Consumer Product Reviews of
Godin Montreal Natural with Gig Bag - Non-factory sealed (perfect condition, full warrant
25510:Godin Montreal Natural High Gloss 2 Voice with Gig Bag 25510 Discontinued
CATEGORY:Guitars|Electric Guitars|Godin|Montreal|
RATING:
Sound Quality | 10 | |
Features | 10 | |
Ease of Use | 10 | |
Value | 10 | |
Reliability | 10 | |
Overall Rating | 10 |
WOW -- I just received my Montreal a couple of days ago, and it exceeds all of my expectations. I've had Fenders, Gibsons, Martins, Ovations, and others, and this guitar easily matches and/or surpasses any of them in sound, quality, playability, and just plain beauty. Sound: The Montreal, though billed as a jazz/blues guitar, plays rock with the sustain of a Les Paul and the sheer, nasty punchy-crunch of my old SG -- and also sounds sweet clean. The variety of tones seems to be endless, and the pickups are extra-hot. The fat (phat!) humbucker tone can be sharpened more than most guitars I've played, and I managed to get a nice quasi-single coil twanginess by playing with the tone control along with the sound-shaping controls on my Fender Hot Rod Deluxe amp. As for quality, it's easy to see how Godin started out making high-quality,precision parts for other guitar companies. The bolt-on neck can't be bent like an SG's, but only the cruel and desperate would want to do such a thing anyway. The Montreal looks and FEELS custom-built, with smooth, solid controls and great body-ergonomics. By the way, mine arrived, via UPS, IN TUNE! Playability is always an issue for me I don't have "guitar hands" (ring size 14, short fingers), so I fell in love with the SG I purchased 20 years ago, which had the slickest neck I've ever played on when playing my Strat, I have to modify my playing style considerably -- no criticism, just fact. The Monreal's neck and fingerboard are closer to the Sratocaster's specs, but it feels closer to the SG's thinness. I don't know how they did it! As for looks, all I can say is park one in your living room on a Fender-style guitar stand, and it'll be the best-looking piece of furniture in your house. The gold-colored hardware gleams the natural, highly glossed mahogany body and top are perhaps exceeded in lushness only by the fiercely colored, highly-figured maple facade of a PRS. Overall, maybe the sweetest instrument I've ever had, judged by -- as the car ads say -- initial quality. Oh yes, I'm not in any way a Godin spokesman, even though I'm gushing so much. It's just that good.
-Boogieman
-Bronx, NY, 02/04/05
140612:1430|140904:1030|150617:1525 - archive