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Condition: Used, Very Good
One affordable guitar that transitions seamlessly between acoustic, electric, and synth (13-pin output) effortlessly! A wonderful live tool for the swiss army sideman or studio tool to track it all at once!
SP Luthier Notes: Setup
From Godin Guitars
A jack-of-all-trades and master of all of them, the xtSA’s incredible sound power begins with three distinct voices: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and synth.
The xtSA delivers big-time electric sounds via the Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration and thanks to a special 5-way switch setup, extra meaty humbucker tones co-exist with glassy split-coil sounds in the second and forth positions. Turn down the electric output and raise the volume on the LR Baggs transducer saddles and the xtSA becomes an incredibly authentic-sounding ‘acoustic’ guitar. The acoustic voice of the xtSA is enhanced by an onboard preamp with a three-way graphic EQ. The two outputs are set up so that the electric and acoustic voices can be blended while using a single patch cord or at the amp/mixer via both outputs. Also, the xtSA’s synth tracking, which simply put, is the best in the business. As with all of Godin synth-ready instruments, a built-in 13-pin connector provides direct access to all Roland™ GR-Series synths as well as most other 13-pin devices. All of this sound power would be a lot less interesting if the guitar didn’t feel great but the xtSA sure does, thanks to the same 25½” scale and mahogany neck used on the Godin LGX-SA flagship guitar. The Richlite® fingerboard is shaped with Godin’s ergocut technique and equipped with medium jumbo frets. The body is made of a silver leaf maple center with poplar wings and is topped with a Premium grade veneer of highly figured Koa.
- Model
- xtSA Koa LTD
- Serial
- 17105144
- Year
- 2017
- Weight
- 8.6 lbs
- Top
- Figured Koa
- Body
- Silver Leaf Maple Center with Poplar Wings
- Neck
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard
- Richlite
- Fingerboard Radius
- 16"
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Nut Width
- 1.72"
- Nut Type
- Graphtech
- Color
- Natural
- Finish
- High Gloss
- Frets
- 22
- Machine Head Ratio
- 18:1
- Neck Pickup
- Custom Godin Humbucker
- Middle Pickup
- Godin Single Coil
- Bridge Pickup
- Custom Godin Humbucker
- Bridge & Tailpiece
- Floating Tremolo Bridge
- Bridge Electronics
- Tremolo Bridge with LR Baggs transducer saddles and 13-pin output, acoustic output
- Controls
- 3 Outputs : electric, Acoustic, Custom Pre-amp with 3-band EQ, mix, Synth Volume, Tone, Volume
- Case
- Gig Bag
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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