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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!

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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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