Seagull S6+ Cedar Acoustic

Bought it brand new. I believe it was made in 2002. Pretty simple in looks. It has a solid cedar top, cherry back & sides, silver leaf maple neck & indian rosewood fretboard. 14 playable frets 21 total. As I mentioned it is pretty simple looking but I know a lot of guitars that are honey dipped pieces of crap. They can have all the fancy pearl inlays & pretty sound hole rosette but when you play it you might as well have a 2x4 with strings nailed on it. The S6 is different in many ways. I saw this guitar at a local music store. I had my mind set on getting a Washburn d10 but I absoultly fell in love with this guitar. It was so light when I picked it up it kind of reminded me of a Taylor Big Baby a friend of mine has, with its no finished look. I do like a guitar to be fancy but I think the S6 is ok the way it is.

This is why the S6 dosent need any fancy inlays. The sound totally makes up for it. When I first got it I noticed the the action was a little high on it. So I took it to Keepers Music in Ames, IA. If you are ever in the neighborhood I recommend going to these guys they are really good at what they do. I have been playing for a little over 3 years and I play alot of Bob Dylan, Beatles, Pink Floyd, anything classic rock I love to play a lot of rhythm. This guitar seems to fit the bill with most everything I want to play. My friend has a old Alvarez and with my old acoustic guitar his would always drown me out. With the seagull it is at the perfect volume not to bright & loud, it's just right. The bass strings are nice and boomy and the treble is just bright enough to play lead if you really want to.
My brother has a Martin D15 and really love the sound of a all mahogany constructed guitar but I was not willing to pay $600 for a guitar just yet. I think I made a wise choice with this guitar. Besides, when you buy a Martin, Taylor or Gibson I understand that the are great instruments but I think most of the time you are paying more for the name. If the S6 had a Martin name on it it would probably be twice as much for what I paid for it. I think as far as the price catagory for this guitar I think the sound is excellent!

Like I said before, the action was a little high for me so I had that taking care of right away. After that it was perfect. I also had to put a set of my favorite strings on. I like using Elixir custom lights with the poly web coating. They are a little more expensive then your typical D'Addario's but I tried the Elixirs once and loved them and they seem to last longer too. It has a compensated saddle which is real nice considering most guitars use a plastic piece of crap with slots cut in it for the string to fit in. I think the saddle makes a big difference in the way a guitar sounds my friend has a bone saddle put on and it made a big difference for him.
I could not detect any other flaws on this guitar. The back was bookmatched perfectly. There wasn't any big globs of excess glue anywhere like some guitars I looked at. I think Seagull take great pride in what they make and they did a wonderful job constructing this guitar.

This guitar seems to be pretty fragile to me. With cedar being such a softer wood compared to spruce or mahogany and the finish is so light it can ding really easy but I am not one to beat up and throw around guitars so I think it will be ok. It would probably have to take a pretty big blow to crack the wood or seriously damage it. I probably wouldnt play a gig without a backup but I dont care what guitar you have you should always play with some sort of a backup.
It stays in tune really good. It looks like it has Grover or Schaller mini tuners but each one has the seagull logo on the back. Nevertheless it stays in tune all the time. The one thing I really didnt like was the shape of the headstock. I thought it was really ugly at first but if it helps keep it in tune as well as it does it dosent matter to me anymore. It only has one strap button which is a big problem with alot of people but it isnt really expensive to just add another on the heal of the neck. I think all around this guitar is built pretty solid and it should last me the rest of my life if I really take care of it.

It comes with a 2 year warrenty. It kind of bothers me a little considering most good brand name guitars come with a lifetime warranty but I doubt this guitar is going to fail me one day after my 2 year warrenty is up.
I never had to deal with them yet but what I have heard they stand behind their guitars and like I said I think this guitar is going to last me forever.

Like I said before I have been playing for a little over three years so my experience isnt as great as others might be but I have done a lot of research on this guitar and went to alot of music stores trying out different models and this is the one that best suit my needs in playing the music I like.
I would probably look into getting a seagull acoustic/electric cutaway if this one was evey stolen but it dosent mean that I wouldnt be pissed off if it was stolen in the first place. The one thing I really love about this guitar is that it is so light and a all around great sounding instrument for the price. I recommend this guitar to anyone who is just starting out and wants a guitar that has a $800 sound with a $300 price tag. I have known a few people that get a $90 piece of garbage with a partical board top and cardbord sides and back with a chunk of bamboo for the neck and they just lose interest in playing because even when they do play it right it still sounds like crap. This guitar might be a little bit expensive for someone who has never picked a guitar up in their life but it makes learning so much more fun when playing with seagull's S series guitars. Once I pick it up it is really hard to put it back down. I tip my hat the Seagull guitar company I think they really should be proud of their product. I know I am proud of having one.

Basic S6+ as descibed elsewhere. What do you want, it's a basic acoustic guitar. If you want more your looking at the wrong reviews.

I have several electrics. The one acoustic that I had was crap so I never played it. I decided that I should invest in a decent acoustic & play it. I don't like to over-pay, so I sought out the opinion of very good semi-pro acoustic player that I know. He has had a (more expensive) Seagull for a long time. He told me to take my time, start with the Orient products, look at some name product (eg Washburn), and lastly look at LADO & SEAGULL. He was confident that I would like the last two best. So that's what I did. When I got to the LADO's, I almost bought one on the spot. I resisted, & went to another store to try out the Seagull's. I was most interested in the M series spruce top when I went in, but that S6 whispered my name from it's place on the wall. I tried the M series first, then an S6 Cedar, and finally the S6 spruce. From the first chord, I knew that this was the one. It also happened that there was someone in my way to the Seagulls. Turned out to be a well known local musician. Seeing that I was looking at the Seagulls (he was playing one as we talked) he offered his opinion that I was looking at the best value for the dollar in the store. He had me at that point but went on to say that if I played the Seagull for a while, then went over to the Martin's & Taylor's and played them, I'd be hard pressed to hear the difference. Damn if he wasn't right. Might be he figured me for a rube, but I really thought that the Seagull stood up sonically with the other guys at 5 times the cost. I haven't changed my mind. Fastest sale the salesman ever made.

After a period of living with this beauty I found a minute flaw in the finish on the back of the neck, so I can't give it a perfect score. But it's damn close.

Everything seems to be first rate & as I said, I know someone who's had one for over 10 years & it has been a joy for him.

N/A. Don't expect to have to find out.

As I said, I am a bargain hunter, & the Seagull ranks at the top of my list, including my Gibson SG & GL S-500.

satin finish solid top nice tuners with engraving on the back of them every one alreadly listed the materials so i wont again

it sounds great it compares to 600 or 700 dollar gutiars it suits me i play paul simon and bob dylan or what ever i feel like

the action suits me it quite low it has zero flaws it honestly the most perfect gutiar i have ever seen

this gutiar scratches very very easily it will look horable unless ever played the finish is too thin and cedar dent easily

i emailed them they got back to me in a day so i think they should be good

i love my seagull it will just have lots of dents

The appointments are pretty basic (no electronics) but everything is executed perfectly. Great tuners, finish, etc.

The sound on this things is absolutely gorgeous. I play everything from light fingerpicking to heavy strumming and this guitar handles everything beautifully. The guitar has a great dynamic range. Pick a string delicately and it's glassy and mellow, but it perks right up when you dig in. I won't blame you for being skeptical of all these glowing descriptions, but give these guitars a listen and you'll agree, I'm sure. After hearing this guitar, people have honestly offered to trade it for $1500 guitars!

The guitar was set up marvelously out of the factory, with smooth, medium-to-low action. Visually, the top is a knockout, bookmatched perfectly, with a light, even gloss. Worksmanship is solid throughout.

I've been playing this for going on six years, and it sounds better every day. Like any acoustic, you DO need to take care of it - keep it in the case and oil it every so often so it doesn't dry out. After you hear it, you'll WANT to be good to this guitar.

Never needed it, but I'd generally expect good things from a smaller company like this.

If it were stolen or lost, I'd be heart-broken, but I'd buy another! I love the complex, versatile sounds of this guitar and it's stellar playability. At a price like this, you'd be crazy to ignore Seagulls.

the seagull s6+ is a fairly straightforward acoustic guitar. it has a solid cedar top, wild cherry back and sides, and a rosewood bridge and fingerboard. according to the company, the neck is rock maple, but it looks a lot like mahogany to me. i have the cutaway version with the l.r. baggs micro-eq electronics. it has a satin finish, which lets the top resonate better than a gloss finish would. however, it offers less protection for the wood. the tuners are smooth and the guitar always stays in tune. a compensated bridge keeps the intonation accurate most of the way up the neck. the neck is fairly wide and the action medium-high, but the guitar just makes you want to play.

unplugged, the guitar has a huge, wide sound with just the right amount of brightness. the cedar top has sweetened up nicely over the last year-and-a-half...the guitar just keeps getting better and better. plugged in, it sounds almost as good. the l.r.baggs pickup sounds quiet and natural...basically the same as unplugged, only louder. the controls are simple (just bass, treble, and volume) but that is all this guitar needs. getting a sweet tone through the p.a. is a snap. i use this guitar for folky-guy-sitting-on-a-stool-in-the-corner gigs, mostly stumming open chords and some very minor fingerpicking. i vary dynamics quite a bit and the guitar responds great to subtle melodic lines or heavy strumming quite well.

the action was higher than i would have liked, but i adjusted the truss rod and it plays much better now. the strings are spaces widely apart, thanks to the wide neck, so clumsy players, like myself, are given some leeway on difficult chord fingerings. the frets are a little small, and the fretboard doesn't seem perfectly level past the 15th fret, but who plays up there anyway? the finish feels nice under the fingers, not sticky. the wood also looks more natural without a layer of polyurethane over it. the body shape is slightly different than most guitars, which caught my in the store.

the guitar is made with some nice wood and was put together quite well. it looks like the nut, the bridge, the tuners, and the end pin are quality parts, and installed properly. i would, and do, use this guitar on gigs with no backup. but, it is an acoustic guitar, so i wouldn't use it as a footstool, or a jack-stand for my car. if i hit an intruder over the head with it, it would probably break...and irritate the intruder. my dog jumped on it and put two nice dings in the top, but nothing bad structurally occurred.

all my previous guitars are no longer with me...my sister took her epiphone back...my brother sold my yamaha for drugs...my ex got the arch-top in the divorce...i do still have my electrics (a strat and a guild), three basses (two fenders and a carvin) and assorted amplifiers. but i was lacking that acoustic. i originally was looking for an older guild, but this guitar sounded as good as a friend's 25 year old guild. i wish it played a little more like it, but for the money, who cares? besides, drunk people are always insisting on grabbing it, and my dog is waiting for me to leave it unprotected just one more time.

I bought this guitar back in 1998. I checked quite a few in my hunt, including Martins, Ibanez's and Matons. Out of all the guitars I looked at, it seemed like the best one for the price. Standard dreadnought shape, no electronics, cherrywood laminate back and sides, solid cedar top (a big plus when you're looking for an instrument that will last a long time) and standard seagull tuners. Now that I've had it for a good number of years I can reflect back on the instrument and note a few gripes -

The neck is ultra fat for an acoustic. I've played a couple of K. Yairi's and Matons and the neck on the S6 seems uncomfortably huge. I'm a rhythm guitarist and sometimes the strain of playing bar chords can be a little too much.

One strap button. I've noticed a few companies doing this as well. If you're gonna put one on, why not put the other on?

Other than that, its a very good instrument for the price - solid tops are a big plus, nice fretwork and overall well constructed.

Being straight acoustic and a rhythm guitarist to boot, I'd have liked the guiatr to be a touch louder. The tone is very well-rounded and mellow; not too much high bt plenty of lows and mids. Appregios can be a bit of a hassle with the wider fingerboard, but for singer/songwriters its a nice little instrument to pick up and play.

Note to everyone - The guitar can get very dirty quickly if you don't spend some time cleaning it (much to my embarassment)

The action was perfect when I got it - I'm not Steve Vai, so the strings weren't completely flat against the board which adds volume to the guitar. The bridge was properly routed, the frets nicely crowned and the finish flawless. However, after playing it for a few years I noticed a buzzing on the low E - the guys at the music shop tell me it could be a manufacturing fault. I've also noticed a crack on the back of the neck where the headstock meets the neck. I can't say for sure whether its a surface thing or seriously structural.

I've played a couple of solo gigs on it and its always been quite solid - the hardware still runs smoothly and there hasn't been any major problems (until the buzzing) with it since I've had it. Since I bang it around a lot it seems very durable, and the scratches and bumps have been more my fault than anything. Anyone who's been reading this from the top knows my opinion on the strap buttons. 'Nuff said. I wouldn't go gigging with this guitar simply because I think a cutaway with a pickup would suit a live audience more. The Seagulls more of a pick up and play at home instrument.

Never had to deal with them.

I've been playing for about 5 years, just strumming and doing the singer/songwriter thing. I've been happy with my purchase, but as I've improved I think its time to move on. Would I buy another one? Probably not, simply because of the neck and the lack of a lifetime warranty for the product. I'd definitely recommend it to people just starting out though - a solid top, handmade acoustic is not something to walk by, especially when a laminate would cost only a few hundred less. I originally chose this because it was (and still is) a good buy.

This guitar is handmade in Canada,eh! Just picked it up today. Traded my Epiphone PR335CE and my Peavey Audition 30 amp(both used)for this guitar. I have tried so many guitars in the last six months(Epiphone,Gibson,Yamaha,Fender,Washburn)but this one will do it for me. Extremely well made, cedar top, laminated back and sides. Very solid.

I like to play anything from Bob Dylan to Bob Seger, Eagles to Beatles. Easy strumming music. Mostly open chords, nothing fancy. I have played off and on for 40 years, rock bands in high school,jamming with the guys in recent years. This Seagull is the type of guitar that you just pick up and start playing and playing and playing! It will play whatever sound you want.

Right out of the box, the action was great,the set up perfect. I cannot believe the workmanship on this guitar. I played it for two hours, checking for burrs on the frets, poor finish, bad bookmatch. NOTHING! I think this guitar can hold it's own against any guitar when it comes to quality. And made in North America to boot!

This guitar will only get better with age. For the gigs I will play, I will depend on this guitar more than myself. Time will tell if the finish will last. I'll send in another review in 20 years or so. This one came with only one strap button but I will put another one on.

I have only had this guitar for a few hours but I am sure when you get this quality you get the service behind it.

I started playing at 14 and I'm playing again at 54 after an absence of about 20 years. I have owned many guitars over the years (Fender, Gibson, Rickenbaker, Epiphone, Silvertone{my first guitar} and Yamaha) and all have passed on to better things except my 1966 Yamaha. I wanted a guitar that I could just pick up and play, no amps,no mics,just play. After looking at guitars for the past 6 months and playing lots of them, I picked up the Seagull and that was that. Looks great, sounds great. The neck is a little wider than most and very forgiving to people like me who are a little rusty after not playing for a while.

I believe it's 2001 but not sure. Handmade in Canada.
Mahogany Back & Sides, Semi-Gloss Lacquer Finish, Mahogany Neck, Indian Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge, Solid Cedar Top
I bought a soft case for an additional $30 and they tossed in some free picks and strings.

The sound is brillant and yet has a nice low mellow tone. I played lots of different guitars at the shop and even some $1,000 ones and this seagull guitar sounded better then them all. I play all sorts of different music.

Action was perfect, not to low and not high. No complaints.

The finish is pretty thin. It's almost like straight wood but the sound makes up for it. I've only had it a short time so we'll see how well it stands up to abuse.

I also play a Gibson/Epiphone electric through a Marshall amp. Small recording setup with guitar processor, mackie mixer, pedals, which goes into a PC running N-track studio.
I just love the sound. The 3 low strings play nice and low and the three high strings seem to be louder and brillant. I love the sound! I tried seagulls other guitars and prefer the cedar over other woods.

Bought new. Made in Canada. Solid cedar top, laminate cherrywood back and sides. No pickup but I installed a K&K Pure Western pickup. Compensated saddle. Plain looks (but that's a plus). Tuners have the Seagull logo and seem to work smoothly and stay in tune. No case included but I got one from zZounds when they were closing out Seagulls.

I tried a lot of different guitars before going with this. It was down to this one, a Martin D15, a Larrivee, or a Tacoma. I was trying to keep things under $700 and the Seagull came in WAY under. The sound was everything I was looking for. Fortunately, I was able to try all the guitars out and finally this one spoke to me. I almost bought one over the net but I am glad it didn't work out. There can be subtle differences from guitar to guitar that a person just has to experience themselves. No glowing descriptions or yuppy testimonies can take the place of playing the darned thing. Don't get caught up in headstock envy--go for quality and value. Sure, the big names have a lot of quality on a large scale basis but there are a lot of small-scale quality operations out there like La Si Do, maker of Seagulls and Normans, Simon and Patrick and Art and Lutherie. Support small businesses!

Anyway, the sound is rich and articulate and heavy strums have just the right amount of compression (for me). No fret buzzes or rattles, no dead spots or intonation problems. It's great all the way up the neck. Capo stays in tune as well. The satin finish goes well with the warm, rich look of the cedar. Smells good, too.

Like I said earlier, the action is great. Fretwork is excellent. When I was looking at acoustics, I picked up a Guild at a GC that had such rough fret ends you could draw blood--plus it sounded dull and lifeless. Wood grain is a little rough here and there but not bothersome.

Seems well built. I don't thrash my instruments so it should be around for a long time. Stays in tune well and I would definitely depend on it. I plan to gig with it.

They have responded to my emails within a day or so but I don't think I will need them.

I have been playing for 25 years. I also have a several electrics, numerous amps, an old Harmony, an old Stella, some Tech 21 amps and a Djembe. I would definitely buy another Seagull. My favorite features are its sound and playability.

I purchased my year 2000 Seagull S6+ Cedar in early 2001. It
was made in Patrie, Quebec. It has a solid Cedar top with
Wild Cherry laminated sides and back. The sides and back were
stained to look like mahogony. The neck is solid Silver
Leaf Maple with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. Satin finish
with a dreadnought body style. A very nice looking guitar.

The solid Cedar top gives it a very warm sound with a nice
vibration...it sounds good new, so it should only get
better with age. It has a rich and full sound with nice bass
that isn't overpowering and a nice high end that is clear
but not tinny. The original Godin strings sounded good, but
I like the sound of the newer Daddario Medium Phospher Bronze
strings I just put on a little better.

The guitar was set up nicely right out of the box. The action
is nice...maybe just a tad high, but definitely comfortable to
play. I'm just getting back into playing after a long hiatus,
so I need to develop better hand strength and calluses anyway,
so I'll probably leave the action alone until my hands get
"broken in" a little more. The new Daddario strings I put on
helped a little in this area also.

The S6+ Cedar is a very well made guitar. It feels solid and like
it is put together well. There is no strap button up on the
neck area, so I'll have to add one later. I'll probably have
a friend who is a luthier do it for me. I think the Seagull's
are beautifully made guitars for the price. In fact, after doing
a lot of research, I believe the Seagull S6 series to be some of
the best acoustic guitars available in their price range.

I have never needed to contact customer support yet, so I
can't comment on their service or support. The guitar is
under a two year warranty and the guitar shop I purchased
it form has a good reputation for repairs and service on
Seagull's and other guitars.

I played guitar many years ago, but gave it up after my last
guitar was damaged. I am just getting back into trying to play
regularly. I didn't want to spend a great deal on a new guitar
until I see if I will play more. The Seagull S6+ Cedar was
recommended by a friend who is a musician and guitar aficiando.
He said that he prefers Martins, but Seagull's are his next choice.
He found me the Seagull at a local guitar shop. It was a new
guitar, but it was a 'B' stock discount due to a minor ding on the
back. The price was a real deal for a guitar as well made and
rich sounding as the Seagull S6. I highly recommend this guitar
as a high quality, yet low priced, entry level acoustic guitar.