Godin Session HT, Is It as Good as The Internet Says?
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host explores the Godin guitar, a Canadian-made instrument known for its quality and affordability. Featuring a matte finish, offset body design, and carved back, the guitar boasts Godin-branded pickups, a maple neck with an Indian laurel fretboard, and 22 medium jumbo frets. Priced competitively below a Fender Player series, the guitar offers versatility with a five-way selector and a push-pull switch for coil-tapping. Despite initial setup challenges, the reviewer finds the guitar to be light, comfortable, and a great playing experience, suggesting it's worth considering for those seeking a well-rounded instrument.
Takeaways
- 🎸 The video features a Canadian guitar manufacturer called Godin, based in Montreal with a factory in the United States.
- 📹 The reviewer has heard positive reviews about Godin guitars and is curious to test one.
- 👍 The guitar has a matte finish, offset body, and nice carves, including a string-through-body design.
- 🎼 It is a hard-tail guitar with Godin-branded pickups, a maple neck, and an Indian laurel fretboard.
- 🔄 The guitar is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets that are polished and rounded, offering a good feel for the price point.
- 💲 In the United States, the guitar is priced at approximately $749, which is about $100 less than a Fender Player Series guitar.
- 🔄 The guitar is lightweight, weighing a little over six pounds, making it suitable for long gigs without causing strain.
- 🔊 The video includes a demonstration of the guitar's tones through a five-way selector and a push-pull switch for coil-splitting.
- 🎶 The reviewer plays the guitar in a mix to showcase its sound, including clean tones and the humbucker's coil-tapped single-coil sound.
- 🛠️ The reviewer had initial setup issues with the guitar, such as high string action, which required adjustments.
- 🔄 Despite initial issues, the reviewer decided to keep the guitar as it grew on him after resolving the setup problems.
- 👍 The reviewer concludes that the guitar is great to play after the setup issues were addressed, emphasizing playability as a key factor.
Q & A
What is the name of the Canadian guitar manufacturer featured in the video?
-The Canadian guitar manufacturer featured in the video is Godin.
Where is Godin's main manufacturing base located?
-Godin's main manufacturing base is located in Montreal, Canada.
Does Godin have any manufacturing facilities outside of Canada?
-Yes, Godin also has a factory in the United States.
What type of finish does the featured guitar have?
-The featured guitar has a matte finish.
What is special about the body shape of the guitar in the video?
-The guitar has an offset body with nice carves, making it visually distinct.
What is the bridge type of the guitar discussed in the video?
-The guitar features a hard-tail bridge with block saddles.
What type of pickups does the guitar have?
-The guitar is equipped with Godin-branded pickups, including a single coil and a humbucker.
How many frets does the guitar's fretboard have?
-The guitar's fretboard has 22 medium jumbo frets.
What is the selling price of the guitar in the United States as mentioned in the video?
-The guitar is selling for approximately $749 in the United States.
What is unique about the guitar's tuners and nut?
-The guitar has branded tuners with an 18 to 1 ratio and a Graphtec nut.
What issue did the reviewer face with the guitar when they first received it?
-The reviewer had to adjust the string action and work on the nut due to high string action when they first received the guitar.
What was the reviewer's final verdict on the guitar after resolving the initial issues?
-After resolving the initial setup issues, the reviewer found the guitar to be great playing, with a good feel and light weight.
Outlines
🎸 Overview and Introduction to Godin Guitars
The video begins with a nod to Canadian neighbors, introducing Godin, a guitar manufacturer based in Montreal with a factory in the US. The presenter shares curiosity about the brand due to positive reviews and feedback. Before diving into the guitar review, the presenter requests likes and subscriptions from viewers.
🎨 Detailed Review of Godin Guitar Features
The presenter describes the guitar's matte finish, offset body, and carved design. It features a string-through body, a hard tail, block saddles, Godin-branded single coil and humbucker pickups, a branded pickguard, a maple neck, and an Indian laurel fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. The guitar is praised for its polish and build quality, especially at its price point of around $749 in the US, which is about $100 less than a Fender Player Series guitar. It includes 18:1 ratio Godin-branded tuners and a Graph Tech nut, weighing a little over six pounds, making it comfortable for long gigs.
🔊 Sound Test and Tone Demonstration
The presenter performs a sound test using the guitar's five-position selector. The test includes tones from the neck pickup, neck and middle pickups, humbucker with a push-pull tone knob for single coil sound, bridge and middle pickups, and bridge pickup alone. The demonstration showcases the versatility of the guitar's sound, from clean tones to more 'Strat-like' sounds.
💭 Final Thoughts and Conclusion
The presenter shares positive aspects of the guitar, including its light weight and comfortable satin neck finish. Despite initial setup issues with high string action and nut adjustments, the guitar eventually grew on the presenter. They decided to keep it despite considering returning it initially. The guitar's uniqueness in having single coil pickups among the presenter's collection of humbucker-equipped guitars is noted. The video ends with gratitude towards viewers, promising a potential update video in the future.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Godin
💡Matte finish
💡Offset body
💡String through body
💡Hard tail
💡Pickups
💡Fretboard
💡Frets
💡Tone selector
💡Push-pull switch
💡Setup issues
Highlights
Introduction to Godin, a Canadian guitar manufacturer based in Montreal with a factory in the United States.
Positive reviews and curiosity about Godin guitars lead to the review.
Invitation to like, subscribe, and support the channel.
Description of the guitar's matte finish and offset body with carves.
Features of the guitar including string-through body, hard tail bridge, and branded pickups.
Maple neck with an Indian laurel fretboard and polished medium jumbo frets.
Price comparison to Fender Player Series and mention of Godin branded tuners.
Lightweight guitar suitable for long gigs, weighing a little over six pounds.
Demonstration of the guitar's five voice selector and various pickup configurations.
Use of a push-pull switch to toggle between humbucker and single coil sounds.
Tone and sound quality assessment in a mix setting.
Initial setup issues with string action and nut adjustments.
Personal attachment to the guitar despite initial issues, deciding to keep it.
Mention of potential for an update video in a few months.
Final thoughts on the guitar's playability and feel after resolving setup issues.
Appreciation for viewers' time and support, and sign-off for the video.
Transcripts
[Music]
hey just a friendly uh nod to our
canadian neighbors to the north because
today we're taking a look at a canadian
manufacturer this is a guitar company
called godan and they're based out of
montreal they also have a factory in in
the united states as well
i'd heard a lot of good things about
these guitars and a lot of good good
reviews and
so i was real curious to check one out
um
but before we get into all that if you
wouldn't mind uh clicking the like
button
uh on the videos and man i'd love to
have you subscribe and all that good
stuff so
yeah with the sales pitch out of the way
let's get into the guitar
so what we're doing is we're going to
take a look here this is actually it's a
matte finish it's kind of an offset body
it's got some nice carves on you know
nice cards on the back here
it's a string through body
or a string through block here
you know control panel
it is a this one is a hard tail
as you can see the you know
bridge there block saddles are really
good
you've got a
single coil single coil
uh humbucker these are all godan
branded pickups and
the pickguards also branded godan
maple neck with an indian laurel
fretboard
you have 22
medium jumbo frets
that are that are actually i mean
they're polished very well
uh rounded look very nice um especially
for a guitar at this price point
right now in the united states this
guitar is selling for
i got through sweet water i think for
like seven i want to say 749 it's about
a hundred dollars less than what you
would pay for
a fender player series guitar
you've got good and branded
tuners
that are 18 to 1 ratio
and a graphtec nut
the guitar is incredibly light this one
is about
i don't know
it's a little over six pounds
was was the one i chose when i when i
chose it from sweetwater i chose the one
that was like six pounds
eight ounces or something like that so
very light guitar uh great for probably
long
uh you know long gigs and that sort of
thing not gonna really have a not to
break a shoulder playing this one by any
means
or here but uh so we'll go through i'm
just going to run just some real quick
tones through the five voice selector
clean
uh and then i'll you know we'll take a
listen to it in the mix
this is in the neck pickup
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so then we'll go uh
we're gonna go neck and middle pickup
nice spank there
all pickups and this is what the this is
actually with the the humbucker
[Music]
pull the if you pull the tone knob here
it's also it's a push-pull
switch
and we'll turn the humbucker into a
single coil so you can get that
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definitely get that more strategy kind
of sound going on
then you've got the the next position
which is going to be
the bridge and middle pickup and this is
with the uh coil tap
or the tone knob pulled out
so
a lot of spank there
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and then
we'll do the fourth position or the
yeah fourth position with the uh the
tone knob in so that you can get it with
the humbucker so you get the middle and
the humbucker
and then you go uh
all with the
blade selector all the way down here at
the bridge pickup
and this is just the humbucker
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and then there's a single coil
[Laughter]
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[Laughter]
so i mean you know you're definitely
getting that
you're definitely getting that strat
strap kind of sound going on but listen
let's take a let's take a listen to it
in the mix and
i'll come back on the other side and
tell you what my final thoughts are
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[Applause]
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[Applause]
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so what do i think of this guitar
i think there's a lot of positives here
i think
you know the the body weight is is nice
and light
the neck you know the satin finish on
the neck feels really good um i know
this is indian laurel but as
they say it's indian laurel but man
um
i don't know i i honestly i'm not sure
this might actually be rosewood uh
frets are done very well polished nicely
uh i had some setup issues with it when
i got it um
out of the box the string action was
very high um
i had to do a little bit of work on the
nut
um and
one of the things that's kind of funny
is i almost didn't do this video um
because i was gonna actually i was gonna
send it back um
but then things kind of got things
straightened out
with the uh you know with the guitar and
and it seems to be growing on me
quite a bit so
uh i'm going to hang on to it for now
and
everything i own if you come if you're
in my studio and you look around
everything i own has humbuckers in it i
really don't have
anything that is uh
you know it's single coil so
for now i'm going to hang on to this
guitar
and uh
and and maybe i'll do like an update
video on it in a couple months um but
you know
now that like i said everything that
seems to kind of be straightened out
after you get a little bit of time to
sit and get you know accustomed to the
new environment
but uh yeah it's a it's a really
once i got those things worked out as
far as like the nut and
the action and all that stuff string
height um
it's a great playing guitar it feels
good um
and
that's all you can really ask for and
but anyway listen guys i appreciate you
taking a time to watch the video and uh
as
you know as always i truly appreciate
your support
and until next time take care
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