warwickhunt

Quick update to say I pulled the trigger on the Thinline Godin. It's new, coming from the States and even with delivery and taxes will be £300 cheaper than the best price I could find in the UK!

Coil taps or coil splitters for each pup?

Odd they are releasing new stuff as they wind down. I've been hoping that as they wind down I'd be able to bag a guitar they distribute on the cheap (Godin)... maybe not!

I think I need to dig deeper into what it is about the Godin I like and see how that compares to some of these other options. Part of it has to be the resonance of the true hollowbody and thin top/back almost like an acoustic (also makes it super light). If I came upon a 2nd hand Kingpin Thinline I think it would be first choice.

Blinding call on the exact same Godin that I have but just Thinline... now to find a 'used' one!

Ta for the reply. I've not checked yet but a lot of those 'look' to be larger in the body than the Godin and the P90's are a tone I like... need to investigate guitar pup differences (I could quote the bass pup bible inside out). The 'slim' Kingpin would defo appeal, off to see if I can find one (anywhere).

I'm primarily a bassist but through necessity I've needed to strum guitar on occasion over the last 20 years. During this time I've bought a few guitars (aco/elec/elec-acou) but never had to play them much in a full on live setting; as such I've always just adapted/adjusted to whatever guitar I needed for the occasion. However, I find myself playing a lot more guitar live in a duo and I'm developing a feel for what I like. As such I've come to appreciate, like and favour, a Godin Kingpin x2 P90 guitar. The only downside I feel with it is that I find it a bit 'clumpy' and deep bodied. Is there a guitar not too dissimilar that is slimmer bodied?

First off I'm a strummer not a widdler and I play in an acoustic duo doing a mix of Americana / AOR / easy listening tunes. I've been a bassist for 40+ years and know what I'm doing re. amps, cabs, basses, effects etc. but getting the best from my acoustic sound is a new adventure. I'm using a mix of Godin (nylon string/SA) acoustic, Simon & Patrick 6 and a Taylor Mini GS into a BBE acousimax to an Ashdown Radiator (to small PA). I've realised that to get the best out of what I/we do, a little bit of effects might work nicely (the reverb on the amp was my starting point). An opportunity to bag a TC Plethora X5 to use with my bass (the Plethora effectively duplicates my little pedalboard of chorus, octave, looper, tuner, flanger), means that I can save boards dedicated to my acoustic... but where to start? Are there any TC / Plethora users on here or does anyone have any global or specific effects that would enhance a strummers sound, that I might be able to replicate. I've literally never dabbled with any effects pertaining to acoustic and my starting point is what I use on my bass, which is song specific. I'm going to trawl youtube for sounds I like and try to find out what effects and general settings are used but pointers would be appreciated.

Nearly there! UST fitted and soldered correctly. New bone pre-shaped bridge saddle bought (£2.50) and sanded to fit (height + length). It works... BUT the centre strings have greater output. I 'think' that as I've sanded the underside to the correct height, I've potentially applied more pressure to the outer edges and hence the centre is a whisker deeper/higher. I've also profiled the bottom face/edge to a 'U' shape as I'd seen somewhere that if the bridge tilts even a fraction in the slot (which most will) you get less contact area on the UST; maybe I need to flatten that to get a bigger contact area. We shall see.

£6.99 free delivery (Amazon Prime), bare wire connection. We'll see how this one pans out; if it fixes the main issue but I don't like the tone, then I've sourced an Artec PG607 @ £15 which will be next.

I think I'll see if I can get the PG model @Matt P but I'll need to dig out my gauge to ensure it fits as I have a niggling feeling the dimensions on the B-Band was 2.2mm. I'll also need to look at getting a female socket to solder to the preamp as I'll be annoyed if desoldering will give me grief. The piezo @Dad3353 suggested appears to only be available from China on a 3 week delivery.

Hi Matt. It is this example of the B-Band. Externally the controls are on a curved triangular plate. I'd happily buy the UST off you if it is for sale?

B-band no longer available... £14 substitute it is then!

I'm certainly up for a DIY job. I've already cleaned out the base of the slot and I'm happy to file/sand down the bottom of the nut, in fact I'll likely fit a new bridge nut as the previous one is a bit chewed and chipped in places. I think at £15 ish I'll try that first... just got to make sure the slot is correct size for the UST.

Preamp is OK as far as can be tested. The strip was earthing and buzzing like crazy when tested and went silent if I earthed it but the 'cable' is a flat strip of plastic like material, likely it is conductive on one side with the ground on reverse and an insulator strip between. The new strip will need soldering to the pins due to the make up of the existing 'cable'. The impedance was my worry as a local tech reckoned that they vary and if you get a low one the preamp will never boost it sufficiently but then maybe he was angling for the job. I've seen the strips for £5 - £110, I'd hate to buy anything for much more than your £14 @Dad3353