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View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922
If you trust your own judgement there's no contest.
I’d have thought part of the reason Gibsons are not cheaper was that it wasn’t Henry’s way, as has been evident in the yearly price rises across all ranges. However, there are possibly a few variations in trade deal between the UK(EU)/US and UK(EU)/Canada which may impact import fees -though economics is not my thing so I may be well off the mark on that one!
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57632/
Godin are Volvo?
That being said, i rather like their Tele alike, especially in the seafoam-ish finish
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They otherwise charge more because they can. You pay for that headstock logo/inlay... and the price of anything and everything we buy in this world rarely has much to do with how much it actually costs to make.
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A genuine USA made, nitro finished Gibson for £349.
Godin also makes higher-end Les Paul style guitars for more than a Les Paul.
As has been said its not so much what it costs to make that's just part of the equation.
Henry J has been milking the Max he can out of the desirable parts of the brand for years.
But by and large I find them entirely generic and ordinary, quite well-made and functional but with no real character - including the more oddball-looking ones like the Radiator. How a guitar that looked like a cross between a Hagstrom and a Rickenbacker could sound so bland, I’m not sure.
Their acoustics - under their various brand names - do sound very good out of the box, but they’re not very well-made or finished, and fall apart quickly.
In fact the main comparison with Gibson is that in my experience they have the second highest rate of headstock breaks...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I have a 1955 ES-125 and the Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin is a bit of a clone, I guess - in their sunburst finish it looks really nice and, through the single P90, does more than a passable impression of the old 125. It can't quite there in tone (almost, though) and of course can't replicate the feel of a guitar that's 63 years old, so the old Gibson wins. The Godin Kingpin, for the money, runs it close though and is probably a little easier to play.
I had a Kingpin ii as well - now, that was crap. I think I was unlucky with that one.