Members Flatspotter Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 For Christmas, I gave myself a Godin xtSA, in red. Amazon sells them, and curiously had three different prices for the three colors it's available in. The trans black was full price at $998, the burst was $771, and the red was $759. I went with the cheapest one, and used $126 of credit card points to bring the price down to $633 with free shipping. It's a HSH, with piezo pickups in the saddles, and is synth-ready with a 13 pin connector. The fretboard is a 16" radius, which is taking a little getting used to, but no big deal. The scale is 25.5", with a maple center body and poplar wings, and a flamed maple veneer top. The neck is mahogany with an ebony fretboard. It has a nice satin finish that feels like bare wood. The profile is medium, about the same as my American Standard Strat, but wider. It's well made, plays nicely, and sounds great! There's a little bit of fret sprout, but hey, it's winter and almost all my guitars have some fret sprout. The flame looks mismatched in this picture, but it's not, as you can see in the second picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ExiledCrow Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Godins are serious players in the bang for buck category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steadfastly Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 This is the guitar that I would love to own. For the money, I don't think there is a better guitar out there. For any money there are few guitars that are better or offer more. And, man, you got a great deal there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Very nice. I see they have the guitar for $699 now. I'd love to try one, but can't make myself pay that much for a guitar which I've never played one of before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OU8124ME Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Merry Christmas To You Very Nice Nice Top and Color and Trem ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 I used to have the very same guitar...outstanding player and the acoustic sounds are spot-on(it's not technically a piezo, though)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 I've played a couple similar Godin models and they are very solid guitars. And that one is quite lovely to boot! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orion23 Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Merry Christmas and Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Happy new geeter day! That is a sweet looking guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 HNGD looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnewb1 Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Excellent! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 HNGD - glad you like it. I have the trans-black, and to really weird people out I put DR Black Beauty strings on it, so they are almost invisible against the ebony FB & black top. The biggest downsides are the small dynamic range on the piezo (stops getting louder too soon) and the PUs being rather bland. But it's a very powerful gigging tool, and mine gets used regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeftyTom Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Snappy New Guitar Day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gergbee Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 HNGD! The more Godins I see, the more I want to own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted December 26, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Thank you all! Very nice. I see they have the guitar for $699 now. I'd love to try one, but can't make myself pay that much for a guitar which I've never played one of before. Rats! That's one downside with Amazon: no post-sales price matching. Oh, well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members humbuckerstrat Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geeter Posted December 26, 2011 Members Share Posted December 26, 2011 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted December 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 Oh, did I mention this thing weighs a freakin' ton? 8 lbs 11 oz! 2 oz more than my metal-body resonator, and only 7 oz less than my Dan Armstrong Plexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cBc Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 seems like a lot of guitar for the $$ ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 HNGD! That's a looker for sure. I played a Godin once back in the early/mid 1990s, but not since. Seem to be great bang for the buck guitars, kind of like a Canadian Peavey (before Peavey started producing guitars overseas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 For Christmas, I gave myself a Godin xtSA, in red. Amazon sells them, and curiously had three different prices for the three colors it's available in. The trans black was full price at $998, the burst was $771, and the red was $759. I went with the cheapest one, and used $126 of credit card points to bring the price down to $633 with free shipping. It's a HSH, with piezo pickups in the saddles, and is synth-ready with a 13 pin connector. The fretboard is a 16" radius, which is taking a little getting used to, but no big deal. The scale is 25.5", with a maple center body and poplar wings, and a flamed maple veneer top. The neck is mahogany with an ebony fretboard. It has a nice satin finish that feels like bare wood. The profile is medium, about the same as my American Standard Strat, but wider. It's well made, plays nicely, and sounds great! There's a little bit of fret sprout, but hey, it's winter and almost all my guitars have some fret sprout. The flame looks mismatched in this picture, but it's not, as you can see in the second picture. damn, man~ that's beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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