All user reviews for the La Patrie Concert CW

Electro Acoustics. Made in Canada, 20 frets, micro Godin,
With excellent sound without amp.
Fine materials. Beautiful visual and sonic colors.
very good stability
Truly amazing for its price.

UTILIZATION

Wide handle and good ergonomics for my rather large fingers. Access to acute time is bit difficult for me at first. Its OK

Indeed, as shown in one of my predecessors, attention to small compartment cover that encloses the battery. A little shaky: Handle with care.

SOUNDS

I play blues and classic. With my amp Acus 5 (range 1) blues sounds are excellent. rendering impressive bass.

OVERALL OPINION

I have tried many many many more expensive models and quite comparable.
No hesitation so for this guitar in good order. In my opinion unbeatable price performance ratio even at the price of nine.

I will not repeat all the features of this beautiful instrument.
Except that in this price range (I can not remember exactly how much I paid because I had a flycase with ...), it's very satisfying.
Beautiful violin, impeccable finish, simple, effective.
Ditto for the electronics.

Excellent grip, slightly muffled sounds dry (cutaway), her powerful, round and warm when plugged into an amp. Good access to acute.
It is often presented as a guitar "hybrid", sufficient to work in different styles, even unexpected for nylon strings.
Latin, jazz, rock, I also used with large distos, at the time I had no electric guitar in hand, the result is stunning!

However, there are two details that I would point out:

-The first level is the varnish of the table, because unlike what you read here and there, and unless I am came across an exception, I find that it is not about the super tough different attacks that can undergo.
It marks very easily, and I had the opportunity to make a significant mark with a helping pick the wrong place. I said that chui not a lumberjack, and I even tend to be really careful with my stuff. My Homeland is rarely out of its nest bush.
In comparison, I have a classic homemade española, more than 10 years of service, sometimes under a bit extreme (much trimballée, travel backpack, to the roots ...), it is sure that 'with the times and situations, she took pets, but at the veneer of the table, except for the specific micro-scratch guitars are not just for decoration, I can say is that nickel, no more trace than that.
I did the test, by applying pressure with the thumb nail, you feel immediately the difference between the two instrumentals. On La Patrie, he did not need to much to mark it, we feel a degree of flexibility / brittleness of the coating, while the Spanish it is hard, it does not budge.

-The second point is at the battery compartment.
I think it is not the most practical, and especially solid, the boxes found on the market today. Especially the little hood that is used to open and close the compartment. It is very fragile, and is maintained by the housing 2 small plastic tabs.
I had the joy of bad break in one of two during a battery replacement.
Again, not a nag chui, but the thing has remained in my fingers.
So I took the opportunity to repair and strengthen.
In fact, I reattached the leg, then I drilled in the axis at the pins that come to nest on the bay, where I handed the cover in position on the housing (removed out of the guitar course) and there have been past a small metal shaft recovered in a stock of dismantled parts of old electronics (it might look a little to the axes used to fasten the bracelet watches).

So now it is solid.
And you do not need to access it as often refined electronics of this guitar ensures a long battery life.

So, that's my little experiment.
Still, I love this guitar, and urges all those who seek a quality instrument, the noble manufacture, taking into account the human and environmental aspects of our time, and that too without breaking the bank.
Mister Godin and his mates have "everything" included.
The quality of their instruments evidenced!
Compliance.


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I was looking for high-end Lasido acoustic guitars in almost every pawn shop of Montreal and fell on this baby. The salesman let it go for 150$ can (about 110$US) with a crappy hard case witch is great since it costs about 370$CAN in stores and is as good (if not better) than any 500$ Alvarez or Yamaha.

The solid cedar top sounds like a charm and i got it new, but it aged within a month, now it sounds almost better than those 25 years old handcrafted guitars we have at school. The mahogany neck plays like a charm and feels incredibly confortable, they say the trust rod helps to make it thiner... The sound is awesome as usual with the mahogany/cedar combo: the bases are strong and the mids are fantastic, maybe a little more personality on the highs would have been appreciated, but for a 300$ guitar, it's amazing.

The only bad point is some buzzing on the A string, i'll get that fixed as soon as possible, nothing else to complain about. A solid back would have been appreciated and the action is a bit high, but nothing unbearable. Oh, the tuners seems cheap, but i guess that's necessary to lower the cost.

Solid cedar top, three way laminated mahogany back and sides, thin laquer finish, mahogany head and neck, rosewood fingerboard, i don't know what the bone & saddle are made of, but it isn't either plastic or bone... The rosette isn't inlay but who gves a damn?

Just... Wow!



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I bought this guitar at my local shop for about $300. I had been playing guitar for a while and wanted to try to pick up classical guitar.

This guitar has great tone and is a great second instrument if you play electric guitar. I feel that a classical guitar is better for a second instrument than a regular steel string acoustic, and this guitar is perfect. It's affordable, yet playable for a more advanced guitar player.

If you are a more advanced classical guitar player and want a good primary instrument, this might not be the guitar for you. It's somewhat limiting to an advanced classical guitarist, but will suit a beginning classical guitarist.

This is a very high quality instrument and is made to last. It isn't built very well, but it wasn't designed for the advanced player, so I guess you can't really complain.

If you're an advanced classical guitarist, this instrument probably won't suit your needs. But if you're looking for a second instrument, this guitar is definitely worth the money. It's absolutely ideal as a second instrument, and extrememly affordable.

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Really beautiful violin with a solid cedar table and a mahogany neck. Gnrale finish is simple and perfect.

Ct prampli is like all the guitar: the simple-sounding, it's made'in Godin. It has a tone knob a brightness and volume on any food with a 9v easily accessible as' if!

Manufacturing is the traditional hands under the guise of Godin dtails with killing style: prs of 8 coats of varnish and a handle spcial natural I've ever seen on a classical nylon string.

UTILIZATION

The grip is gniale especially with the handle allucinant!! slides alone a real rgale!! rglages the backgrounds are impeccable both in the action that the accuracy of the intrument. trs is dynamic and finesse game rather disturbing.

SOUNDS

It was thanks to the high quality prampli good pallette of sound that is warm enough nanmoins. Sounded the slightest touch anything, it prcis, warm, bewitching! Harmonics are a few rich and not even the branch is a trip to play top class ...

OVERALL OPINION

I tried many MODELS ... Following the destruction of enough of a guitar I had never retouve same feeling as good on MODELS quite expensive. Takamine sounded trs in "dry" and Lag (especially with its fairly BCQ mdium of violin and questionable for the price!) And Fender (neck pretty bad ...) let me itself n ' is not free, you can count from 600 to 750 depending on your affinity with your dealer. It's a little known but really scratching exceptional if it is not worth the economic REALLY + price. Passion of Spanish music and classical test urgently!

Guitar produces the Fatherland in Qubec by luthiers working at Godin (in particular). The guitar is well made trs mahogany neck with a very enjoyable and original colors. The preamp is apparently one of those utiliss by Godin, the possibilities are relatively limited, but your exact trs is convincing.

UTILIZATION

I use this guitar to play "Latin jazz". Nothing wrong, just the instruments supplied silent and well equilibrated. The cutaway gives an ACCS meeting the treble, a beautiful sustain.

SOUNDS

This guitar lends itself well trs that style. I use a fender vibro "twin" 'lux and no problem but watch out for feedback on the bossa preamp allows rglages quite thin and the sound matrise fairly quickly while the feedback Vitantis (always a pbm for me with the classics). At all good.

OVERALL OPINION

I use this guitar for several months. This is a guitar medium / high range that satisfies me. Actually count for acqurir 700 on average. J'apprcie particulirement original sound ergonomics. If I had to buy a guitar today I Do not hesitate to return to the MODEL, very good price quality ratio I think.

Made in Quebec! I have not electro version ..
For details, see the reviews below and the website of La Patrie.
Personally, I paid $ 500 Cdn a year ago.

UTILIZATION

Handle very nice! I personally find it somewhat similar (in terms of depth) on the sleeves of Gibson electric. Perfect for those with smaller hands. Guitar very lightweight, ergonomic.
Access to acute is greatly facilitated by the cutaway (it was my main criterion in selecting a classical guitar)

SOUNDS

I bought it for my college studies in classical guitar (equivalent of BA in France) that I have not finally made. I looked mainly into the category of classical guitar cutaway (electric guitar is at the origin, access to acute was an important criterion for me) and I heard about this guitar at a modest price ($ 500 Cdn version non-electronics), I tried and I immediately fell in love with its warm tones and round (compared to other classical guitars that I found too "dry" in the Yamaha for example, a dedicated use more flamenco, it seems to me)
This guitar is perfect for classical music, jazz and even popular repertoire! (For a classical guitar)

OVERALL OPINION

I have this guitar for 1 year already. This is the last guitar I bought and probably the purchase (though now useless) that I least regret!
I would do this election for sure!
Cheap ($ 500) and excellent quality! (For cons I do not recommend it for flamenco)