O.K., sorry for the delay in posting but here goes. To get back to the story, after playing lots and lots of guitars, the ones that I kept coming back to were always Godin. At the time they were making the Flat Five X, a solid top, thinline electric acoustic minimally based on the Gibson 335. I say minimally because the Flat Five X actually had a solid maple or spruce top as opposed to the 335’s laminate top.
I also loved the LG90, mahogany body and neck, recessed Schaller bridge and Seymour Duncan SP90 pickups. There was nothing particularly fancy about the guitar but it played and sounded like a dream. The LG90 reminded me of a great old Les Paul Jr., the kind of guitar you never want to put down.
These were not expensive guitars, they were priced right and played beautifully. They were also extremely comfortable, the ergonomics just seemed right.
So, having a few thousand dollars on credit at Guitar Center from the crummy Gibson L4 that I had ordered and immediately returned, I went back to my guy at the store with a list of Godin Guitars that I wanted to order.
It was then that I found out that Godin had pulled out of Guitar Center and wouldn’t be selling their guitars through the store. This really peaked my interest and it was then that I decided to contact Godin about my selling their guitars.
More next time, but suffice to say that after selling a lot of Godin Guitars, I’m more impressed than ever by their commitment to building quality, innovative, affordable and soulful guitars.
