Godin Guitars

5th Ave Kingpin II - Black

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5th Ave Kingpin II - Black
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5th Avenue CW Kingpin II
The latest model in the 5th Avenue line-up features a Cutaway body design and the added sounds of two Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickups delivering all that classic, vintage tone with presence, clarity and a little attitude thrown in for good measure!

With the soul of a 1950s archtop, the 5th Avenue is a true vintage spirit of yesterday with todays level of modern playability. With more projection & volume in the low/mids than traditional archtop acoustic guitars, the dynamically rich tone of the 5th Avenue makes this sophisticated instrument a dream to play, but not a nightmare to pay for. The Godin 5th Avenue now makes the affordable North American archtop guitar a reality! From Alt-Country, Delta Blues, Slide, Jazz to Rock, the 5th Avenue can really deliver both acoustically and electrically.

Made from Canadian Wild Cherry, the body of the 5th Avenue features a molded arched top and back, as well as an adjustable bridge, classic f-holes, contoured high-gloss headstock, floating pickguard and cream binding. Also, the rustic beauty of its Custom Polished Finish creates a gorgeous satin sheen reminiscent of the French polish of the 19th century.

Specs
Canadian Wild Cherry archtop
Canadian Wild cherry back & sides
Silver Leaf maple neck
Contoured high-gloss black headstock
Custom Polished Finish reminiscent of the
french polish of the 19th century
Rosewood Fingerboard
Adjustable Tusq Bridge by Graphtech
Cream Binding
2x Godin Kingpin P90 single-coil pickups
3-way toggle switch, 1x Volume, 1x Tone
16" (406 mm) fingerboard radius
24.84" (630 mm) Scale
1.72" (43 mm) nut width

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Love the virsatility. 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Halifax, Nova Scotia
Got this guitar for christmas and I love the tone that it has. This is my first arch top guitar. I have played a few gretsch guitars such as the setzer models and the sparkle jet. I like the sound that this instrument produces and for just over 1000 dollars taxes in it is a steal.
Posted by CJ Piercey on Mar 18, 2014
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Black Beauty 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Cambridge, Ontario
Awesome sound and feel, the internal buzz I have it from the tone switch when it's in the centre position. But long and mcquade had Steve set it up and it plays beautifully with a lot of attack. Only change I would make would be to go to a hotter bridge pick up. Buy it
Posted by anonymous on Feb 8, 2014
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Black Beauty 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Abbotsford, British Columbia
Posted by anonymous on Feb 8, 2014
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N/A 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   St. Catharines, Ontario
Only a beginner, have had mine 8 months, very easy to play and sounds good with or without an amp
Posted by Ron on Nov 27, 2013
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amazing 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
primarily an acoustic player but i wanted to be able to grunge out if necessary :) I tried this in the store , bought it a week later and plugged it into my Traynor tube amp .... outstanding ... and when i didn't have my amp I found that it plays damn well even as a straight acoustic...worth every penny. And now to get the one with the dreaded "throw it out of tune" bar :)
Posted by Kevin on Sep 11, 2013
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owned it for 5 yrs 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   London South, Ontario
only issue was static discharge on pickguard foiled the back of pickguard. sounds perfect through my pv classic thirty
Posted by mark alfieri on Sep 3, 2013
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5th ave Kingpin II 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Pickering, Ontario
Bought mine in April and definitely my go-to guitar. Don't even touch my SG anymore. It's developed an internal buzz which I'll have to get checked out. Time for a set up now anyway.
Posted by anonymous on Nov 5, 2012
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Well worht the price 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Markham, Ontario
I've had a King Pin II for several years. I had some original issues with mine too. Just little things like the bridge and poorly mounted pickups. But this is a nice stay-in- tune, improves with age instrument. I'd buy another one.
Posted by capoman on Sep 19, 2012
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kingpin II 5th Ave 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
I bought the the Kingpin and hated it for a year until I got it set up. Re monuted the pickups so they fit level under the strings. Changed the bridge to a tuneomatic so I could set up the harmonics and actually get the guitar in tune in all chords at the same time. The guitar is nice and worth the effort and money if you are willing to get some work done to set it up. Godin could do better on monuting pickups and the electronics and then put a decent $20 dollar adjustable bridge on it. It is such a well made instrument otherwise and the fit and finish on mine is perfect. I'm glad I own it now.
Posted by Plunker on Feb 28, 2012
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