Godin Freeway SA-Synth Access Guitar (Lightburst HG)

Godin Freeway SA-Synth Access Guitar (Lightburst HG) Review

Godin Freeway SA-Synth Access Guitar (Lightburst HG) Feature

• Rock maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and offset dot inlays
• Godin-designed humbucker/single-coil/humbucker pickups with five-way toggle, volume, tone
• Ghost pickup system offers synth/computer access via a built-in 13-pin connector
• Godin tuning machines and floating tremolo bridge
• Body constructed of silver leaf maple with poplar wings with flame maple top

Godin's latest variation on the Freeway design incorporates the Ghost system, which provides the guitar with direct access to the growing world of 13-pin devices and computers, such as Roland's GR Series. The guitar features boutique looks and build quality, and offers a wealth of normal electric tones with the humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration and five-way switch.

The Freeway Classic--Now With Synth Access

The Freeway SA (synth access) takes all of the versatility of the Freeway Classic and adds synth/computer access via a built-in 13-pin connector, courtesy of the revolutionary Ghost pickup system installed in the bridge. The Ghost system is made in Canada and uses a proprietary harmonic dampening system that results in superb tracking. Godin's pioneering designs in guitars with synth access have led the industry and the Freeway continues the tradition establishing new benchmarks for response, ease-of-use and affordability.

Godin humbucker/single-coil/humbucker pickup configuration with five-way switch for a wealth of tonal options.

Godin Synth Access guitars have a standard 13-pin connector that may be used with most guitar-to-MIDI converters.

Maple/Poplar Body

The Freeway's body consists of a center block of silver-leaf maple with light poplar wings. Silver-leaf maple is an excellent tone wood with a weight and density similar to mahogany. The warm tone of the silver-leaf provides a perfect compliment to the rock maple neck. To ensure you get the most from this potent combination, each neck and body are joined with a perfect wood-to-wood connection--free of paint or glue--that delivers maximum neck/body energy transfer. The sound of the silver-leaf maple comes at a price--it's heavy! To balance the guitar and achieve a comfortable weight the silver leaf core is flanked with light poplar wings. This ultimately produces a comfortably light guitar with "heavy guitar" resonance.

Rock Maple Neck

Godin's rock maple necks are known throughout the guitar industry for outstanding feel and boundless sustain. The 25-1/2" scale neck on the Freeway features Godin's ergo-cut shape and medium jumbo frets. Neck stability is insured by a double-action truss system capable of adding and removing relief in the neck.

Godin-Designed Pickups

The Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration makes the most of excellent acoustic response of the Freeway. A double 5-way switch along with volume and tone controls supports the pickups, so you can dial in any number of tones you're after.

Freeway SA Specs

• Body: Silver Leaf Maple With Poplar Wings
• Neck: Rock Maple
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Scale: 25 1/2"
• Pickups: Godin Humbucker/Single-Coil/Humbucker Combo
• Controls: Five-Way Switch, Volume, Tone
• Tuners: Godin
• Bridge: Floating Tremolo Equipped With Ghost Saddle Pickups
• Synth Preamp: Hexpander Modular Preamp
• Synth Preamp Controls: Three-Way and Momentary Toggles, Synth Volume
• Outputs: 1/4-Inch Standard, 13-Pin Connector for Hexaphonic Output
• Finish: Lightburst

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