In the realm of the acoustic guitars dominated and replete by Matins and Taylors. (Gibson meh!) Seagull makes its own way not to compete with those titans but in a humble way to create a low cost-well made-Canadian-good sound- acoustic guitars. Winner of several awards, the Seagull S6 Original QIT Acoustic-Electric Guitar is perhaps the instrument that best represents the Seagull philosophy. The S6 offers entry-level players the opportunity to experience the great feel and superb sound provided by a hand-finished neck, select solid spruce.
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Industry | Musical instruments |
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Founded | 1972; 47 years ago |
Founder | Robert Godin |
Headquarters |
Montreal, Quebec
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Area served
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Worldwide |
Robert Godin | |
Products | Electric and acoustic guitars, ukuleles, guitar amps |
Number of employees
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1,000+ |
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Website | www.godinguitars.com |
Godin Guitars is a Canadian manufacturer that specializes in stringed instruments, including guitars, electric basses, ukuleles, mandolins[1] and ouds. The company is owned by founder Robert Godin.
The 2004 model Godin LG Hmb with twin humbuckers
History[edit]
Godin started building Robert Godin's guitars in 1972 in La Patrie, Quebec. The head office is located in Montreal, and they build instruments in six factories in four locationsâthree in Quebec and one in New Hampshire.
Godin Guitars makes instruments under several different labels. Norman makes entry- to mid-level acoustic guitars. Art & Lutherie makes entry-level budget acoustic guitars. The Simon and Patrick brand make mid- to high-range steel-string acoustics. La Patrie manufactures classical guitars. Seagull makes solid wood entry- to professional-range acoustic guitars. Guitars under the Godin brand are primarily mid-range to top-of the-line electrics that are made of high quality wood from the northeastern part of North America. They have many models that feature synth hex pickups (MIDI-equipped[2]) and some with piezo pickup-equipped bridges. Godin 'SA' guitars have piezo bridge pickups which provide six separate outputs via a Roland GK cable socket, making them compatible with Roland and other guitar-synthesizer units and the VG series of guitar modelling units.
Godin's guitars have won several awards, including Guitar Player magazine's Editors Pick for the LG, Exit 22, and Freeway Classic.
Godin's popular LG Hmb is made of mahogany with a mahogany neck and a rosewood fretboard. The scale length is 24.75', the neck radius is 14' and it has 22 frets. The 2004 model features a five way switch for neck, neck-split to single, neck and humbucker in parallel, bridge-split to single and bridge. The pickups are ceramic.
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Godin also makes the Multiac line of hybrid guitars which are available as steel string or nylon string, incorporating both piezo and magnetic pickups, built-in DI circuitry and/or MIDI.
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Brands and products[edit]
Brand | Products |
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Godin Guitars | Guitars |
Seagull Guitars | Guitars |
Norman Guitars | Guitars |
Simon & Patrick Guitars | Guitars |
Art & Lutherie Guitars | Guitars |
La Patrie Guitars | Guitars |
Tric | Guitar Cases |
References[edit]
- ^'Godin A8 Mandolin', Peghead Nation, by Teja Gerken, August 18, 2015
- ^Camp, Victoria (1997). Making Music on Your PC. Abacus. p. 160. ISBN9781557553270.
External links[edit]
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