GODIN GUITARS | GIBSON | FENDER HYBRID

I thought that I’d start this post by talking about some of the Godin guitars that I currently have for sale in my shop. I’ll start with the Godin SD22 Leaftop.

I currently have two on my wall, one is a transparent black top with a rosewood fingerboard and the other is an amber flame top with a maple fingerboard. All SD’s have a beautiful, highly figured maple veneer top. The color of the guitar is applied in a light transparent stain over the veneer top. They are really beautiful instruments to see.

But let’s get to the Godin guitars themselves.

The first thing to know about the SD22 is how incredibly comfortable it is. It’s got a short scale (24 3/4”) neck similar to a Gibson Les Paul with a rock maple neck closer in feel to a Fender Stratocaster. This is a great combination that, at least to me, is entirely new. The combination of short scale maple neck and compact body design make this a seriously fun instrument to play. By reducing string tension (to my mind always a good thing)the short scale neck makes string bending easier and gives the guitar a great low frequency response.

The three pickup configuration is the classic two single coils with a humbucker at the bridge. If you haven’t played Godin guitars before you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the sound of the Godin pickups themselves. Like everything else about these guitars, the pickups are fantastic.

Having said all of the above, the most amazing thing is the Godin SD 22’s price. The guitar sells for less than $500 (let’s talk) and that price includes a high quality, fully padded Godin gigbag.

Keep in mind that we’re talking about a guitar that’s hand-assembled in the good old USA, in Berlin, New Hampshire. You might well be asking how Robert Godin can sell a guitar of this quality for so little cash? Well, let’s let Robert Godin worry about that one. Just make sure you sit down and play one BEFORE you go to your local guitar megastore and lay down your hard earned cash for a guitar with higher name recognition but way less soul!

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