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Godin's Twangiest 5th Avenue Archtop Yet





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The Godin 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond blends old-school archtop style with modern performance features to meet today's players where they live. A pair of TV Jones T-Armond "Dyna" pickups gives this beautiful archtop that coveted bygone-era bite and twang. You'll be greeted with rich tone and powerful projection the moment you pick up this ultra-light archtop; its Canadian wild cherry top, back, and sides are full of soul and stage appeal. Plugged in, the 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond exhibits inspiring depth, clarity, and kick, with more than a touch of that vintage sparkle and chime. At the bridge position, a genuine Bigsby trem equips the 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond for haunting chordal and melodic textures to deep scoops and wild dives ? all without wrecking your tuning. If you're looking for a full-featured archtop with style and performance to match, be sure to check out the Godin 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond from Sweetwater.





An archtop for any style





Whether you play rockabilly or alt-country, the Godin 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond is just the distinguished, tone-drenched guitar you've been looking for. Factor in the rustic-inspired beauty of its richly finished, figured Canadian wild cherry back and sides, and you've got a guitar reminiscent of yesterday, with all the stability of today.





Vintage class and modern precision





Godin's entire 5th Avenue lineup has been popular from the start and steadily catching fire ever since. That's because Godin is doing what few other guitar makers can claim ? making quality instruments from solid materials and sound construction techniques, and offering them at more than reasonable prices. This goes doubly for the 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond, whose archtop nature relies on an impressive balance of tension and tonewood characteristics. The result is a guitar that looks, plays, and sounds like it wandered straight out of the early mid-20th century, but is built to the tight tolerances only twenty-first-century technology can offer.





Pro quality at an intermediate price





With the 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond archtop, you get it all: classic craftsmanship, modern features, and amazing sound. If you want true pro quality for an almost unreasonably low price, then you owe yourself the chance to try out the Godin 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond guitar.





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TV Jones T-Armond pickups





Nothing twangs like a true TV Jones. The 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond gives you a pair of Dyna-inspired T-Armonds to unlock a beautiful sparkle, chime, and quack out of your favorite tube amp. Though vintage in character, the T-Armonds are quite low in noise and high in output to fight excess buzz and hum when you're cranked up onstage. Get that classic bite and kick you've been craving with Godin's TV Jones-loaded 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond ? available now through Sweetwater.





Godin 5th Avenue Uptown T-Armond Electric Guitar Features:


A vintage-style archtop hollowbody outfitted for modern performance


TV Jones T-Armond pickups pack vintage sparkle, chime, kick, and clarity


Canadian wild cherry top, back, and sides with elegant cream binding


Silver leaf maple neck provides great stability and the perfect bite


16-inch-radius Richlite fingerboard feels great in the hand


Bigsby tremolo tailpiece delivers unique chordal and melodic ornamentation


Tuning-stable Tune-o-matic bridge with roller saddles


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