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 Godin Guitars (Official)'s Profile |
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| Age: | 39 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Zodiac: |  Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22) |
| Last Login: | Oct 16, 2008 (443 days back) |
About Me |
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| If this is your first visit to Godin, we'd like to take a few minutes to introduce ourselves. We started building guitars over twenty years ago in a village in Quebec Canada called La Patrie. The man that started it all is Robert Godin. Robert still owns the company and he continues to design the vast majority of our guitars.We are a Canadian company with our head office located in Montreal and we build our guitars in four different locations, three in Quebec and one in New Hampshire. For those of you keeping score, that adds up to six factories spread out over about 1000 kilometers. So why not just have one giant guitar factory? Although there are some obvious inconveniences associated with spreading ourselves out this much, the up-side is that these smaller operations promote a more intimate working environment which gets everybody more involved and this is reflected in the instruments themselves.Godin guitars are assembled in our Berlin, New Hampshire factory. The necks and bodies are all made in our original location in La Patrie, Quebec.We are also known for our acoustic guitars which include the following brands : Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Norman, LaPatrie and Art & Lutherie.From the beginning the company has been more or less divided between our acoustic side and electric side. The electric side of our business was originally that of a parts supplier to other guitar companies. We built their necks and bodies. You might be amazed to find out how many different guitar brands are all being produced in the same handful of factories. We're not telling you this because we want to divulge somebody's secrets but simply to let you know where we're coming from. In any case, what started out as some generic replacement necks and bodies soon evolved into a major business producing finished necks and bodies for many established U.S. guitar companies. The great thing about this is the tremendous experience that we gained building all of these instruments to their various specifications. The down side is that the sub-contracting business is a pain in the neck, so to speak, but more importantly it does not include the best part of building new guitars and that is: coming up with new designs and coaxing them through the process that begins with a sketch and ends with the music.New Guitar Concepts Unlike many other instruments that follow a fairly strict set of design parameters-such as most orchestral instruments-guitars truly lend themselves to variation in design. This capacity for variation manifests itself in two distinct ways, there is the purely visual variation such as, the lightning-bolt-shaped-pointy-headstock-you're-obviously-not- in-an-easy-listening-band guitar. In other words, guitars as fashion statements. Don't get us wrong, we are committed to high aesthetic values in all of our designs but what we find most compelling is the other type of variation inspired by the endless musical possibilities in guitar design. From designing a Nylon string guitar that can be played at stage volumes and feel comfortable to a primarily steel string player (Multiacs) to the creation of the multiple-voice instruments in our Signature Series, exploring new design possibilities is an integral part of what we do. The Godin commitment to new guitar concepts is typified in the Glissentar which is so much of a variation on the standard guitar that it isn't even a guitar anymore and qualifies as a whole new instrument. The Glissentar project was not born out of a marketing meeting (i.e.) "Man, I bet if we built an eleven string fretless acoustic/electric we could sell a boatload of them." Instead the Glissentar was conceived because of the intriguing musical possibilities it promised and hearing some amazing Glissentar performances from musicians like Michel Cusson, Fareed Haque, and Sylvain Luc (to name a few) that deliver on that promise truly makes the exercise worthwhile. | |
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| www.godinguitars.com www.seagullguitars.com www.simonandpatrick.com www.normanguitars.com www.lasido.com/lapatrie.htm | |
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| MaritalStatus: | Single |
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Godin Guitars & Daryl Stuermer tour... |
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DARYL STUERMER GOES ON THE ROAD WITH GODIN GUITARS
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Daryl Stuermer's latest solo album entitled "GO", recently released on InsideOut Music..
... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:30:00 PST |
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Godin ACS & Steve Stevens video... |
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| Check out in the video section the Godin ACS & Steve Stevens...
or directly on the webpage at;
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinacsp.htm
... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:28:00 PST |
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Godin Radiator with Andreas Lindberg... |
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| Hi!
Check out the new clip with Andreas Lindberg and the Godin Radiator!
www.godinguitars.com/godinradp.htm
Also check out all the other clips of Godin Guitars in the video section of this site!
All t... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:54:00 PST |
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Godin Passion with Robert & Mario... |
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Check out the new video of the Godin Passion with Robert & Mario!
http://www.godinguitars.com/godinpassionp.htm
Also you can see more Godin clips in the section video of myspac... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:48:00 PST |
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Godin Guitars is back as proud sponsor of the Montreal Grand Prix |
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| Godin Guitars is back as Proud Sponsor of the Montreal Guitar Grand Prix in its 3rd Edition
For Immediate release:
Montreal, Canada- September 8, 2008 Canadian based Godin Guitars is proud to ... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:51:00 PST |
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Peppino D'Agostino - Seagull clinic tour - Switzerland |
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| Peppino-Seagull Guitars clinic tour - Switzerland
www.diegitarre.ch - www.mufa.ch - www.jecklin.ch - www.soldinimusica.ch - www.saitensprung.ch -... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:44:00 PST |
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Reportage Godin sur www.laguitare.com |
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| Reportage sur les guitares Godin; l'arbre à la scène PART I
www.laguitare.com/2008/godin_princeville.html... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:24:00 PST |
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Godin Guitars & SIMM - Auction information... |
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Godin Guitars & SIMM Introduce a Fusion of Guitars & Art to the 2008 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
Godin Guitars & SIMM return to this years F... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:10:00 PST |
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On the road with Godin; Robert Godin, Darryl Stuermer |
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On the Road Tours
On The Road with Godin...Appearances and Clinics by Robert Godin and other members of the Godin Family.
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On the road with Robert Godin in Ontario... |
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..TABLE>... Posted by Godin Guitars (Official) on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:24:00 PST |
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