Godin Multiac Grand Concert Natur

I bought this guitar as I'm interested in composition. That entails the use of a midi instrument. And that, in my case would be a guitar (I am a grade 8 classical guitarist). I have a small home studio using Ardour as a DAW and Musescore as a notation editor. I can also use a simpler but wonderfully-enjoyable program called Rosegarden which covers both.

For this work, you will need a Roland GR55 (which I also bought from Thomann). And, just to treat myself, for when I just play for pleasure, I bought an AER Alpha amp, also from Thomann.

The guitar sounds as beautiful as my traditional classical guitar, an Esteve. But this one has the advantage (and this is a really major advantage) of having zero feedback when amplified. I can also record directly into my Daw for MIDI then turn that, either later or as I play, into ANY instrument such as a Saxophone, or Violin.

The only con (and it isn't really a con as this is NOT what the guitar is designed for) is that it is not great unplugged, not a patch on my Esteve. But, as I say, its purpose is to be amplified with no feedback and here it excels.

I Subscibe to a talented guy's YouTube channel which, if you're thinking about this guitar, you should watch. Google "Andrew Keeping and Godin"

And, for fun, Google "Andres Colin Live Loop"

You'll see, from the Andrew Keeping videos why I purchased the guitar, the Roland and the AER.

But, just as a guitar, this instrument is awesome: designed for classical guitarists, with the neck joining the body at the twelfth fret rather then fourteenth. Beautiful woods, beautiful feel.

Thomann were excellent with the order as the guitar took a little time to arrive with Thomann from Canada where they are made. Thomann kept me up to date with an occasion where Godin altered the delivery date slightly. The guitar arrived in perfect condition, as do all of the things I have ordered from Thomann.

In Conclusion
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Highly recommend it. It is quirky and it does need the Roland GR55 but I am very pleased with the kit and find it very hard to put down.

I recently bought and received with DHL, a Godin Multiac Grand Concert Natural HD, along with a hard case. Excellent packaging from the store, and fast and safe shipping !! Well ... some comments about the guitar ... I am basically a classical guitarist (with great love for jazz and especially Brazilian jazz !!), who studied at the National Conservatory of Greece, and I am also a member of the union of Greek composers. My basic guitar is a Ramirez .. !! I dare say that I had a concern about having difficulty from switching back and forth to / from the classical ... To my great surprise as soon as I grabbed it in my hands I found that the guitar is made for classical guitarists, who want an electro-acoustic sound, with huge midi capabilities, especially if the guitar is combined with the Roland GR-55. The feeling while playing is very good, although I would prefer the strings a little lower on the fretboard ... nevertheless the playing is very comfortable and an almost unnoticeable radius of fretboard helps in this. The sound quality from the guitar pickup is very good, and if we combine it with the right amplifier, then we can enjoy a great sound. I personally use an Acoustic Image Coda -R. The whole construction and finishing is very good !! Also the weight of the guitar with its proper weighing make it relaxed and pleasant for live performances! highly recommended !!

Bonjour à Toutes et à Tous,

Je suis très satisfait de cette guitare. De plus, j'ai acheté le GR55 de chez Roland et là, au merveille, pouvoir jouer de la guitare en écoutant un orgue ou une flûte... La livraison s'est parfaitement déroulée. L'emballage des produits était parfait. Maintenant, il faut voir à l'usage mais je pense qu'il n'y a pas de raison d'être déçu. Très bon(s) produit(s).
Bonne journée...
Patrice

Ich habe mir diese Gitarre zugelegt, weil sie von der Mensur einer "echten" Konzertgitarre am ähnlichsten ist; trotzdem ist sie um einiges leichter bespielbar, die Saitenlage ist fast schon zu schmeichelhaft (auch bei härtester Besaitung). Schade, dass man die Höhe der Piezo - Reiter nicht verändern kann, also bleibt nur eine Korrektur des Halses. Wer von einer akustischen Konzertgitarre auf die Godin wechselt, muss die Spieldynamik drastisch einschränken, weil harter Anschlag sofort zu Schnarren und Scheppern führt, es sei denn, man steht auf J.S. Bach mit Slap - Bass - Sound (öfter mal was neues :))!).
Die Godin ist akustisch ausreichend laut um zu üben (selbst mit Gesang); der Tonabnehmer klingt für einen Piezo sehr schön, hängt man noch einen Fishman Aura dahinter, wird es nochmal besser, ich glaube dass man ohne aufwändige Mikro - Abnahme mit all ihren Schrecklichkeiten kaum einen besseren Nylonstring - Sound mit Tonanbnehmer hinkriegt. Synth - Access funktioniert tadellos über den 13 - Pin. Minuspunkte: die Gitarre ist sehr schwer, die Oktavreinheit könnte besser sein (ist natürlich auch Saitenabhängig) - warum führt man nicht endlich verstellbare Reiter ein ??
Ein absolut brauchbarer Hybrid, sehr gut verarbeitet und 100% Live - tauglich.
Aber: trotzdem niemals ein vollständiger Ersatz für eine echte Konzertgitarre !