Since I’ve fixed up the guitar, I have been having some serious fun with it, breaking in the strings and honestly, getting the guitar used to being played again. In the meantime, I was waiting for information from Godin on the provenance of the guitar. And nothing is better than waking up to great news – Godin replied!
They gave me basic make and model specs, and though the geek in me would like to know even more about it with respect to scale length, nut width, etc., in the end, all that matters is that I play the damn guitar! 🙂 So here goes:
Model: 1992 Artisan ST V – I thought it was produced in 1996, but that was the last year it was produced.
Body: Limewood – Commonly known as basswood in North America, but called limewood in the British Isles and linden on the European continent.
Top: Two-piece, figured maple in a blue burst finish.
Neck: Maple – The type wasn’t specified, but based on experience, it appears to be hard-rock maple.
Fretboard: Rosewood – Again, the type wasn’t specified. It doesn’t really matter anyway. It feels like rosewood.
Pickups: Godin pickups manufactured by Schaller.
As for the pickups, they include a push-pull pot on the tone knob. I thought it was a coil tapper, but it’s not. Turns out that that acts as a midrange filter that halves the dB level at 600 Hz. So no wonder there’s a minimal volume drop. But this is actually a VERY useful feature because the guitar is naturally bright in tone, and with a midrange cut filter, that will help when plugging into a naturally bright amp like my Fender Champ or either of my Aracom VRXs that are based on the 18-Watt Marshall Plexi.
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I’m looking in to getting one, and i’d just like to say thanks for your write ups. I saw it has no likes or comments so i just want you to know the information is appreciated!
No worries, Devin! It has been like this since I created the site in 2007! 🙂 Not many comments but always plenty of traffic. I’m just glad I can provide the information.
I’ve had a ’92 Godin Artisan ST Signature for a few years – it’s a beast. It has a grayish brown finish on a German-carve quilted maple top. It also has a birds eye maple neck with an ebony fretboard, gold hardware, including stock locking tuners, 3 single coil sized Schaller humbuckers, and a German-made Wilkinson 2-point vibrato assembly. The Schaller pickups are actually German made, also. Mine has Robert Godin’s signature on the back of the headstock. Practically stole mine from an unsuspecting store in Ft Worth, Texas, including HSC. There are photos of it on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/KMason55/photos/?tab=album&album_id=328347167582207. These guitars were made in Quebec, and stack up to the likes of Anderson and Suhr.
Kelly, that’s killer! I’m going to be bringing the guitar to my guitar tech after the new year. I did a reasonable setup on it, but it really needs a professional’s touch.
BTW, are those all your guitars on your page or guitars you’ve worked on? Either way, there are some nice axes there!