Blogging Ottinger (tim)Feeding that Godin daydream
I went back to the local guitar store and they still had the Godin LGX-SA (the one on the right, the wood beauty).
I started playing with it a bit, figuring out how to get the acoustic pickups kicked in, how to get the Duncan humbuckers engaged, how to mix them. My youngest boy plugged it into a Peavey Classic 30
I wish I were a more skilled guitar player. The sounds coming out of this combination was incredible. The acoustic setting sounded so very much like a steel-string acoustic guitar, and dialing in some humbucker gave it a great crisp, bluesy sound. I did not get to try it with a midi rig, which is a shame. I would like to try plugging it into a midi and this Peavey. I’m not sure how I would control whether I was playing midi or through the pickups. I guess I would need some volume pedals so that I could more easily mix an acoustic amp (maybe the Roland AC-60), the tube electric amp (either the peavey above or my Crate Vintage Club 50 combo), and a nice Midi system. It might be a lot of work.
I guess if I ever have one of these, then the combination of the Godin and my HSS strat would give me about every sound I would ever want from an electric guitar, and it sounds pretty good as an acoustic as well.
My wife has said that I need to replace one car and get her an acoustic bass guitar before I get anymore gear. I guess I need to start shopping for bass guitars and family cars. Any recommendations are welcome. After all, I really want that Godin.
