[1] The company was originally located in La Patrie, a small village in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, and founded in 1982 by Robert Godin and a few of his friends.

Most models are available with either the Godin Quantum I electronics (featuring an under saddle transducer) or the Godin Quantum II electronics (with both a transducer and small microphone which can be blended together).

Seagull Guitars have also released a "compound-curve" top design on all of their lines.

This is opposed to the typical flat top of an acoustic guitar which has problems with the sound hole sinking in.

Conversely, stronger construction, such as thicker tops and heavier bracing, stifles the sound.”[2]