It will certainly rock like any two-pickup humbucking guitar, but it has a whole other personality that is well suited to rhythm playing, modulation effects, and even a little funk.
Tonally it occupies its own space, so don't expect it to substitute for a Les Paul or a Strat. The Radium is an excellent value from its smooth playing medium C profile neck to its unique pickup arrangement. But its a totally usable second set of sounds that can get pretty funky, or in a pinch get you through a Robert Cray tune. This gets you closer to a "Strat" tone, but not completely. If you like to get a little trippy now and then, you'll love it.Īnd something interesting happens when you pull the tone knob up to split both humbuckers: You get a bit of the "quack" back when combined with the middle pickup. While that might disappoint some, it works great with vibe, chorus, and phase effects to create lush, detailed and hypnotic chords that shimmer nicely when the notes are individually picked out.
The vibe is more clean and distinct and with less quack. Combined with neck or bridge pickup you also don't get the classic "out of phase" tones that you expect from a Strat. It's jangly, reasonably bright and is a great for rhythm parts where you need a nice acoustic-like tone. In the middle position, the Cajun pickup does not deliver the warm slightly compressed tones of a Tele neck pickup. Gained up through our JAM Tubedreamer there is plenty of rock crunch and sizzle, although without the heavy bottom end of an all-mahogany guitar. Overall it's a very resonant guitar with a lot natural acoustic tone. As mentioned, they a cleaner and leaner than usual, and single coil players will be pleasantly surprised with the note separation and chime. Selecting the neck and bridge pickups you get much of what you might expect out of those positions. Compared to the other two pickups, the Cajun pickup is down a bit on output, and it also serves a different role than the middle pickup in a Strat might play. They are direct mount, so any pickup output balancing is accomplished with the middle pickup. You won't find the dark and woody tones of a mahogany set neck guitar, and the medium output humbucker pickups have a lot of bite and definition. The basswood body combined with a maple set neck and wrap tailpiece creates a punchy and clean platform for the Godin humbucker and Cajun Tele-style pickups. Looking somewhat like the ultimate "Partscaster" the Godin Radium combines a multitude of influences to create a surprisingly broad array of tones. Pull tone splits both neck and bridge pickups.
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It's brand new with a full warranty, and you save some dough. This is a Godin "SF" factory second that contains some cosmetic imperfections that are typically inconsequential (see photos). From jangly rhythm tones to heavy rock crunch, the Radium will surprise you with its build quality and unusual versatility. Featuring a unique mash up of Fullerton-meets-Kalamazoo pickups, body shape and scale length, the Radium packs a diverse set of tones in a comfortable, easy to play package. For 2020, Godin has introduced the new Radium line of guitars.
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