Voted Best in Music 2023!! Thank you!Godin Acoustic Metropolis LTD Havana Burst HG EQ with TRIC
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While Godin has manufactured acoustic guitars for years -- and still does -- under various brand names, the famous Godin name now graces a line of premium acoustic guitars. Featuring a solid Cedar top, Mahogany back and sides, and LR Baggs electronics, the Godin Metropolis LTD Havana Burst is an attractive acoustic, with a warm, dimensional tone that excels at bringing out the details of chords and picking nuances.
This is a mint condition floor model that has been handled but not marked or scratched. Includes original case and paperwork
The made in Canada, the Godin Metropolis features
Until recently Godin has relied on specific acoustic-only brand names such as Seagull, Art & Lutherie, and LaPatrie. The Godin line of acoustics are aimed at a higher level of performance. The Concert and Dreadnought series guitars feature what Godin calls their "Optimal X" bracing, kerfed neck construction, LR Baggs Anthem electronics, solid wood construction, and Richlite fret boards.
The attractive Havana Burst version of the Dreadnought Metropolis line utilizes a solid Cedar top with solid Mahogany back and sides. The bound neck is a nice touch, and split block inlays carried over from their Montreal line makes the guitar stand out in a crowd. Godin stuck with the same headstock style that they use on their higher end electrics, and to us it fits right in stylistically on their acoustic line. The controls for the electronics are sound-hole mounted, and the LR Baggs Anthem systems utilizes their Element bridge pickup and TRU-MIC condensor microphone. The controls are volume, mic/bridge balance, and phase.
The Metropolis Dreadnought has a strong bass response -- as you expect from this type of guitar -- but it's not overly midrange heavy and boomy as some Dreads can be. The Cedar top lends a nice warmth, but there is plenty of top end response and note separation. It's rich and detailed, and like a lot of Cedar guitars tends to sound less tight and stiff than a brand new Spruce top. We really liked it, and when strummed with vigor it did not heavily compress or greatly lose focus. Acoustic volume is decent -- we've played louder Dreadnoughts -- and it's more of a nuance and detail guitar than a thrasher. And if it's not loud enough, of course there are the Anthem electronics.
The Godin Metropolis LTD Havana burst is an attractive acoustic, with a warm, dimensional tone that excels at bringing out the details of chords and picking nuances. Its Cedar top unlocks a range of overtones, and while it may not pack the midrange grunt to back a bluegrass band, it makes up for it in sophistication. For Godin fans looking for solid wood dreadnought acoustic that actually says Godin on the headstock, your day has arrived.
This is a mint condition floor model that has been handled but not marked or scratched. Includes original case and paperwork
The made in Canada, the Godin Metropolis features
- Premium pressure tested solid Cedar top
- Thin gloss Havana Burst finish
- Solid Mahogany, back & sides
- Neck - Mahogany, 25.5" scale, 21 frets
- 1.72" nut width, 16" radius
- Bound Richlite® fretboard w/ custom inlays
- X-bracing construction
- Ebony bridge
- LR Baggs Anthem pick up with volume, blend and phase switch
- Open gear tuners
- Graphtec nut, saddle and pins
- Includes deluxe TRIC hard case
Until recently Godin has relied on specific acoustic-only brand names such as Seagull, Art & Lutherie, and LaPatrie. The Godin line of acoustics are aimed at a higher level of performance. The Concert and Dreadnought series guitars feature what Godin calls their "Optimal X" bracing, kerfed neck construction, LR Baggs Anthem electronics, solid wood construction, and Richlite fret boards.
The attractive Havana Burst version of the Dreadnought Metropolis line utilizes a solid Cedar top with solid Mahogany back and sides. The bound neck is a nice touch, and split block inlays carried over from their Montreal line makes the guitar stand out in a crowd. Godin stuck with the same headstock style that they use on their higher end electrics, and to us it fits right in stylistically on their acoustic line. The controls for the electronics are sound-hole mounted, and the LR Baggs Anthem systems utilizes their Element bridge pickup and TRU-MIC condensor microphone. The controls are volume, mic/bridge balance, and phase.
The Metropolis Dreadnought has a strong bass response -- as you expect from this type of guitar -- but it's not overly midrange heavy and boomy as some Dreads can be. The Cedar top lends a nice warmth, but there is plenty of top end response and note separation. It's rich and detailed, and like a lot of Cedar guitars tends to sound less tight and stiff than a brand new Spruce top. We really liked it, and when strummed with vigor it did not heavily compress or greatly lose focus. Acoustic volume is decent -- we've played louder Dreadnoughts -- and it's more of a nuance and detail guitar than a thrasher. And if it's not loud enough, of course there are the Anthem electronics.
The Godin Metropolis LTD Havana burst is an attractive acoustic, with a warm, dimensional tone that excels at bringing out the details of chords and picking nuances. Its Cedar top unlocks a range of overtones, and while it may not pack the midrange grunt to back a bluegrass band, it makes up for it in sophistication. For Godin fans looking for solid wood dreadnought acoustic that actually says Godin on the headstock, your day has arrived.