Godin Acousticaster

[Tiki Dave]

I can't recommend these enough. BUT, get the ones without the hum bucker, and if you can, get on that has LR Baggs written on the headstock. IMHO, they sound better then the ones that don't.

I have VERY small hands, and find the Acousticaster the perfect fit for me. I can play any guitar, (classical width included) but these are just so **** comfortable...and I think they sound great onstage.

This is mine...the previous owner did a mod on the volume slider and put on a chicken head knob.

[Rudy4]

Originally Posted by Huskyman

Has anyone played or tried a Goodin Acousticaster? Due to some arthritis in my fretting index finger I am looking at guitars like that with easy playability. I know it's not the tone of a true acoustic but at this point I just want to play in comfort and am not that concerned about tone. I like the sound of a the new Fender Acousticaster but don't want to shell out 2K at this point so I was curious if anyone has every tried the Goodin.

I really am not that great with tone and sometimes I wonder if i really am just as well off by plugging my Casino into my Fishman Loudbox and going with that. I know I can play that comfortably! That being said since I will be selling an acoustic or two I would not mind trying on those hybrids like the A6 or Acousticaster or something similar.

Thanks.

I edited this to add that what kills my finger is partial barre chords while playing fingerstyle and on my acoustics it's really difficult and sometimes painful and especially the next day.

I've played two different Godins and they both had faulty slide controls. I was not impressed.

Wait a while and pick up a pre-owned Fender Acoustisonic Jazzmaster, the best of the three Acoustisonic models from listening to Youtbe reviews.