The Freeway Classic is the first double cutaway design by Godin in several
years. In spite of the tremendous success of the single cutaway design featured
throughout the Godin line, there has always been a contingent of hard-core,
double-cutaway enthusiasts encouraging us to do something for them. With that
in mind we went to work on the Freeway Classic. The basic formula is classic
Godin, versatile, blues/rock gigging machine with ‘boutique guitar’
build-quality at a blue-collar price.
The Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration makes the most of excellent acoustic response of the Freeway. A double 5-way switch along with volume and tone controls supports the pickups.
Godin’s rock
maple necks are known throughout the guitar industry for outstanding feel and
boundless sustain. The 25 ½” scale neck on the Freeway features Godin’s
ergo-cut shape and medium jumbo frets. Neck stability is insured by a
double-action truss system capable of adding and removing relief in the neck.
The body consists of a center block of silver-leaf maple with light poplar
wings. Silver-leaf maple is an excellent tone wood with a weight and density
similar to mahogany. The warm tone of the silver-leaf provides a perfect
compliment to the rock maple neck. To ensure that we get the most from this
potent combination, each neck and body are joined with a perfect wood-to-wood
connection—free of paint or glue—that delivers maximum neck/body energy transfer.
The sound of the silver-leaf maple comes at a price—it’s heavy! To balance the
guitar and achieve a comfortable weight the silver leaf core is flanked with
light poplar wings. This ultimately produces a comfortably light guitar with
‘heavy guitar’ resonance.
Made in Canada.