Godin Detour Review

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Godin Detour has been rated by 47 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.4

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Quality 4.34

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Reliability / Value 4.64

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Godin Detour Specs

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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Neck Shape: Standard  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: White Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Godin  
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  • Bridge: Fixed  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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Few guitars can match what Godin's Detour offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for Detour, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Godin's Detour an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Detour's features!

If you try playing Detour after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Godin deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Godin's Detour is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Godin's Detour is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Godin put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Detour does.

Detour is reliable and durable guitar that goes shoulder to shoulder with top built guitars. It will perform well in any imaginable situation, and will stand the test of time, if you take the usual care of your instrument. It is no secret that Godin makes good, quality instruments, and that is surely the case with Detour guitar.