Thread: Godin Owners/Wannabe Owners

I've got a Godin LG (the L&M 50th anniversary model).

Lefty Exit-22 here. Very satisfied ...

I've got three..Artisan TC...Flat Five...Freeway Classic.

I like the design of the Godin Montreal and the Flat-Five. I've tried them in the stores on a few occasions. They sound good but the neck just doesn't feel right. They play like Fenders and I'm a Gibson man :smile:

I've had the chance to meet Robert Godin a couple of times and attended some of his clinics. Fascinating man with an encyclopedic knowledge of guitar making.

I'd have to agree with ^^^. The necks just don't cut it for me. Factory setup might be the problem but the action is too low for me and feels flat.

Nice axes, not my slice of pie.

Necks feel great to me. Fit and finish is very good. I think Godins are tremendous value for the money. I have a maple fretboard Exit 22, a crazy yellow Radiator and a beat-up LG HB... all of them are real players. Nor am I likely to stop collecting them... LOL

The thing is, appearance-wise, once upon a time I used to hate the Godin profile... I used to find it terribly ugly,espcially next to the iconic shape of a Strat or a Tele or an SG or a Les Paul... but nowadays I really appreciate them and see them as a class of their own. My Exit 22 is one of my all-time favourite guitars to play.

I can see where some Les Paul players might find the Godin necks a bit uncomfortable.

Personally, I like the Godin profile- I recently tried out a Velocity and found the neck to be ridiculously fast and smooth. It has a slight contour which fits my hand perfectly. Definitely worth checking out if you haven't tried it yet.

I've got two LG's one HMB and one P90, love them both. I don't find a problem going from my LP's to the Godins. I want to add a Radiator and a Solidac into the fold sometime too. A good friend of mine has an Artisan ST and it is one fantastic guitar to play. I forgot to add my Seagull S6+ into here as well.