A jack-of-all-trades and master of all of them, the xtSA’s incredible sound power begins with three distinct voices: electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and synth.
The xtSA delivers big-time electric sounds via the Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration and thanks to a special 5-way switch setup, extra meaty humbucker tones co-exist with glassy split-coil sounds in the second and forth positions. Turn down the electric output and raise the volume on the LR Baggs transducer saddles and the xtSA becomes an incredibly authentic-sounding ‘acoustic’ guitar. The acoustic voice of the xtSA is enhanced by an onboard preamp with a three-way graphic EQ. The two outputs are set up so that the electric and acoustic voices can be blended while using a single patch cord or at the amp/mixer via both outputs. Also, the xtSA’s synth tracking, which simply put, is the best in the business. As with all of Godin synth-ready instruments, a built-in 13-pin connector provides direct access to all Roland™ GR-Series synths as well as most other 13-pin devices. All of this sound power would be a lot less interesting if the guitar didn’t feel great but the xtSA sure does, thanks to the same 25½” scale and mahogany neck used on the Godin LGX-SA flagship guitar. The Richlite® fingerboard is shaped with Godin’s ergocut technique and equipped with medium jumbo frets. The body is made of a silver leaf maple center with poplar wings and is topped with a Premium grade veneer of highly figured Koa.
Specifications
- Body: Silver Leaf Maple Center with Poplar Wings
- Bridge and Tailpiece: Floating Tremolo Bridge
- Bridge Electronics: Tremolo Bridge with LR Baggs transducer saddles and 13-pin output, acoustic output
- Bridge Pickup: Godin Custom Humbucker
- Color Name: Lightburst Flame
- Controls: 3 Outputs : electric, Acoustic, Custom Pre-amp with 3-band EQ, mix, Synth Volume, Tone, Volume
- Fingerboard: Richlite
- Fingerboard Radius: 16" (406.4 mm)
- Finish: High Gloss
- Frets: 22
- H.D.R: Not Included
- Machine Head Ratio: 18:1
- Middle Pickup: Godin Single Coil
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Pickup: Custom Godin humbucker
- Nut Type: Graphtech
- Nut Width: 1.72" (43.688 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (647.7 mm)
- String Gauges: .010 .013 .017 .026 .036 .046
- String Set: E10
- Top: Premium grade veneer of Figured Maple
