Godin 5th Avenue CW Electric Guitar (Kingpin II, Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Godin KingPin II recently and could not be more blown away...the Guitar is beautiful, very playable and a great value!! I have a 1943 Epiphone Blackstone that I was considering converting with a floating P-90 with a volume and tone in a new pick guard. By the time I was to add new machine heads, nut and possible floating bridge it was easier to look for another guitar..that is when I found Godin KingPin....I loved the black one but honestly I was wishing they had one with 2 pickups...Low and behold they did....The KIngPin 2....I did my research and found a GREAT deal on a black one from UpFront Guitars...Gordon was great to deal with!! 3 days later it showed up!! Obviously I was very excited, but when I opened the box the guitar was in a CASE....it was a very basic case, but it was built for this guitar....when I opened it I was stunned....the guitar was beautiful....I literally walked pass my fiance' without even a kiss and right up to my band room to plug this baby in...yes it does sound good as an acoustic but I will never use it as one...I have a Martin for that.....For an amp I use a 1965 Reverb Rocket and and OCD overdrive....first no overdrive...beautiful sound..crank her up in position one...close...Then I used the OCD on the low setting with the tone and volume knobs at 9 oclock and the overdrive(gain) knob at 7 0'clock..so it it is barely on....when I turned up the amp and hit an E tears were in my eyes before the riff I played was over...it was perfect for ROCKABILLY!!! I knew it would be but it was awesome...I have my first gig with it this week-end...I am kinda scared it will get a ding, but I know its gotta happen sometime so she will be out every chance I get.!!!

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The 5th Avenue CW Kingpin is Godin's take on the archtop jazz-style acoustic, complete with classic looks: Canadian cherry in a black finish, a floating pickgaurd and cream binding, and the requisite F-holes. But with modern touches like a pair of P90s, a deep cutaway, and a height-adjustable Tusq bridge by Graphtech, it lets you keep one foot in the past and the other firmly in the present.


A Modern Update on a Vintage Gem
The Godin 5th Avenue brings you back to a time when the archtop acoustic guitar reigned supreme. With the soul of a 1950's archtop, the 5th Avenue is a true vintage spirit of yesterday with today's level of modern playability. With more projection and volume in the low/mids than traditional archtop acoustic guitars, the dynamically rich tone of the 5th Avenue makes this sophisticated instrument a dream to play, but not a nightmare to pay for. From Alt-Country, Delta Blues, Slide, Jazz to Rock, the 5th Avenue can really deliver.

The CW version of the Kingpin adds a pair of Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickups, delivering all that classic, vintage tone with presence, clarity and a little attitude thrown in for good measure. Add a cutaway for higher-fret access, and you've got an axe that's plenty versatile.
Godin P90 single-coil pickups.

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