The Freeway Classic is the first double-cutaway design by Godin in several years. In spite of the tremendous success of the single-cutaway design featured throughout the Godin line, there has always been a contingent of hard-core, double-cutaway enthusiasts encouraging them to do something for them. With that in mind Godin went to work on the Freeway Classic. The basic formula is classic Godin, versatile, blues/rock gigging machine with "boutique guitar" build-quality at a blue-collar price.

Godin's rock maple necks are known throughout the guitar industry for outstanding feel and boundless sustain. The 25.5 in. scale neck on the Freeway features Godin's ergo-cut shape and medium jumbo frets. Neck stability is insured by a double-action truss system capable of adding and removing relief in the neck. The body consists of a center block of Silver-Leaf Maple with light Poplar wings. Silver-Leaf Maple is an excellent tone wood with a weight and density similar to Mahogany. The warm tone of the Silver-Leaf provides a perfect compliment to the Rock Maple neck. To ensure that they get the most from this potent combination, each neck and body are joined with a perfect wood-to-wood connection -- free of paint or glue -- that delivers maximum neck/body energy transfer. The sound of the Silver-Leaf Maple comes at a price -- it's heavy! To balance the guitar and achieve a comfortable weight the silver leaf core is flanked with light Poplar wings. This ultimately produces a comfortably light… read more guitar with "heavy guitar" resonance.

The Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration makes the most of excellent acoustic response of the Freeway. A double 5-way switch along with volume and tone controls supports the pickups. read less