Beautiful guitar and nice playing! The 2016 series is even more rare, cause are made only in 100 units for color (montreux, natural and cherry). Richlite is actually more expensive than ebony ( I had cost details about it when asked info to Godin service as they use richlite for all multiac grandconcert). Richlite is an isotropic material (not plastic, is very near to wood as is made of paper and phenolic resin) this mean it will never be deformed weird on applied tension, also a material very stable with changes of humidity and temperature (and will not chip off if refret is needed to the fingerboard). Ebony/rosewood is indeed inferior regarding mechanic behaviour(no doubt about that, just evidence). The sound is identical to ebony. If a choose is possible, there is no point (not even the price/value of the material) to go for ebony/rosewood except not knowing about better solutions or just being irrational. p.s. Neck design is from Les Paul. I like all the es-275 series 2016-2018 except the thin line version 2019. Great video.
Richlite is not more expensive than ebony and is a corporate (composite resin) solution to not have to use exotic woods like ebony, do not be fooled by the major corporations and their greedy lies.
Was lucky enough to grab one of these years ago.
I feel your excitement, thank you for sharing the enthusiasm!
Beautiful guitar and nice playing! The 2016 series is even more rare, cause are made only in 100 units for color (montreux, natural and cherry).
Richlite is actually more expensive than ebony ( I had cost details about it when asked info to Godin service as they use richlite for all multiac grandconcert).
Richlite is an isotropic material (not plastic, is very near to wood as is made of paper and phenolic resin) this mean it will never be deformed weird on applied tension, also a material very stable with changes of humidity and temperature (and will not chip off if refret is needed to the fingerboard). Ebony/rosewood is indeed inferior regarding mechanic behaviour(no doubt about that, just evidence). The sound is identical to ebony. If a choose is possible, there is no point (not even the price/value of the material) to go for ebony/rosewood except not knowing about better solutions or just being irrational. p.s. Neck design is from Les Paul. I like all the es-275 series 2016-2018 except the thin line version 2019. Great video.
Richlite is not more expensive than ebony and is a corporate (composite resin) solution to not have to use exotic woods like ebony, do not be fooled by the major corporations and their greedy lies.
I missed getting one of these and the ES-446.
Beautiful guitar Roll