GodinACS-SA Nylon Natural SG - 4/4 classical guitar

Sonho realizado. Violão indescritível! Som perfeito!

Although I own a 52 telecaster reissue, a vintage Gibson 347 es and a Takamine Classical Guitar, this Godin Guitar is the one I pick up. It’s neck , action and sound are perfect for finger style , Classical and beyond . The craftsmanship is impeccable. I guess I’ll have to dust off my other guitars occasionally, because this is the Guitar I’ll be playing the most. It such a wonderful instrument I lose track of time, just like when I was a kid. Love at first sight.

I have a VG guitar system and own an electric Robert Moore guitar and an Ovation acoustic, both with the 13 pin connector. This classical Godin is sweet and very fun to play with this system. Quick and smooth fretboard, nice weight, great sound.

When I purchased my Godin ACS and GR-55 I thought of them as a matching pair and I ordered them at the same time. My Godin arrived first and when I first played it I was very surprised and disappointed. I play a classical guitar style and IMO the guitar was (is) not suitable for this style of playing. It is basically a solid-body electric guitar fitted with nylon strings and piezos. This set up creates a wonderful mellow sound with lots of natural sustain for Willie Nelson kind of leads. But for fingerstyle playing, I thought there was way too much sustain. I couldn't control the sustained ringing of open strings. For example the bottom E bass string would ring loudly for a long time after my fingers had changed to a D chord. I do think this would be a great guitar for a lead player in a church's P&W band.I almost returned it but decided to wait until my GR-55 came in. The GR-55 modeling made all the difference for me. It solved the sustain problems I had and I now love the sound. I'm not saying it's the best sound because I've never owned another guitar synth but the sound I get from the ACS/GR-55 is plenty good enough for me.

The neck is wide but slim. Plays almost like an electric guitar except for the wide neck. Connected to a Roland GR-55 it's a very versatile instrument and now my favorite guitar.