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“It ain’t hip, but it’s fairly priced for a North American-made guitar – and an instrument this writer would happily gig with, no hesitation”: Godin Radium review

Along with making guitars for Alex Lifeson, Godin’s standard electric range has plenty to offer. We take this pared-down roots-rocker for a long overdue spin

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“We wanted to pay tribute to Grace Under Pressure by building off of my favorite guitar from that period”: Alex Lifeson celebrates 40 years of a Rush classic by launching a next-gen Sportscaster replica

The Lerxst Grace is inspired by Lifeson’s original Hentor Sportscaster, complete with a red finish, mirror pickguard and HSS pickup configuration

Guitar World

“One of this year’s most versatile electrics – and you don’t need to be a Rush fan to appreciate it”: Godin Lerxst Limelight review

Alex Lifeson's signature HSS S-style is a classic of the genre with tones to burn and a world-class vibrato unit. Yes, do all rush out at once and try it

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“Stolen guitar alert!”: Paul Gilbert has had three Ibanez electrics and a Godin steel-string acoustic stolen in Frankfurt – issues plea for information

Thanks to Ibanez, the show in Germany will go on as planned, but Gilbert asks the public to keep their eyes open and help return the guitars to their rightful owner

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“I gave it to a tennis pro friend years ago. That was a mistake, as he’s left-handed!” Alex Lifeson might have given his Sportscaster to a sportsman, but not before he wrote it into rock history – here’s how a Strat became his go-to for his Rush sound

The Sportscaster is one of the classic Superstrats and is now in production under Lifeson's Lerxst brand. Here, the Rush legend takes us back to the beginning, explaining why he needed it in the first place

Guitar World

“I strongly believe that if you give a guitar to five different players – same guitar, same amp – each one of them is going to sound different”: Alex Lifeson takes us behind the scenes at Lerxst to talk gear, tone and the possibility of new music

Time will tell whether Lifeson and Geddy Lee will work together again, but in the mean time the Rush icon has lots of new gear to show us, developed in partnership with Mojotone and Godin

Guitar World

“The magic is easily achievable”: Give your guitar a Hentor Sportscaster makeover and nail Moving Pictures-era Rush tones as Alex Lifeson’s Lerxst debuts the Limelight pre-wired pickguard

Nail Alex Lifeson’s Moving Pictures-era tone with the Lerxst Limelight pre-wired pickguard

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“For the electric player who fancies some nylon sound, with a pick, it’s a simple drive and very fit for purpose”: Godin G-Tour review

As Canada’s foremost manufacturer of steel- and nylon-string acoustics and electros, not to mention an increasingly broad line of electrics, Godin has combined its past into the G-Tour

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show

From a new wave of star-studded semi-hollow signature guitars, to the AI invasion, these are the things we saw, heard, and thought at the music-making event of the year

Guitar World

Godin’s upgraded Stadium Pro model might be its best-sounding – and nicest-looking – T-type yet

With TV Jones and Lollar pickups – and a sharp aesthetic refresh – Godin's Stadium platform has reached new heights

Guitar World

Godin announces the Session HT MN – adding new finishes and maple necks to the firm’s flagship solid body guitar

The Strat-like, Canadian-made guitar has been spruced up for 2023

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NAMM 2023: Godin gives its G-Tour nylon-string-meets-electric guitar an Arctik Blue makeover

The familiar-looking acoustic-electric gets a new look but retains the same slinky playability

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