Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin
Progressive minded Quebec-based guitar
manufacturer Godin has a reputation for
high quality, sustainability, and affordability,
and all of these elements come together
perfectly in its 5th Avenue series of
archtop guitars. This rapidly expanding
series has been extremely popular since
its launch, with the 5th Avenue Kingpin
model reigning supreme over the sub-
1000 dollar archtop market. Inspired by
classic ‘50s designs, the Kingpin is well
suited to everything from jazz to country
to punk, with different iterations sporting
either P-90s or humbuckers for tones that
range from biting, to silky and warm. The
top, back, and sides are all made from
sustainably harvested (and stunningly
beautiful) satin-finished Canadian wild
cherry, while the neck is made from
silver leaf maple. The Godin
5th Avenue Kingpin is available in cutaway
and non-cutaway models equipped with a
variety of pickups, or no pickups at all. The
dual humbuckered CW Kingpin II sells new
for 995 American dollars.
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