The Godin MultiOud Encore Nylon is an electro-acoustic, fretless instrument featuring 11 nylon strings. It is based upon the ancient middle-eastern instrument called the oud and inspired by the countless musicians struggling with the issues of tuning and amplifying such an instrument.
It features custom-voiced electronics with an under-saddle transducer in the bridge, controlled via an onboard preamp for optimal amplified sound. The preamp also features a built-in tuner which, when combined with the custom tuning machine heads, helps to make this instrument simple to tune and keep in tune. We favour the E A B E A D tuning but there are lots of other tunings used, depending on the style of music you play.

Specification:
Two-chambered Canadian Laurentian basswood body
Solid cedar top
Mahogany neck
Fretted rosewood fingerboard & bridge
Custom machine heads
24" (609.6 mm) fingerboard radius
23.03" (585 mm) scale
1.6 " (40.64 mm) nut width
1/4" output
Custom voiced EPM quantum 1T electronics with undersaddle transducer.
Built-in chromatic tuner
Color: Natural semi-gloss

The MultiOud is built and assembled in Richmond QC, Canada.

Note: the attached video from Godin is for the Godin ambiance oud. Which has extra voicings in the electronics, Spruce top and ebony fretboard. The Encore Oud only has the under bridge transducers, but still sounds amazing.