Montreal, Canada (January 16, 2015) -- Join Godin Guitars at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show, from January 22nd to the 25th in Anaheim California, where the company will be showcasing the latest additions to its brands of guitars.
Electric model updates include the thinline, semi-hollow body Godin Montreal Supreme Lightburst Flame HG, featuring figured flame top, bound headstock & bound Richlite fingerboard with large dot inlays, Seymour Duncan custom humbuckers and vintage style trapeze tailpiece. New solid body models include the Godin Session Custom 59, featuring a Seymour Duncan ā59 humbucker in the neck, Godin Custom Cajun single-coil in the bridge, and a 5-way switch for a versatile array of tones. The Godin Progression Plus features a new ergonomic, rounded contoured body, three single-coil pickups including two Godin GS-2 pickups in the neck & middle along with a Seymour Duncan JB Jr. in the bridge. Both models feature the Godin High-Definition Revoicer system, Godin Tru-Loc Trem, and new 5-ply pearloid & tortoise shell pickguards.
Other new solid body electrics will include carved top models such as the rocking Godin Core CT and the stunning Summit Classic CT. Both models feature a 24 3/4ā scale, Spanish cedar body and mahogany set neck. The Core CT includes the Graphtech ResoMax wraparound bridge, and available pickups options include two Seymour Duncan P90s (neck: Vintage SP90-1 / bridge: Classic SP90-3), or one Godin GHN1 (neck) & one Seymour Duncan 59ā humbucker (bridge). The Summit Classic CT features a beautifully bound Richlite fingerboard & headstock, large dot inlays, the Godin High-Definition Revoicer system, and Graphtech ResoMax bridge. Available Seymour Duncan pickup options include a P90 model (neck & bridge: Vintage SP90-1), Humbucker model (neck: Alnico 2 / bridge: 59ā) and Convertible model with P-Rails, which allows the player to select between humbucker, single-coil or P90 tones.
New acoustic additions include the new Concert Hall acoustics, OM body styles, in the Seagull and Simon & Patrick brands, including the exquisite S&P Showcase Rosewood Concert Hall, featuring solid rosewood back & sides, solid spruce top, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and vintage style slotted headstock with high-ration butter-bean tuning machines. Godin will also have the latest TRIC cases, Italian-made Godin Acoustic Solutions amplifiers and SARGA Percussion instruments on hand. All guitar models in the Godin family of brands feature Graphtechās āLaser Etchedā Tusq nuts & saddles.
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Question: What picking style have you devoted yourself to the most, and why does it work for you?
Guest Picker - Mei Semones
Meiās latest album, Kabutomushi.
A: The picking style Iāve practiced the most is alternate picking, but the picking style I usually end up using is economy picking. Alternate feels like a dependable way to achieve evenness when practicing scales and arpeggios, but when really playing, it doesnāt make sense to articulate every note in that way, and obviously itās not always the fastest.
Obsession: My current music-related obsession is my guitar, my PRS McCarty 594 Hollowbody II. I think it will always be an obsession for me. Itās so comfortable and light, has a lovely, warm, dynamic tone, and helps me play faster and cleaner. This guitar feels like my best friend and soulmate.
Reader of the Month - Jin J X
Photo by Ryan Fannin
A: For decades, the Eric Johnson-style āhybrid pickingā with a Jazz III for āpianisticā voicings. Great for electric, though not so much acoustic. Iāve been recently learning to use a flatpick, Ć la Brian Sutton, by driving the pick āintoā the string at an angleāwhich makes me think of Pat Metheny and George Benson, without irony.
Obsession: Iām still focused on understanding the concepts of jazz, neo-classical, and beyond, though Iām also becoming obsessed with George Van Epsā 7-string playing, flatpicking, hip-hop beats, the Hybrid Guitars Universal 6 guitar, and the secret life of the banjo.
Editorial Director - Ted Drozdowski
A: Decades ago, under the sway of Mississippi blues artists R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Jessie Mae Hemphill, I switched from plectrum to fingerstyle, developing my own non-traditional approach. Itās technically wrong, but watching R.L., in particular, freestyle, I learned there is no such thing as wrong if it works.
Obsession: Busting out of my songwriting patterns. With my band Coyote Motel, and earlier groups, Iāve always encouraged my talented bandmates to play what they want in context, but brought in complete, mapped-out songs. Now, Iām bringing in sketches and weāre jamming and hammering out the arrangements and melodies together. It takes more time, but feels rewarding and fun, and is opening new territory for me.
Managing Editor - Kate Koenig
A: I have always been drawn to fingerpicking on acoustic guitar, starting with classical music and prog-rock pieces (āMood for a Dayā by Steve Howe), and moving on to ā70s baroque-folk styles, basic Travis picking, and songs like āBack to the Old Houseā by the Smiths. I love the intricacy of those styles, and the challenge of learning to play different rhythms across different fingers at the same time. This is definitely influenced by my classical training on piano, which came before guitar.
Obsession: Writing and producing my fifth and sixth albums. My fifth album, Creature Comforts, was recorded over the past couple months, and features a bunch of songs I wrote in 2022 that I had previously sworn to never record or release. Turns out, upon revisiting, theyāre not half bad! While that oneās being wrapped, Iām trying to get music written for my sixth, for which I already have four songs done. And yes, this is a flex. šŖš
