aside, it feels a lot like a PRS single cut.

Supposedly the guitar is intended primarily for rock but of course that also takes up a lot of blues territory. I have read a couple of reviews raving about its "thick Les Paul tones."

Does anyone have any experience with this guitar or Godins generally? I was in love with the Montreal for a long time, but this guitar is smaller, solid instead of semi hollow, less ambitious and significantly cheaper. I also really like the idea of buying an entirely North American guitar. I can't seem to love Seagulls, but most of the non-Multilac Godin electrics really speak to me.

In the past I have owned a Strat and a Les Paul Studio. I like this guitar better than those two. Given my druthers, I would love a nice carved top Les Paul, but I am afraid those guitars are well beyond what I am willing to spend. The Summit CT is lighter, just as easy to play (easier if you count not having to deal with the weight) and I can get it for less than a third of the Les Paul that I really want. I suppose that Strats are really the go to choice for blues but they just don't do much for me and they have gotten wildly expensive.

I don't really see this guitar as a compromise however because it has some features that I actually prefer expecially when price is considered.

Thanks for your comments.

[oldmilk]

Love my A6 Ultra! It's well built, the electronics are solid, and it has very good tone plugged in. I find that the stock humbucker is warm without being muddy.

[Doubleneck]

love my Godin Flat Five, very well made and a real value for the price.
Steve

[schooner]

Thanks for these replies, guys. Anyone else?

[Guitarplayer_PR]

Originally Posted by schooner

I have been thinking about getting an electric guitar primarily for blues and am seriously considering a Godin Summit CT. It is essentially a slimmed down and streamlined Tele shape with a Les Paul vibe to it (short scale; carved top; Seymour Duncan humbuckers). It has a great feeling neck with rounded fingerboard ebony fingerboard that gives it a played in feel without the fret wear. The bass side of the guitar has quite a bit of relief so that the guitar is light and fits like a glove. Tone is good, at least as far as I can tell on the not so great amps that my local stocking dealer has. There is a very interesting revoicing on the fly switch and a pickup switch similar to the S-1 setup on some Strats which gives the guitar a lot of flexibility. Controls aside, it feels a lot like a PRS single cut.

Supposedly the guitar is intended primarily for rock but of course that also takes up a lot of blues territory. I have read a couple of reviews raving about its "thick Les Paul tones."

Does anyone have any experience with this guitar or Godins generally? I was in love with the Montreal for a long time, but this guitar is smaller, solid instead of semi hollow, less ambitious and significantly cheaper. I also really like the idea of buying an entirely North American guitar. I can't seem to love Seagulls, but most of the non-Multilac Godin electrics really speak to me.

In the past I have owned a Strat and a Les Paul Studio. I like this guitar better than those two. Given my druthers, I would love a nice carved top Les Paul, but I am afraid those guitars are well beyond what I am willing to spend. The Summit CT is lighter, just as easy to play (easier if you count not having to deal with the weight) and I can get it for less than a third of the Les Paul that I really want. I suppose that Strats are really the go to choice for blues but they just don't do much for me and they have gotten wildly expensive.

I don't really see this guitar as a compromise however because it has some features that I actually prefer expecially when price is considered.

Thanks for your comments.

Actually, I actually own a Godin Summit CT. It's the most versatile electric I've even owned. It can sound like a Les Paul with a bit of "air" or a Strat/Tele with more beef. And it's construction is top notch.

[jonfields45]

I gigged with an A6 Ultra prior to my T5z. The T5z has a bridge magnetic pickup making the T5z more useful to me than the A6. Godin makes excellent quality instruments and if they've got what you want, then go for it. If I blended the humbucker and the UST on the A6, I got a really wonderful musical tone, though maybe not an idealized electric-acoustic equivalent. The T5z is probably no better at that benchmark.

[midwinter]

I've been a fan of Godin guitars since the 90s. I have several: an A6 Ultra, an Exit 22 (with better pickups), and an old Artisan ST-1 I bought in about 1993 that was literally my only electric guitar from then until just a few years ago. I also have an old Seagull (same company).

Godin make excellent guitars at incredible prices. As someone else said, if they have what you want, don't hesitate.

Mine is an LGXSA. Very versatile instrument and a high degree of quality.

[jomaynor]

A bandmate has a Godin 5th Ave. - I'd give it a solid B in overall quality and value.

[midwinter]

Considering the 5th avenue is a $500 entry level guitar, I'd say that's a ringing endorsement. If their $500 guitar gets a B, what does their $1500 one get?

Originally Posted by jomaynor

A bandmate has a Godin 5th Ave. - I'd give it a solid B in overall quality and value.

[El Conquistador]

This thread is NINE years old.

[jomaynor]

Originally Posted by midwinter

Considering the 5th avenue is a $500 entry level guitar, I'd say that's a ringing endorsement. If their $500 guitar gets a B, what does their $1500 one get?

My comment was not meant to be a slam on the guitar - it's a decent enough instrument.

This particular 5th Avenue is the dual P90 equipped one, for $1000, btw.

[midwinter]

Oh, I didn't read it as a slam at all. Their guitars—at all levels—tend to be great investments.

Originally Posted by jomaynor

My comment was not meant to be a slam on the guitar - it's a decent enough instrument.

This particular 5th Avenue is the dual P90 equipped one, for $1000, btw.

[Steve DeRosa]

I own two - an acoustic 5th Avenue (the S500 one) and the twin-pickup CW II referenced above (paid a whole lot less than $1K for it, BTW) - had a couple students who owned Triumph solidbodies (the sparkly ones), and it's the only brand I can reasonably say that I could buy rignt now, sight unseen/unheard, and be assured of getting a top-notch instrument from the get-go; another +1 here...

Originally Posted by El Conquistador

This thread is NINE years old.

OK, well, it's a current one now.

Someone mentioned the $500 vs $1500 levels and quality. I'd go with an A on mine. It is very Les Paulish in its construction, but given it's versatility, I'd rather have it than a Les Paul.