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In pictures: Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby unboxed

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By Michael Brown published 25 March 2014

One cool vintage-styled double-cut

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Canadian guitar builder Godin has been quietly producing some seriously high-quality instruments, and with the Richmond series, they’re tastily priced, too.

We have a round-up of Richmonds coming up in TG, so we thought we’d share a few shots of one of our faves: the Dorchester with Bigsby, priced at a cool £849.

For the full review of the Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby, check out Total Guitar issue 253, on sale 14 April.

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Mmm, creamy. The Dorchester is available in Natural or Solid Cream finishes, and with or without that idiosyncratic Bigsby vibrato

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

And there it is in all its glory: a genuine Bigsby, complemented by vintage-style volume and tone knobs

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

The Dorchester’s other big attention-grabbers are those Lace Alumitone humbuckers, with distinctive Art Deco-style covers

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

The sculpted pickguard runs the length of the body

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Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby

Even with that affordable price tag, these Godins are still made in Canada

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Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism, and has spent the past decade writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as a decade-and-a-half performing in bands of variable genre (and quality). In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.

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