Ergocut
Every Godin neck features an Ergocut shaping technique
which bevels the edges of the fingerboard and frets back in
towards the center of the fingerboard providing an
extremely comfortable worn-in feel.
Pickups
Godin pickups are designed to be dynamic, responsive and
transparent. Whether you play lightning fast country licks
or big fat power chords you'll appreciate the versatility of
these pickups as they were carefully chosen for their ability
to compliment the natural tones of the guitar.
* Throughout this manual we refer to humbucker and/or
single coil pickups as magnetics.
As mentioned earlier, great pickups won't save a bad
sounding guitar, but they are an essential component
nonetheless. On the following pages you will find descrip-
tions of the various pickups used in the Godin Performance
Series by model, as well as the pickup selector settings.
Tone tips
Getting the ideal sound is very subjective and there are
many factors that affect the overall tone. Your amplifier,
playing style, and of course the guitar itself including the
wood selection, pickups and set-up are just some of these
factors that affect the tone of your guitar. Taking this into
consideration, we decided it would still be fun to give you a
couple of suggestions that can help you on your way to
finding your favorite sounds on the guitar. In general lower-
ing the guitar's volume slightly will clean up your tone when
the amp is in overdrive. You may also want to experiment
with the tone control, which can accentuate different fre-
quencies depending on the pick-up switch position and give
the guitar a different tonal character. Unless otherwise
noted the volume and tone control for the examples were
set to 10. See individual models for some suggestons to
get you started.
Care and Maintenance
The easiest way to keep your guitar clean is by simply
using a polishing cloth without using any polishes at all.
However if you are going to use a polish please use a non-
abrasive non-wax based polish. Apply the polish on a cloth
first. Do not spray it directly on to the guitar. After you have
polished the area you are working on turn the cloth over to
a 'dry' side and remove any excess residue.
Fingerboards
For Rosewood fingerboards we suggest removing the
strings and applying lemon oil to a cloth, then working the
oil into your fingerboard. Let the oil soak in for a few min-
utes before wiping off the excess. This should be done at
least once a year. Doing so not only cleans and avoids
cracking it also keeps your fingerboard from losing its lus-
tre.
Generally, maple fingerboards are pretty much mainte-
nance free. However if the neck starts feeling sticky you
can use a slightly damp polishing cloth without any guitar
cleaner on it followed by a dry cloth.
