In pictures: Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby unboxed
One cool vintage-styled double-cut

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.

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

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

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

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby
The sculpted pickguard runs the length of the body

Godin Richmond Dorchester with Bigsby
Even with that affordable price tag, these Godins are still made in Canada
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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