Solo Time: Godin vs cheap Acoustic

[@kevinsturges6957]

Both equally good. Just different.

[@jm17034]

Every guitar sounds great in your hands!

[@FabioGrando]

You made my day!!

[@deejay7339]

Music that is musical will always sound good. WIth that said, as a proud owner of cheap and expensive, I love my Godin :)

[@rafaelvicentenievesrobles1806]

Ey, sabor a mi. Love your playing, dude.

[@FabioGrando]

hey thanks a lot! Actually it is "Nunca vas a comprender" by Rita Payes, but the harmonic progression is very close indeed

[@Legendoftherock]

I love this song. The original melts my heart.

[@jmprofessor]

Hello! This is very useful! I've been having this discussion with myself recently. I've recorded a lot of music with my Godin (I love it and it sounds beautiful), but it's really not possible to make it sound like a classical guitar. So, last week I bought an Alhambra Z-Nature (its most basic model) and it sounds excellent. I just need to learn to mic it correctly, and I think I'll be able to record some solo classical-guitar-style tracks. Thanks for the video!!

[@FabioGrando]

Thanks man, I'm so glad you found this video helpful! KZbin is full of videos about miking guitars, I'm sure you'll reach a satisfying result! A quick method to have a nice stereo signal would be a Zoom or Tascam stereo recorder, even an old or cheap one.. at that point you'd just need a tripod and you're ready to find a good spot, monitoring it with headphones

[@jmprofessor]

I did not know about these devices!! I just checked them on Amazon and they're not so crazily expensive. And they let you record guitars in stereo! I'll certainly consider getting one. Thanks a lot for your advice!! @@FabioGrando

[@FabioGrando]

My pleasure! Let me know then 🤓

[@FabioGrando]

​@@jmprofessor btw, this guy built his channel with a 150$ recorder, the Zoom h2 and explained several times and with a lot of videos how to use theese devices at their best kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmWxi6Knj6ZnsK8

[@jmprofessor]

@@FabioGrando Awesome!! I'll give it a look at his channel. Thanks again! 🎶

[@AvroBellow]

They both sound great but I must admit that the sound of the acoustic has much more depth to it. I have a Godin Solidac which has the piezo bridge pickup for an acoustic amp with the corresponding acoustic output jack. The acoustic sound is a good simulation of an acoustic guitar but it's not the equal of an actual acoustic guitar. Still, an electric guitar is far easier to play than an acoustic because of the more ergonomic slim body and I'm more of a rock guy anyway so I prefer the sound of electrics. I also think that you should have used the Multiac to demonstrate the electric guitar version because that would better showcase its incredible versatility. For me, my Solidac's acoustic output is just for the odd time that I want an acoustic sound and it's definitely good enough for that. However, for someone who is primarily an acoustic player, an actual acoustic/classical guitar is what they should buy. You can still get really good acoustic and classical guitars for not a lot of money from Godin under their Art & Lutherie brand. However, if you only want one guitar and like both sounds about equally, a nylon-string Multiac is definitely the way to go because it's a lot easier to simulate the sound of steel strings with a nylon-strung Multiac than it is to simulate the sound of nylon strings with a steel-strung Multiac. It's also a lot easier on your fingers. 😁

[@ZarekSilberschmidt]

oh man, such great video quality and playing, thanks for the upload!

[@FabioGrando]

I appreciate your words Zarek 🙏

[@Evorasom-gh5to]

anche tu con la tua musica sei molto bravo veramente bravo

[@FabioGrando]

ti ringrazio

[@Ruslanga75]

Все три инструмента шикарны в руках мастера!

[@FabioGrando]

Вау, спасибо

[@twoeagles19]

A good guitar player can make anything sound good !

[@FabioGrando]

Thank you so much!!

[@schang9869]

The electric guitar also sounds very sweet in your hands. What was the model? Thanks!

[@FabioGrando]

thanks Schang, it is a Peerless Firefox, a Korean remake of the Gibson Lucille (BB King)

[@TheAcrobat7788]

The two are not comparable since they stand in two different categories, however the cheap classical (does not sound cheap at all) sounds better on latin licks.

[@ItCantGetAnyWorse]

That electric though 😮

[@FabioGrando]

Hahaha thanks!!

[@ivanmoskvin7638]

alhambra is always very good)

[@Evorasom-gh5to]

posso chiederti una cosa? che video camera usa per le tue riprese? sia video che suonoa

[@FabioGrando]

certo, la fotocamera è una Panasonic Lumix GH5 mark II (GH5M2), per quanto riguarda il suono ho varie combinazioni, in questo caso ho registrato con il registratore portatile che si intravede nel video, uno Zoom H8, poi porto tutto sul computer e lavoro con Ableton e tanti plugin di tante marche, principalmente Eventide, Softube e Universal Audio

[@Evorasom-gh5to]

@@FabioGrando ho capito il fatti esce un bel suono. comunque grazie per le informazioni

[@joshuacohen5618]

You should compare the new improved godins

[@FabioGrando]

I wish I had the money to buy another Godin.. but thank you for your advice Joshua

[@alexzaytsevguitar]

which ones are improved?

[@ivanmoskvin7638]

Or old ones) there were more sensitive top

[@sunnyboner676]

@@alexzaytsevguitarthe latest flagship is the Godin Multiac Nylon Deluxe Grand Concert with LR Baggs electronics.

[@lalahat]

soft music->soft guitar sounds, harder music->harder guitar sounds! :) It is soft music, i prefer Godin. When falmenco, i prefer classical guitar

[@FabioGrando]

interesting comment, thanks for sharing it👌

[@Evorasom-gh5to]

il suono naturale è un'altra cosa troppo bello anche se sono un amante del Godin

[@FabioGrando]

eh si, non c'è paragone.. poi però dipende tutto dal contesto, una Godin può rendere la vita di un chitarrista molto più semplice

[@Evorasom-gh5to]

@@FabioGrando la preferisco proprio per questo per la sua versatilità

[@chicancamhieu]

Godin sound is more warmth and electric. The acoustic is very sexy and clean. Godin guitars is incompliance is the sound of guitar hole.

[@MrMoneyHelper]

The acoustic guitar sounded best to me, but setting the pickups to the middle position and using new strings would have made the electric guitar at the end sound great.

[@murattunali6263]

alhambra sounds way more natural

[@FabioGrando]

Yes it does indeed

[@창백한푸른점-z3c]

Omg cheap acoustic is win😮

[@FabioGrando]

I guess so sir.. 👍

[@genobourn7423]

Sort of Earl Klugh against Peter White......

[@FabioGrando]

ahahah and who did "win" ?

[@genobourn7423]

Love the sound of both! Both can set a different mood. I am a Artist at the easel.

[@DavidJNann]

The Cheap ' acoustic has more soul , Godin sounds lovely too but less soul

[@FabioGrando]

Thanks for your feedback David.. ✌

[@richardlenz2655]

I cannot hear a difference.

[@FabioGrando]

Hi Richard, may I ask you which device did you use to reproduce this video? (smartphone, laptop, earphones etc..). I'm asking you out of curiosity 🙃

[@richardlenz2655]

@@FabioGrando iPad

[@FabioGrando]

Ok, thanks for your reply! I'd love it if you could find the way to hear it with headphones or speakers/studio monitor and let me know if there is any difference 😀

[@richardlenz2655]

@@FabioGrandoI do not want to be critical. I play guitar myself. I was listening with earphones and closed my eyes if I can hear a difference but could not find out who was playing. Sorry. The difference was not clear 🤓

[@FabioGrando]

You didn't sound critical Richard, I just understood that you listened to it with the Ipad's speakers and I guessed you could hear a difference listening to it in another way..😄👍 btw, the difference is not huge, but I think it demonstrates that a cheap acoustic sound may be better than an expensive electroacoustic one

[@toonophobia]

Godin sounds like weirdly processed electric guitar, honestly speaking it is light years away from the sound of the classical guitar. I understand the practicality of such a guitar on the stage, but there should be no place for this type of guitar in the studio.

[@FabioGrando]

Sadly I agree.. they are extremely practical guitars for live music, they even sound great in some masterful hands (I'm thinking to Sylvain Luc) but they can't even beat a cheap acoustic instrument when it comes to studio recording (unless you're searching for this kind of sound and have good studio equipment and preparation, I'm thinking to a few of Sting's tracks)

[@genobourn7423]

You're a purist. And that is OK! I am a Jazzman. Most of us, Jazzmen mentality is any means necessary to get the sounds we need! Pretty much the definition of Jazz. To all , listen to what you like to hear.