Godin Metropolis Natural Cedar

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Godin Metropolis Natural Cedar
Product no: 9000-0049-1909 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Straight out of the Godin workshop, the natural finished Metropolis Cedar has all the looks of a 1930s Dreadnought but comes with the reliability offered by 21st Century features. The Graphtech TUSQ string-nut gives the Metropolis a level of tuning stability you just couldn't get and maintain on an antique acoustic. This, while the solid cedar top, mahogany sides, back and neck and ebony bridge form an incredibly rich and warm overall sound, to refine both finger-picking and strumming playing styles.

The Godin Metropolis Natural Cedar: Fitted with the LR Baggs Anthem Preamp

Seamlessly integrated into the body of the Godin Metropolis LTD is an LR Baggs Anthem preamplifier, microphone and pickup - all of which has been calibrated to faithfully reproduce the acoustic sound of this instrument. The piezo pickup level can be blended with that of the microphone as preferred while the rest of the preamp controls include a volume pot, feedback reducing phase switch and battery indicator. Two strap buttons are fitted so a standard strap can be used and this acoustic even comes with its very own Deluxe TRIC hardshell case.

Specifications

Product features

Number of frets 21
Number of strings 6
Body construction solid top
Cutaway no
Sustainable product not specified
Electro-acoustic yes
Pickup type piëzo + microphone
Acoustic guitar size mid
Wood type (back) mahogany
Fretboard wood Richlite
Wood type (soundboard) cedar
Wood type (sides) mahogany
For playing style plectrum-based styles
Includes cover no
Includes case yes
Built-in electronics tone control, preamplifier
Acoustic sound warm
Colour wood/natural
Left-handed no
Body type dreadnought

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 6,5 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 117,0 x 50,0 x 21,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Godin electro-acoustic guitar
  • model: Metropolis LTD
  • colour: natural
  • body:
    • shape: Dreadnought
    • top: ceder
    • back and sides: mahogany
    • finish: high gloss
    • sound hole rosette: abalone and ABS
    • bracing: X-bracing
  • neck:
    • joint: glued, set-in
    • material: mahogany
    • finish: semi high-gloss
    • profile: C shape
    • scale length: 25.5 in
    • fretboard: ebony
    • fretboard radius: 16 in
    • number of frets: 21
    • string nut material: Graphtech TUSQ
    • string nut width: 43 mm (1.72 in)
    • position markers: mother-of-pearl
    • truss rod: yes
  • hardware
    • bridge: ebony
    • bridge saddle: bone
    • hardware finish: nickel
    • machine heads: Godin vintage-style open-gear
    • pickguard: synthetic tortoiseshell
    • strings: .012 - .053
  • electronics
    • pickup: L.R. Baggs
  • included: Goding Deluxe TRIC hardshell case

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Waouh, quelle guitare ! Elle donne envie de l'attraper et de poser ses doigts dessus à chaque fois qu'on passe à côté, une vraie drogue ! Une des guitares les plus inspirantes que j'ai eu l'occasion de jouer dans ma vie (et j'en ai joué plus d'une !).



La lutherie est parfaitement adaptée à mes besoins, forme du manche, épaisseur de la caisse, poids et le fait qu'elle n'ait qu'une fintion mate (semi gloss) est paradoxalement très appréciable, le contact avec l'arrière du manche et très doux et le pouce glisse sans à coups même en environnement humide ce qui n'est pas forcément le cas des manches entièrement vernis.



Le son, en acoustique, est très doux, plein et équilibré avec un beau sustain et une puissance remarquable. Pas d'aigus sur-résonants ou de côté métallique quand on passe sur les cordes non filées. Les basses sont très présentes sans être "muddy" et, surtout, les cordes du milieu D et G sont bien en équilibre avec les graves et les aigus, on entend vraiment tout quand on plaque un accord. Le son reste très consistant quand on joue du haut en bas du manche et on sent bien le corps vibrer quand on tient la guitare contre soi en position debout.



Bien sûr, comme toutes les guitares en sortie d'usine, l'action est initialement assez haute et ne demande qu'à être réglée. Il faut donc prendre le temps de modifier la tension du manche (si besoin - ça n'a pas été mon cas même après avoir remplacé le jeu de cordes d'usine par celui à mon tirant favori : 11-52) et d'ajuster un peu le sillet de chevalet ce qui est somme toute très simple à faire, faut juste opérer tranquillement sans se presser (ou demander à un luthier si vous avez vraiment peur de faire une bêtise, c'est pas un travail très onéreux de toute façon). Après quoi, la guitare devient une bombe sur laquelle les doigts peuvent courir sans obstacle.



Finalement, quelle lumineuse idée, que d'avoir intégré le système de captation LR Baggs Anthem à cette guitare. Cet équipement n'a pas été pour rien dans le choix d'en faire l'acquisition. C'est simplement le meilleur compromis de captation qu'il m'a été donné d'essayer sur une guitare acoustique. Le mélange du piezzo sous sillet et du micro à condensateur sous le chevalet a un résultat hyper satisfaisant. Le crin-crin habituellement généré par un capteur piezzo seul disparait quasi totalement et la résistance au feedback en regard des autres systèmes que je connais est remarquable. Sur mon ampli Fishman Loudbox 100 j'ai un rendu très fidèle au son purement acoustique de la guitare même à fort volume, un vrai soulagement !



Bravo à Godin pour cette série, cet assemblage de bois et d'électronique est vraiment un coup de génie :-)

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Recommended price £981.00
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Number of frets 21
Number of strings 6
Body construction solid top
cutaway no
Sustainable product not specified
electro-acoustic yes
pickup type piëzo
Acoustic guitar size mid
Wood type (back) mahogany
Fretboard wood Richlite
Wood type (soundboard) mahogany
Wood type (sides) mahogany
For playing style plectrum-based styles
includes cover no
includes case no
built-in electronics tone control, preamplifier
Acoustic sound warm
colour brown, wood/natural
left-handed no
Body type dreadnought

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