Fender Acoustasonic vs Godin A6 ultra
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- A-B comparison between those beautiful hybrid guitars of mine:
Fender acoustasonic Telecaster
Godin A6 Ultra
00:00 intro
01:54 disclaimer
02:16 A-B test unplugged
04:14 Acoustic tones with acoustic strings
07:00 acoustic and electric tones over a country backing track
11:25 acoustic strings vs electric strings
13:28 acoustic and rock tones over a rock backing track
16:33 greetings 
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Fantastic video and quite helpful. Thanks for taking the time to create this.
Thank you for taking the time to watch it 😁
Fantastic comparison.. thanks for your time and hard work. We need someone like you to have the patience and ability to make such a comparison. Bravo !
thanks a lot mate! glad that you appreciate :)
Bravo! I liked so much this comparison taking into account strings and different tones. Very good job!.
Thank you so much, I think that you give yourself a good gift.
Thank you for your comment Ovi 😊. A very good gift indeed!
Thanks for this comparison; it was just what I needed to see and hear. And your English is fine; no apologies needed!
Thanks man 🙏❤️
Thanks for all the hard work, very useful !
thank you for your comment :)
Nicely done, great editing and playing! I’ve been thinking about getting the A6, and your video has strongly reinforced that decision. Thanks!
Thanks a lot Greg, i'm glad to be helpful!
Thank you. A lot of hard work and such a good video. Your English is excellent and your playing did a great job of showing the difference between the guitars
Thanks a lot man, that was my purpose 🙏
Thank you so much for this post! It was perfect!
Thank you for your comment!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Thanks for your comment mate!
Interesting video. Both great guitars. Thanks!
Super comparison - thank you 😀🎸👍 I like the Godin!
Thanks a lot Angelika 😊
What a brilliant job. Great playing & a really good comparison video. Thanks.
Thank you for your kind comment 😊
@@SymoneJem I have thanks to your video just purchased a Godin Thanks.
@@barnwsa1 congratulations Steve, glad to be helpful 😊. Enjoy your new axe! 😁
@@SymoneJem Hi my friend. I am now getting used to the Godin & it's great. I am 69 & have been playing since I was 12 . All sorts over the years & have now gone back to my Folk/country roots. Thanks again.
@@barnwsa1 you're welcome my friend!
Great comparison review thanks for posting.
Keep both if you can
Thanks a lot for your comment mate! I still got both of them 😅
@@SymoneJem
I have the A6 ultra Koa top with electric strings (wound G).
What strings do you now prefer on your Godin?
@@christianshaunonline i have a very acid sweat from my hands , regular strings last for one or two weeks , so i stick with elixir strings with the Godin. When i need to use the magnetic pickup i use 10 to 46 electric strings, unwound G, when i want to go only acustic i put 11-52 acoustic strings.
Great demo, Symone. Thanks!
Thank you for your comment!
Godin for me. Sounds crisp and the tone resonance is amazing.
Thanks for your hard work making and doing the comparison. Can only get one or the other, looks like I’ll flip a coin.
thanks for your comment Matthew! after almost one year i am still flipping the coin and keeping both of them XD
The fret board on your Fender looks so good. thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching man! i spent a lot of time searching for a guitar with a fretboard like that, i'm really happy with it
...you're always the best, my dear friend! Years go by, but your touch is always the better.
thanks a lot my friend, and your words are always the sweetest! a nos bidere Franzi'!
Great comparison!!!! Awesome. I have the Godin A6 Koa. It's great.
Thank for your comment man!
So expertly done comparison. I like the Fender sound the best.
thanks man!
Excelente vídeo. Meus parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho e pela comparação pensada nos mínimos detalhes!
Thanks a lot for your kind comment Raphael!
Now that is a review! Thank you friend - really well done! I think it is the A6 for me, way closer to a quality acoustic and the EQ gives so many options. However, this is the first video where the Fender got my attention. It just does it’s own thing - has it’s own tone, especially acoustically. There were parts I heard that I just stopped and thought - “Oh, I like that!” Still, the Godin is more versatile for my needs. Thanks again for a really well done review - you play great and your video editing made for an incredible comparison. ✅
Thanks a lot mate! Glad that you liked it and to be useful 😊. The fender has a certain charme, but i think the A6 is more reliable, more similar to an amplified acoustic guitar and last but not least, is more affordable
I bought the Fender Wednesday and did my first gig with it last night. Outdoors and it was great.
Thanks for the review it was great, I am a lefty and own the Godin A6 Ultra and love it, however having said that I think I will now purchase the Fender acoustasonic and add it to my collection as well.
Thanks Markus! I still own both of them, and for what is worth, i think the godin is a better value for the money. When you'll get the fender you'll see 😉
I found a second hand A6 Ultra a few years ago. I don't think I'll ever get rid of this guitar. It's so comfortable and good sounding. The bad thing is now I am hooked and I want a nylon string as well!
Ahahah nice to hear that you 've found the right one for you man! The nylon one is awesome, sounds just like a real classical guitar😊
@@SymoneJem Instead of the nylon strung I got the Yamaha Silent, which is also quite nice and more travel friendly...but the Godin is gorgeous!
@@joetowers4804 also the yamaha is a good one 😊
Great video. Very helpful, thanks.
Thanks David 😊
Good test dude! do some more, great format. i owned the fender and played it a a gig but the lack of EQ made me return it.
Thanks a lot man! Maybe I'll do some more in the next future. Well, it definetly needs a bit of eqing, nothing that a good preamp couldn't do
Nothing like a Godin guitar ! The craftmanship is superb, solid like rock, reliable, versatile.
Totally agree. I am keeping the Godin.
@@SymoneJem As someone recommended below, using the proper Amplifier will make the Godin shine like the stars in the sky !
@@fredericlinden surprisingly, it shines even through a simple DI and then into a PA. Everything else can only do better.
Hi Symone
Played both guitars this morning and I really like the Godin much better.
That's the one for me.
Regards Peter.
Hi Peter, i'm glad that you've found the one for you 😊. Yesterday i finally had the chance to try the Godin at rehearsal volume and i really liked it... Maybe it is the one for me too...
Thank you mate
I do play by myself as a one man band with backing tracks, but will try them both before buying
Thanks again
Peter
I'ts always a good idea to try them both!
:)
Great comparison, thx. Agree with others the Godin stays a bit truer to amplified acoustic sounds...your video has helped me with my next move.
Thanks for your comment man, glad to be helpful 😊👍
Man, I like your playing and comparison! well done and very professionally. Keep it up. (Seems the Fender is superior in almost all aspects, though they should have included a built in midi port)
thanks for your comment man! The Acoustasonic is more good looking, the tone are appealing, but as time pass by, i find it way less reliable than the Godin. And yes, being able to change sounds via midi would be a very usable feature
For overall sound, I prefer the godin. But I’d say for the 3rd comparison, the fender sounds perfectly for that piece. But it’s going to be Godin for me. Yeay! Thanks for your review.👍🏻
Thanks for your comment!!!
Well done ! Thank you 🙏
Thanks 😊
The Godin sounds 10X better! Great comparison video.
Thank a lot for your comment Gerard! Actually fender put a raw piezo tone both in the jazzmaster and in the player series, just like the A6 Ultra... They learned something
LOL ridiculous
Superb text. Thank you a lot 👍👏😀
thank to you man :)
Owned the A6, sold it and bought the Acoustisonic Stratocaster. Glad I did. Love playing it on Acoustic gigs. It’s like playing my electric Strats. Using The Fishman 330sx.
Thanks for your comment Phil! I feel the a6 more like an electric guitar, mostly by the electric strings i put in it.
Thanks for the thorough comparison. It seems to me that the Godin is designed to sound more like an acoustic that can do some electric tones. Where as the Fender is designed to be a good electric with some acoustic tones. I think, the choice would come down to which tone you'd tend to play in the most. For me, it'd be the Godin.
Yes, the godin sounds more like an amplified acoustic with a piezo, the humbucker can be blended with the acoustic sound ad gives it a little more "body". Btw, the fender is a little strange used like an electric, first for the acoustic strings and then because the single coil over reacts to distortion, it sounds nothing like a regular tele.
I agree with you , Godin wins for what are my needs
Grazie mille! ordinerò a Godin
Grazie a te Carlos!
Great video, and comparison on these two guitars. I have been debating on what guitar I wanted to buy. I have looked at Fender Acoustasonic Telecaster, and after hearing these comparisons, I think I have decided on the Fender. Let me say. the Godin did sound good, and together, I think you could make some great country jams. The Tele gives more deeper tones, which I really like hearing, and the Godin is just a tad brighter.
thanks a lot for you comment mate! lot of people is enchanted by deeper tones of the Fender, but do you really need all that midrange? and remember this is only an audio comparison , there would be a lot more to discuss about. if you are thinking of buying an Acoustasonic i really recommend to you to read forums and facebook owner groups 😉
Great video! Well done 🤛 Thankyou thought the fender eas streets ahead to my ear! But should be on price point! ! I played the the acoustasonic strat & tellys ! I found the strat felt & sounded better to my ear 🤷🏼♂️ looking forward to playing the jazz master before I buy!
thanks Paul :) it seems the jazzmaster is the better of the three, so far.
Those guitars are a bit of an investment, the are not cheap, if you have the chance to try all of them in person, you'll be able to choose wisely.
Great comparison. When you play along with the backing track on the magnetic pickups, it sounds like “give me back my wig” by Hound Dog Taylor - a blues favorite of mine.
thanks man! a lot of contry and blues songs are look alike, actually i was playing over a "that's alright mama " in Vince Gill's version backing track 🙂.
but listening to give me back my wig, the riff it's very very similar!!
Bro que buena comparativa, al poner un micrófono que capta el ambiente nos permites tener una idea más cercana a lo que se escucharía en vivo. Muchas gracias.
Muchas gracias por tu comentario bro!
Great review. I own 2 Godins. One is a XTSA and the other a nylon string Multiac SA. Based on other Godins I have played the 6 hex pickups of the SAs with Goding preamps sounds ALOT better than the single piezo in the bridge. My vote is definitely keeping the Fender. A night-and-day difference. Your English is fine. Thanks You.
What a great video, thanks sir. Fender all the way for me.
Thanks Neil!
Thank you for this. I have the A6 Ultra which I quite like as long as it's plugged in. It's rather thin and boxy otherwise as you ably demonstrate. That being said, I will play it unplugged if I'm sitting on the couch in front of the television but still want to practise something.
Thank you Ross!
Great comparison and good guitar playing as a bonus. My next purchase is aimed at an electric guitar that provides acoustic sound. (Getting up in years and my hands are not what they used to be.) This helped a lot. Your English is fine. Wish I was multilingual. Hello from South Texas and y’all have a great day, partner.
Hello from Italy Ted, nice to see your comment! Hope you find the right guitar for your needs! Have a great day too!
what did you end up getting? or are thinking of ?
Great video. I've had my A6 for several years and play it mostly acoustic through an Ibanez Troubadour amp. I do use the humbucker for soloing so I have electric strings on it. Seems to respond better that way. With the bronze wound there was a definite volume difference on the wound strings. I also stick with a wound third because of how the bridge is compensated.
Thanks for your comment Jack! I totally agree with you, I use my Godin A6 same as you do, except for the g string, that i prefer unwound. I use electric strings on it mostly for the better playability they offer, but i noticed the difference in volume between wound bronze strings and wound electric strings too. If the A6 had the humbucker in the bridge position it would have been the perfect weapon...
I have the A6 ultra and I’ve tried both electric and acoustic strings and I just can’t get a decent tone from the humbucker
The acoustic sounds good and the blend but just electric gets muddy and dark
Thanks for the work you did to set this up. I'm wondering what the godin sounds like to thump the body to loop by for bass drum. I use a taylor 814 in a solo acoustic show and get great response from thumping the saddle for bass drum sound but cannot get the tone for driving leads due to feedback because of body design. Since you own a godin could you help me with this. Lookup holden bare mrs robinson on youtube and you will understand.
Hi Holden, i will try and then i'll let you know. Usually in order to get the sound that you want to get you need a body sensor, that the godin does not have. And hitting the saddles usually generates a very loud noise... We will see
Thanks a lot ! Really usefull review.... i still prefer the acoustasonic! God bless you
Thanks a lot man 🙏. 😊
Excellent review, both are keepers bringing something different for flavors ! The Godin A6 would be my favorite, The Fender if the price could be a little more friendly ?
Thanks for your comment mate!
actually Fender has just released the acoustasonic player series, a more affordable acoustasonic made in mexico, everybody is talking about it, check youtube!
Wow, Godwin sounds so much better and brighter like you would expect from this style guitar. The fender sounded dead. I am as big of a fender guy there is but have never been a fan with their acoustics.
Great songwriting btw🤙
Thanks for your comment Jacob! Actually the Godin is acoustically more alive even unplugged. The low notes are more alive and have more attack than the Fender.
Class review , cool precise playing ,letting the guitars be the stars . however for me the Fender has just a little more bite and tone ,and moreover your English is spot on
thanks a lot, mate! about my english, at least i have been able to deliver the message XD
Awesome video Symone.
Really interesting I have a (2016 )1958 American Vintage Blonde Telecaster, but missing acoustic sounds.
You just solved it, Thank you.
I was close to buying the A6 Ultra but saw your video, and now want the Acoustasonic Tele.
Can you please let us know what guitar you went with, and why?
Thanks again, loved it.
Thank you Peter, I'm glad that it helped you!
I still haven't been able to try them at gig volume and to choose properly, so for now I am keeping both of them and trying different solutions.
Just a piece of advice for you: if you play in a band and play solo sections, maybe the Godin it is better, if you play without a band or as a "loop" artist maybe the Acoustasonic is better.
Great job on your comparison! I have owned 2 different Godin A6’s. And I have owned the Fender Tele Acoustasonic. I eventually sold all 3. I only kept the Fender for about a couple months. I had each of the Godin guitars for over a year. The Godin to me sounded better with just a little bit of the electric pickup blended in. The humbucker is really too strong in the bass tones. For the price, the Godin is a much better value. Although Godin seems to be raising prices on the A6.
Thanks man 😊. I agree with you, the godin has the higher quality vs price ratio. And both godin and fender kind of failed with electric tones, i had to put the bass knob on 0 and treble knob on 10 on the godin to make it usable. If the A6 had a bridge pickup it would be the perfect weapon.
@@SymoneJem I have seen where some people have replaced the humbucker with a Seymour Duncan that has a P-90, humbucker and single coil tone all in one. And they love it. They use a triple mount pickup ring to access the different tones. You can try that out if you have time and finances
@@im58woody i have seen the p90 mod too, but it would not solve the problem. The problem is not the kind of pickup but its position. A neck pickup is way less versatile than a bridge pickup for rythm tones
thank you. great job! absolutely the best side-by-side comparison of guitars i've seen. overall the godin has a fuller sound but i'm a strat guy so leaning towards the fender. in terms of playability, which action feels more like an electric? also have you looked at the taylor T5Z?
Thanks a lot mate! Well, out of the box the action of the Godin is way better than the fender, btw action is adjustable. The godin feels more like an electric also because you can use it with electric strings, the fender i think works better with acoustic strings. I didn't try the taylor, but there are some comparison on youtube.
@@SymoneJem what string gauge comes on the godin? surprised to hear the action is adjustable. didn't think action was adjustable on acoustic w/o jumping through a lot of hoops.
@@skiadikt Of course action is adjustable, in every guitar. If you are not able to do it , of a luthier does. You can adjust the truss rod to keep the neck in shape, you cand file down the nut in bridge and also the string grooves in the nut at the headstock. Btw, the godin came with Godin E-10 Nickel electric strings 10-46, but now i am using elixir 10 to 42 electric strings.
incredibly comprehensive thanks. Both good both different but to my ear I prefer the fender?
Thanks a lot for your comment man!
Great video.
thanks man!
Good video! EQ is the key to make the Godin sound its best. And your English is ok.
Thanks mate! I agree with you, eq is essential in the Godin, and even in the Acoustasonic! 😁
Let's not forget the price difference. Great job Simone!
Thanks my friend! Price is the main problem in choosing one of these guitar or the other!
Nice job, thanks! That was a lot of work. What did you decide?
Thanks for your comment Robert! I still got them both, but i am more convinced by the Godin
Bel confronto. Bravo, molto chiaro ed esaustivo (ti scrivo in italiano....credo sia la tua lingua). Provengo dall'acustica (Martin e Taylor) e tempo fa dovevo acquistare una "ibrida" (passami il termine poco ortodosso). Provate entrambe e per il mio modo di suonare avrei preferito la Godin, più vicina al mondo acustico a mio avviso. Ma alla fine, dopo molte incertezze tra i due litiganti...ho preso una Yamaha SLG200S della quale sono molto soddisfatto. Se ti capita per le mani provala. Comunque bravo anche per come suoni e per il tuo inglese molto chiaro.
Grazie per il tuo commento Silvano, hai indovinato :)
Conosco le silent della yamaha, chitarre molto valide , l unica cosa che non mi ha mai convinto è proprio il loro punto di forza, cioè la mancanza della cassa di risonanza, che comunque da un po di carattere e volente o nolente ne cambia l' ergonomia. Tra le due chitarre che ho messo a confronto, a mio parere, la piu' orientata verso l acustico è la Fender. Sia per il suono meno "piezo e basta" e sia per il fatto che si è quasi costretti a usarla con corde per acustica, cosa che influenza enormemente feeling e di conseguenza il modo di suonare. Poi ovviamente la percezione è personale :)
Thanx a lot - it is very helpfully for my decision! BTW.... your english ist beter than mines 😄
Thanks for your kind comment , mate!
Hi man, top video! Thanks
grazie a te Beppe! 😀
@@SymoneJemil tuo video mi ha aiutato, ieri ho acquistato la godin!
@@beppeloggia4895 felice di esser stato d aiuto 😊. Ti troverai bene, manico fantastico, affidabilità e qualità tangibili, e anche esteticamente non sfigura affatto
Thank you for the comparison! Well done breaking it down. Nice playing as well. Which did you end up keeping? They both sounded great for different reasons.
Thanks a lot, mate! I am selling the Acoustasonic
@@SymoneJem Cool, your video actually made me more curious about the Godin as well. Enjoy
@@jaimeallenpoyant glad to be helping :)
I love my Multiac Grand Concert 2" nylon. I gotsta have that extra room to play the Lindsey tunes.
i don't play classical guitar tunes, but if one day i will have to , the grand concert nylon will be my choice.
Great comparison. Your English is fine. I have the Godin but the tele sounds great also…
thanks a lot man :)
Great video and excellent playing. You talked me out of both guitars. I'm here because I just found out the Godin is offered in a baritone, but neither of those guitars sound anything like a real acoustic.
Thanks man 😊. You're right, neither of those sound like a real acoustic with a good microphone in front of it. In fact they sound like amplified acoustic guitars, just like the ones that you would hear in a live situation.
@@SymoneJem Agreed. For live they are fantastic. In fact for live they are probably as convincing as an actual acoustic.
I would’ve like to see how different they sound if you’d tapped into the other positions on the 5 way selector and rolled A & B tests. In position 5 as you have it, you’re only hearing piezo. That’s not how the fender was designed to be used strictly. There are 10 different tone possibilities. I’m not sure on the Godin as that is new to me, but the fender can do a ton in the other positions.
Hi Jody, actually ther acoustic tone of the fender that you hear in the video is always position 3B , the one with the body sensor activated, as I say in the video. To my hear that was the best sound at that moment and so I compared that one. By the way, with the acoustasonic tele you never hear only piezo. You always hear the piezo plus a specific acoustic model taken from the Fishman Aura Spectrum (so , in the 3B position you are hearing Sitka Spruce/Brazilian Rosewood Dreadnough model + body sensor). You can only hear the raw piezo sound sound in one specific position of the jazzmaster model and of the telecaster player series, the one called "lo fi piezo".
You are a great guitarist by the way👍
Thanks a lot Dan, too kind of you
Nice video - i have the A6 and as it has 2 outputs i plug one into an acoustic amp and the other into a std amp - the sound is fantastic. Try it.
That's how i used it, piezo out into my sound interface, and magnetic out into the strymon iridium. unfortunately i don't have an acoustic amp but i bet the acoustic sound is much improved through a good one
Hi Symone - thanks for all the work you've put into this vid. I've got an Acoustasconic that I bought early in 2019, a bit of an impulse buy. The idea is great, and I've been able to record some wonderful stuff on it, but! I'm a leftie player who's always played LH guitars and changed the nut and saddle, or adjusted the bridge if electric (by a really good luthier) and this Fender just can't be adapted like that (I've spoke to Fender at length on the issue and it's a no-way jose - the electronics just won't work properly if you fuck about with the saddle). So having said how much I like the acoustic tones I can get (I'm much more an acoustic player than electric) I've finally given up as the controls are always in the way - so I play lead on it or nothing. I've been looking at the Godin A6 ultra - and then chanced on your vid! It's convinced me the Fender is best for acoustic tone and the Godin for electric (the Godin I'm sure can be adapted if I buy a leftie - might have to buy direct from Canada (I'm in London UK)). I think a lot can be done with fine tuning the settings, but I have to admit I know really don't know what to do!
Hi Jonathan, thanks for your kind words!
You can easily find a brand new Godin A6 ultra or even a regular A6 (if you don't need magnetic pickup) here in Europe both from Thomann and Strumentimusicali.net.
About the acoustic tone, i can tell you about my experience. The godin sounds very similar to an amplified acoustic guitar equipped with a regular piezo. I have a martin d28 equipped with a K&K piezo passive system, and i compared the godin and the martin both plugged into an SR TECHNOLOGY JAM 250 Wood , an astonishing good acoustic amplifier. Well , the godin sounded better. compared with the Acoustasonic, the godin wins about playability, the electronic is way simplier and reliable than the one on the acoustasonic, and you can adjust the eq on the fly. Plus you have separate outputs for the acoustic and electric tones , so you can process them properly without a line selector to split the two signals. And it is cheaper , on reverb and mercatinomusicale.com there is plenty of right handed , second handed A6 ultra.
@@SymoneJem Hi Symone - thanks for your long reply! That amp you mention looks lovely, and very expensive. I'm using a Fishman Loudbox mini, which was impressive when I bought it but really isn't up to the job, so I should move up on that. I've also realised the cut away on the right handed is at the 15th fret, so I don't think I'd even need to buy a leftie and convert it for my weird upside down style of playing. Asa mainly acoustic player I rarely want to go above the 15th. I'm now quite keen on getting hold of one (I've looked at other reviews and demos too of course). I'll let you know what I think if I do. Best wishes
@@jonathanwood9314 well, you don't need to get a very expensive amp to sound good, maybe the right preamp or acoustic DI will do the job. when i send the output of the godin to the mixer I use a LR Baggs Venue as a preamp/DI and i am quite satisfied.
If you are up to get a right handed A6 Ultra, you can get one very easily in the european market.
Good Luck with your research Jonathan, best wishes! :)
@@SymoneJem Hi Symone. I did buy a new right handed one but didn't keep it as the cutaway on the low E isn't enough, especially with the guitar strap taking the useable area to the 12th fret. Luckily (as lefty ones aren't in stock in the UK) I found a 2nd hand one, 5 years old (so the older neck and bridge - it has a rosewood fingerboard and bridge). Had to get it adjusted for my weird way of playing by a luthier, with a new bone saddle and nut. Ended up with two saddles - one for a wound acoustic G and one for an electric set with a compensated G for the plain string (and saddle heights have to be a bit different as you'd expect). Still can't decide whether I prefer acoustic or electric strings on it. But I really like the guitar - fine neck, and much better, in my opinion, for getting a good range of sounds and tones and the acoustic/electric blend. So selling my Acoustasonic now - the only thing I'll really miss is the centre setting on it where it uses the built in mic. Your video has been very helpful. I know you've been very even handed on it and impartial, but I'd be interested in which you prefer. Cheers, Jonathan
@@jonathanwood9314 Hi Jonathan, i'm glad you've found a solution for your needs :)
I still own both of them, because i have some projects in mind, but I tend to prefer the Godin.
What about playability? I'm starting to get some arthritis in my fingers. What is string spacing on each? Which felt easier and smoother to play?
I thought the Godin had a much more sophisticated sound. Where the Fender sounded louder and more raw. I prefer the smoothness of the Godin.
the godin in my opinion is way more playable, beacuse of the electric strings, and also comes with a very good action . the Acoustasonic comes with very high action and 011 gauge acoustic strings. Btw the action can be adjusted to your needs, but acoustic strings are always thougher to play
string spacing (from E to E ) at the nut is roughly the same for both guitars
Do you have any feedback / static issues with the godin a6? I just got one and haven't had a lot of luck using the magnetic pickups with any significant amount of gain.
Unfortunately I haven't been able to try them at gig volume due to covid restrictions. But the humbucker in the godin seems to under react to distortion, no matter how much do i crank the gain, it tends to stay relatively clean, compared to the acoustasonic. This behaviour and the fact that it doesn t have a soundhole, makes me think that the godin should be very feedback resistent. If you are experiencing feedback maybe the humbucker needs to be waxed...
Very cool, which did you find more comfortable to play?
Also why not review with both pickups at the same time?
Thanks man :). I have very little hands and the neck of the godin is a little flatter on the back, personally i find it a little more comfortable. Sincerely I don't like a lot both pickups blended together, the sound is not acoustic nor electric... i like to have both but separated, that's why i didn't compare them. but it is an idea i can take in account in the future... thanks for the idea.
The Fender soundhole helps during the unplugged test, but since these are made for direct playing the Godin is more affordable for sure.
Thanks for your comment Zack! The soundhole makes the fender sound more natural when unplugged. Btw the godin is louder
Ciao, I lived in La Maddalena for 4 years and loved Sardegna! I think the A6 acoustic would cut through a mix better in a band situation. The electric goes to the Fender, because it sound more like a Tele in the middle/bridge position. Maybe if the Godin had a brighter neck pickup it would sound better to me. Good video though. Thanks
Hi Eric, thanks a lot!! glad that you know my homeland and loved it! I love it too :)
Of course passing both guitars through a mixer would improve the tone , because of the eq capabilities. As i say at the beginning of every comparison i did not eq or compress anything, as the purpose was to showcase the raw sound of both guitars.
I agree with you that if the Godin had a brighter humbucker , or even better, a pickup in the bridge position, it would be way better
Ciao Simone, great review, I am a big fan of the Gidin Acousticaster, I own and have owned many over the years, Godin got there first with the name, selling a few of my original '89s with LR Baggs pickups, on my Reverb shop. I bought my first to relieve shoulder pain from playing dreadnoughts, but the sound of the Godin is quite unique. The new A6 is much broader so puts a but more stress on the shoulder than the original Acousticaster. The A6 here sounds more natural to my ears than the Fender.
thanks a lot mate! I've heard a lot of positive talking about the Acousticaster with lr baggs.. but unfortunately i have never tried one to compare it with the A6 ultra. I don't know the dimensions of the Acousticaster but i can tell that the A6 is broad just like an electric guitar but it weights a lot less, it does not bother my shoulder even after 2 hours gigs.
I agree with you about the sound, the A6 sounds a lot more an acoustic guitar with piezo as we are used to hear it in a live situation.
Outstanding review! I think the Godin sounds better in the mix but, really, this is probably not for me since I'm basically a bedroom player.
Thanks a lot for your comment Robert! Well, a second handed godin is not too expensive and it's useful also for bedroom players who don't want to bother the neighborhood. Btw if you already own an acoustic guitar, you don't need a surrogate 😅
I have the A12. One of the best bangs for the buck ever. Built like a tank and sounds great.
Nice! I wish a could try the a12 too! Also the baritone model should be interesting...
@@SymoneJem The baritone I've been looking for for years. Been dying to try one. The A12 I got for a great deal...no one wanted it so they knocked a good chunk off to get it off the shelf. Win for me! Cheers from Canada.
@@ferox965 oh lucky you man! 😊 Well, Godin is also based in Canada, the chances of getting a baritone are greater there! Cheers from Italy!
your thoughts on pickup location - bridge vs. neck? Also is the Godin a humbucker, and the Acousticaster a single coil? That must have taken a lot of time and effort and editing - well done man!!
Thanks man , yes it took almost a month... i'm not a professionist with editing XD, as you can see. I find the position of the pickups crucial for the use you have to do. The humbucker in the neck position seems to collaborate very well when blended with the acoustic sound, otherwise, unless you play jazz music, i find it a little useless. Especially when played with overdriven sound tends to become muddy . If the Godin had the humbucker in the bridge position it would become the real major competitor of the acoustasonic.
you would play litterally everything with it.
Not a fan of either, but if I had to choose it would be the Acoustasonic just because it sounds a lot more like a regular guitar when unplugged. I don't plug in unless I'm playing my LP or Fender Mustang, I have a Martin 000-15M with Presys and I don't care the sound thru that system either. If I were a gigging musician I could definitely see the strong points of both, but since I'm not, I prefer to play the instrument that matches the music for which it was intended. Great video BTW!
thanks for your comment Paul! yes, the Acoustasonic is more pleasant than the godin when played unplugged
Brilliant comparison video and great playing. Love both, but I play thro 2 amps stereo, do it thro stereo effects, a parker fly thro an acoustic amp and a valve amp, so, I want a Godin A6, I love that piezo sound, check out Joni Mitchell's Parker playing. Thanx for your time and patience.
Thank you Rupert 😊. Forte the way that your rig is set up the Godin is perfect, it already has dedicated outputs for piezo and magnetic pickups. I know the Parker and I really like it, i love piezo equipped electric guitars in general. I will definitely check Joni's playing!
The A6 has more “quack” acoustically on the single notes.
Some people like that.
Well done my friend. Also, nice playing. To my ears, the Godin has a brighter, richer tone. The Fender is more mellow and well, is has that Fender sound. I think the pickup location has a lot to do with it. And which one did you like playing?
thanks my friend :). I personally find the Godin more playable , first because seems to get along well with electric string ( so i can do bendigs more easily), and also for the action that is way more comfortable.
I have the A6 ultra in koa the instrument is very precise easy to play and frets perfectly the intonation is dead nuts on... I like the reviews I'm getting from the Fender and I've held one at the music store they seem to be very well made Out of all the reviews I have seen no one ever mentions the intonation.. I would really like to have the Tele version of the Fender It would make a wonderful addition to the collection.. Lastly in my opinion the Godan is going to be the superior instrument... The Fender is certainly making a mark and striking a positive note with a wide variety of players... Have fun play often enjoy life..
Hi Lance, thanks for your comment!
The A6 is a very good instrument, that is worth the price it sells for. The Acoustasonic is very appealing , the look is very good, but in my opinion it has too much issues to be a reliable instrument. About the intonation, guitars are imperfect instruments, btw if a guitar has good frets, a good setup and fairly comfortable action , intonation is usually accettable. Btw both instruments have compensated nut, they are intonated as an acoustic guitar can be.
@@SymoneJem Oh yeah for sure I get it the intonation on an acoustic is usually only ballpark at best but if it's too extreme it can be a deal breaker for me... I was however very surprised with my A6 when I checked it the thing is next to perfect and it plays that way across-the-board... The Fender is a d*** fine instrument I don't think I have to fear any of those type of issues I would gladly own one and enjoy playing it very much.. Out of the 3 body shapes they make the Tele is most appealing.... let the shopping began.
@@lancerains4185 well if your Godin's intonation is that good, it means that is very well made and very well setup. A very good thing to have for shure. About the Acoustasonic , the issues are vey common, if i had the chance when i bought mine, i would have bought the player series one. More fair price, no charging problems, same look. btw, if you want one, i recommend you to try it before. different models have different tone available also.
For the plugged in "acoustic" sound, the Godin wins, hands down. The Fender takes it on the electric sound mainly because of pickup placement. But I think Godin sacrificed the bridge magnetic precisely to concentrate on that plugged in acoustic tone. I own a Godin A6U and was considering the Fender as a back up guitar for my acoustic act. Had decided against it; this video validates that decision.
Thanks for your comment Bill, i'm glad the video helped. Personally, I think the humbucker in the godin was meant to give more body when mixed with the acoustic tone. Btw, if you want an acoustasonic to backup, check the new acoustasonic player series, the more affordable version, it just came out these days
Very different guitars in my opinion.
unplugged sound in good in both of them although I strongly prefer the fender flavor.
On acoustic tones i tend to prefer the fender tone as well, because it has more medium punch and it sound less piezo than the godin.
In the strings comparison I prefer the acoustic sound of the electric strings on both of them.
I totally agree with you when you say that these guitars are not intended for heavy electric tones, indeed I don't like both but if I have to choose I think the fended does a better job probably because of the position of the pickup which is closer to the bridge. Even if in the solo the godin has a great sound.
At minute 8 I see a nice JCM in the background so why you din't use that for the rock comparison??? :)
I think you did a great job with this video and with the volume matchings.
thanks for you comment Enri.
I agree with you about the medium punch of the acoustic fender tone (it is good to have it , but probably i would use a little mid cut , and i would brighten the sound a bit), but i find electric strings sounding too harsh in the acoustasonic for my taste. The electric sounds are a little bit strange on both of them , the fender seems voiced to play as an amplified electric guitar without the amp simulation to me, and the godin sounds a little more natural but reacts to distortion in an unnatural way.
I used the strymon instead of the real amp just to make everything easier and faster :)
The A6 manages all of the frequencies better especially the low-end
Thanks for your comment Carlos 😊. True, the low end of the A6 is rich and tight, and the onboard eq is a nice feature.
A thorough comparison of two excellent guitars. To my ear, the Fender captured the sound of an acoustic better, which surprised me. If I'm not mistaken, the Godin has eq controls onboard, and from the sound of things, I suspect they controls were set in favor of bass, which made it sound a bit muddy. As electrics, both had their own distinct sound, and sometimes I preferred the Godin, and sometimes I preferred the Fender. I don't think you can go wrong with either.
Thanks for your comment Tom. Yes, the godin has eq onboard, but they were set in favor of treble! XD
treble were 7/10, mids 5/10, bass 3/10.
Wow! I didn't expect those eq settings on the Godin. I forgot to mention in my original comment, but finger-picking is another way to test a guitar's acoustic sound. I suspect that would have made the Godin sound even muddier.
@@tomcordle7467 i didn't think about making a fingerpicking part, you are right. Btw, i don't know where are listen to the video from, but as far as i've listened to the Godin, it doesn't sound muddy or full of bass at all 😅. It has the typical cold tone of piezo pickups, at least in the acoustic setting
@@SymoneJem Well, I've got decent studio monitors, and I listened to both guitars through exactly the same set-up, and to my ears, the Godin sounded a little muddier than the Fender. That's why I wondered if you had the eq set to favor bass on the Godiin. Of course, that could be due to my monitors, and I'm sure things might be different with a different set-up. In any case, I'm sure I'd be perfectly content with the Godin, if you'd like to send it to me for free 🙂
@@tomcordle7467 oh ok, i thought you were listening from your cellphone. Well, actually i am keeping the Godin and selling the Acoustasonic, it's on Reverb 😉
I have already played both! So i think the Acoustasonic is much better in terms of playability and sounds!!!
well , it is very personal, they're both high quality instruments, and i really like the acoustasonic too... it's like a piece of art
The fender has a usb plug to charge the internal battery which from what I have found, fender does not sell the replacement batteries for it. And since they are internal, in a couple years, or if you get one with a dud battery, your kind stuck with having to pay some guitar tech to put a new one in, if he can get the right battery? I own a Godin LGS-SA that is got the synth, acoustic, and electric options, but the acoustic part is messed up. But It takes a regular 9v. But in the area I live in there are no techs that can fix it. So was thinking about getting the Acoustasonic. But the battery issue makes me nervous if I can’t replace the battery myself. Great review by the way!
Thanks a lot man 😊. I was really concerned about the problem that you raised, and actually i've found that there are the lithium batteries on the market. But they learned the lesson, in the new acoustasonic series, the player serier, they put 9 volt batteries.
here it is
www.americanmusical.com/fishman-fluence-acc-flu-rbt-replacement-battery/p/FSM-ACCFLURBT-LIST?fbclid=IwAR0L0Uw4HydjZ_ZR2ey0EDgu65BfntLBNRLYde7SZX9pqlYSC57VR057JQQ
@@SymoneJem Thank you for the info, and the link!
The Fender does seem to rock out a little better, but of course that isn't the primary reason to buy either of these. Nice comparison.
Thanks man, i agree with you.
Can you tell me which song you played at the end ? I like the chord progression
It's "nobody's wife" by Anouk 😊
Super nice from you. Thank you ☺️
Which neck feels more like an electric guitar? If you were going to play only melodies and solos, which would you prefer?
hi Jay, both necks feel like electric guitars, the dimensions are the same of electric guitars. the godin's neck is an hair thinner btw.
the real difference in feeling like an electric guitar is made by the strings. the godin play really well with electric strings so you can do bendings and stuff, the acoustasonic in my opinion sound way better with acoustic strings so it's harder to play like an electric guitar.
if you have to play only melodies and solos, you better use a regular electric guitar ;)
Btw i would suggest the Godin, the humbucker sound more like a regular electric guitar, takes pedals better than the Acoustasonic. The electric sound of the acoustasonic is a little weird, tends to over react to distortion.
@@SymoneJem thanks a lot. That helps me out. Take care.
@@JayGoreGuitar you're welcome man 😊
I own an A6, and directly to the audio interface does not sound good, like in the video, but through a good acoustic amp, I use an Acus One 8 …the acoustic sound is impressive!!…simply amazing. I also tried on it the Fender, and the A6 destrois the Fender.
thanks for your comment Carlos! I didn't try the Acus One 8, but it is known as very good acoustic amp. I tried both through a SR Jam 250 and the improvement in the tone was huge for both guitars. the low end of the A6 through the amp was stunning , nice and tight. definetly an improvement.
Thank you for bringing up this important element !
I have an A 6 I never dared to install acoustic strings, thank you for this nice comparison, I'm going to try it, one question is what gauge you installed as acoustic string thank you
Hi Pierre, thanks for subscribing!
At the time of filming the video I istalled 11-52 martin acoustic strings, as i mention before the second comparison. But i recommend using electric string especially if you are going to use the humbucker. That because with acoustic strings you will notice an unbalanced volume between wound and unwound strings, the unwound are annoying louder than the wound ones. With electric strings all strings sound even in volume.
@@SymoneJem thanks
hi Pierre. i'm considering buying an A6. but i will use it mostly for acoustic tone. how does the acoustic tone sound with the electric strings? and do you know which string Godin put on them? thank you much
@@mikenguyen9683 hello I have a godin A6 and the sound strings of 12-52 jazz with the G wound string if you use an acoustic amp the sound is good, it's steel strings I've tried copper and it's not good the sound is not like a dry guitar, at what cost will you try it in a store to give you the sound you are looking for but it is a versatile guitar but it is not something fantastic
@@MrDISCOTIME09 thank you very much.
Ive owned the Taylor T5, The Godin 6 ultra, and both were nice but not great. I play acoustic mostly and the Taylor was more electric. the Godin had more bass (kind of muddy) so both were sold. I then bought a Fender Stratacoustic and so far this is the hybrid I'll keep. Mostly acoustic but the electric is there if I need it and its got a great clean tone. Granted none of the hybrids can beat the real deal electric or acoustic and other musicians might notice but the audience doesn't .
thanks for your comment man!
"none of the hybrids can beat the real deal electric or acoustic" totally agree.
excellent job on the video
Thanks man 🙏
I have had an A6 for three years now. What you didn't cover in your video is playability; I find the A6 to be one of the most comfortable guitars I've ever played, which is not something I've heard about the acoustasonics from friends that have owned them. I tried t
o keep my ownership bias out of the equation while listening to your comparisons, but honestly, the A6 made my ears perk up every time you played it. Keep the A6! Also, try it with DR Zebra strings; they're a good balance between acoustic and electric strings, and will give you a good tone one both pickups.
Well, that was meant to be only a tone comparison, so i didn't mention built quality, reliability, playability and so on. Btw i totally agree with you, the godin is way more comfortable to play! About strings, i am forced and happy to play elixir strings, i litterally sweat acid. In my hands, regular strings get rusted in a week. I love the godin because i can play electric strings and still get very good acoustic tones, and i can bend notes like i do with an electtic guitar. Best of both worlds
Just bought the sunburst A6 Ultra. Picking it up tomorrow I’m so excited. I will take your recommendation on the zebra strings if they sell them at guitar center. A guy at another music store recommended fender electric strings because they have the most similar feel of acoustic, so I’ll try those too