Do you need Frank's phone number?
DonM

I wish I had the spare money for one of these but I am guessing it is well over $1000

Nigel, that model has a map pricing of $1195 with a nice gig bag. The hard shell case maps right around 100

Give me a call if you wanna know more about the capabilities of this amazing guitar.
508-558-3500

I've been doing some consulting for frank in the guitar realm. I give the Godin line 2 thumbs up!!

Godin is the cool little secret for lots of players. I have a fretless bass, a nylon string Multiac, Two new jazz models (single and two pick-ups)and one or two others. They're made in Canada. There are lots of sub-brands owned by the same outfit.


Rory is currently playing one of the same double pick-up ones I play (it';s called a Kingpin). It's very close to an ES 175 at about 1/3rd of the price.

Only thing is-they don't gain in value. But at the price point they sell at, there is no question that they are a bargain.

If you saw the Tony Bennett special recently, his guitar player uses a Kingpin...the same on Rory and I have.

Congratulations on your purchase, Mikey. Heal up, and we'll get together to play guitar someday.


Russ

That would be Grey Sargent ... a wonderful guitarist from New England ...
I saw him a number of years ago when Mike Renzi (piano) and Scott Hamilton (sax) did a concert in Providence with Grady tate on drums and a local bass player whose name escapes me ... Renzi and Hamilton went to school together in RI, but never performed together till that concert ...
Here is Grey Sargent with Tony Bennett ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N_cv4X5gVY
playing the song Lydia and I danced to at our wedding ...

Not sure that is a Kingpin he's playing. Looks like a Godin, though. a Kingpin has P-90's. that instrument has humbuckers. Of course, the change-out would be easy.

Sounds GREAT whatever he's playing.

R.

I saw an article that said he has played a Yamaha AEX 1500 ...

He did for a long time. May still, because, unlike conventional guitars, both the Yamaha and the Godin only have two knobs, instead of the 4 most jazz boxes have.

Whatever he plays, he sounds GREAT!


Russ

I just received a new Godin 5th Ave. Uptown. It's a 5th ave with 2 standard chrome humbucking pick ups and a bigsby Vibrato. The one I received is in a flame maple cherry finish and they also make it in black. It is one heck of a guitar for a moderate price.

George went out of his way to get my single pick-up Kingpin when they were pretty scarce.

We're lucky to have two fine dealers in the group.


Russ