Opinions/experience with Godin Multiac Steel Spectrum SA guitar?

[Bill Godwin]

Hi All I played one of these at a guitar center a couple of months ago and really liked it.

I have seen a few come up on ebay and musicians friend and guitar center with "a repaired crack" behind the nut.

I'm interested in the guitar but I'm wondering if there is A reason why a few of these have comer up with similar crack and repair.

any thoughts?

TIA

Bill G

[jaz]

i have played one. didn't knock me out. It's passable but most of those bolt on godins feel half baked to me.

[rpjazzguitar]

Back in the day, you'd often see a Gibson with a crack on the back of the headstock just behind the nut. They eventually carved the necks to add a little bump, called a volute, I think, to strengthen that weak point.

My Godin, a multiac nylon, does not have a volute. I don't know about other models. But, my guess is that if there's no volute, some guitars will crack there.

In the ads, sellers always would say that it made no difference to the sound. If you've ever touched a headstock to a wall or cabinet or something you know that there's a lot of vibration there. It seems to me that rupturing the wood grain would have to change something. I don't know if you could hear it. And, then, even if you could, you might like the sound.

Finally, Godins are usually bolt on necks aren't they? Might it be possible to buy a new neck?

If I liked the guitar and the price was low enough that I was sure I could get my money out of it later, I'd buy it.

[Bill Godwin]

Jack, I thought you didn't like them.no problem : )

[Bill Godwin]

RP Thanks it does seem as though it might be a design issue. I hadn't thought about the possibility of buying a new neck.

So far I haven't seen a price I thought low enough that I would pull the trigger anticipating selling it later

Very helpful advice thank you!

[Bill Godwin]

On Monday, January 20, 2014 12:05:13 AM UTC-5, Mark Outrage wrote:
> in <6794de8a-d9f4-4247...@googlegroups.com>,

> I went back and looked at mine; the scarf joint runs from the E string tuners to 1/4" behind the nut
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> (where the volute would be on a Gibson, ie. the neck is one solid piece underneath the fingerboard).
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> Every other scarf-jointed neck I've seen is glued between the nut and 2nd fret w/a shallower angle.
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> I guess if it fell backwards or took a hit to the front thats where the weakest spot would be?
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> I like mine, the acoustic sound is ... good (not too bright, not too boomy, not at all "boxy").
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> Generic. (a plus when I plug it into the modelling pedal). The mag + piezo sound good.
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> The intonation is A+ and the midi tracking outperforms the Roland GK pickup.

Mike, I had a similar take on the sound and the pick ups. Definitely agree on intonation which is a deal breaker for me.

On a side note I'm curious about your experience about plugging it into a modeling pedal.

Thanks for your input!!
Bill