Seagull S6 Cedar Acoustic

Made in canada..1997 was year of manufacture...solid top cedar...cherry neck....rosewood board and bride. unsure of back/sides....satin finish..

i'm a strummer and find this guitar's full sound very pleasing to the ear. it resonates very well...natural harmonics have a really neat tone....great sound is this guitars strong suit, particulary for a $300 guitar.

Action is excellent. It's a pleasure to play, and many people who've played it commented on how good a player it is. I've never had to adjust it. I've been using gauge 13 strings throughout my ownership of this guitar, if that means anyting to anyone.

I've noticed no structual problems.

Only complaint about this guitar is the finish--very, very thin, and there are marks all over it (i've dropped it and had it get knocked over countless times)...also, edge of the sound hole is very, very worn from the pick...i've switched from medium to a thin pick, and the wear rate has decreased a great deal.

Once again, the finish is the only problem in this category.

hardware is still in fine shape, i can depend on this guitar to stay in tune through hours of playing.

(note on tuning--on temperature changes, the tuning changes noticably--all strings become equally sharp or flat)

i'd use it without a backup..

never had an issue where i needed to contact customer support

I've been playing for 7 years...i also own a yamaha acoustic which was a gift...barely been touched since i got the seagull. if my S6 were ever lost, i would replace it with a Seagull model which has electronics included. that is my only regret about this guitar...i wish i had bought one that had electronics.

On the whole, i've been very pleased with this guitar. it's great sound and ease of play makes up for it's poor finish. of course, there are better guitars out there, but, i feel you'll get the most for you money with a seagull.

Cedar top, light colored wild cherry laminate back & sides, sealed tuners, hardshell case. Rosewood fretboard w/dot inlays & Mahogany neck.

Big, warm tone. This is why I purchased this instrument. Much louder than similarly priced asian guitars. G-string buzz developed early and is a recurring headache.

VERY thin finish, lots of pick marks on the top early. They claim this helps the sound, but looking at glossy finished Martins I think this is hype, but probably helps keep costs down. Other problems is a recurring G string buzz. Took it back to the shop and they pointed out a defect in the bridge. The fix was superglue on the bridge to cover the blem and a shim under the bridge. Both solutions unacceptaable. Won't go back to them again. Action now stinks. Looks pretty though.

As above, thin finish and bridge problems. Maybe a Monday AM/Friday PM guitar. The ones on the rack sounded fine. Overall a beefy instrument aside from the finish.

They don't answer email and the shop told me it helps to speak french if you have to call. Have to send it back to Canada to get it fixed or shell out money for a local luthier. Buyer beware.

Good cheap guitar if you are lucky enough to pick out one without problems. Sounds much better than anything in the under $400 price range. Customer support stinks. Don't mind the top wear if tone is important to you. Unique coloring of cherry laminate (gold tone) and satin finish a plus to me. This is currently my only acoustic. Used to have a 1983 Fender F-210 that sounded very similar. Own Epiphone Dot (335) Fender Jazz bass, and Squire Tele (for custom electronic projects mostly). Desire to get Gibson 45, or a Taylor once a sack of money falls in my lap. For now just need to get my bridge replaced.

Seagull S6 Cedar Top
Made in Quebec, Canada
No Electronics
Wild Cherry back and sides
Maple Neck and rosewod bridge

I have been through quite a few guitars: ibanez performance, blueridge, fender and washburn.

I play rock, and blues rock. This guitar has a warm tone and very clear sound. I was actually looking for a spruce top, but the tone and sound of this one completely took me over.

I bought this guitar from someone, so i don't know what the factory setup is like. The Tuners are awesome. Cedar top is fragile, you have to be careful with it.

I have dropped this guitar quitea few times, but it plays fine. I like in Bangladesh, were humidity is killing. SOmehow this guitar has survived the humidity.

I don't gig, so i don't know what it would be like. This guitar has been priced for beginners, but it offers much more than that. If i ever gig, i'll probably use this as a backup.

Never dealt with them

Best value for a beginner. As I said earlier priced for beginner but performance of $700 guitar. I beleive seagull is not very popular, but the quality speaks for itself.

If I lose this guitar, i'll probably buy a Seagull M6. If you are looking for an Acoustic guitar, Canadian guitars are the best. Some other canadian guitar brands are Norman, Art & Luither and Garrison.

Bought this Seagull last year. It's the S6 Cedar top acoustic model.
Had it shipped from Toronto. It included a Space Age case.

I played a whole bunch of guitars before buying this one. This Seagull S6 Cedar top sounds amazing for the money! Easily blows
away other brands upward to 800 bucks.

The finish is simple, but it's nice. The bridge, nut, neck, etc. everything is crafted well. Couldn't find any sloppy workmanship at all. As one other person mentioned, I noticed the G string goes out of tune easily but it's not a huge problem. The action was a bit high for my tastes from the factory. I adjusted the neck and sanded down the saddle a bit, replaced the strings with Elixir Lights and now I love the way it plays.

I take this guitar everywhere and I haven't seen a mark appear on it. I don't bang it off walls either though, I just play it.
I'm confident that it has a well built feel and that it will last.

Never had to deal with them.

I've been playing off and on for 20 years. I own an Ovation Celebrity Deluxe CS257, A Yahama FG331, and a 70's Hofner Classical. As I said, I played alot of acoustics and this one couldn't be beat for the price vs. sound. period. Favorite feature would have to be the sound quality. It's deep and full and compares to other brand acoustic guitars costing three times as much. I don't think there's anything I dislike about this guitar. Bottom line, if you're looking for a well built, good quality, superb sounding acoustic guitar for not alot of green then this is your baby.

Solid ceder top cherry laminated back and sides, made in Canada

sweet but clear good for any style , excellent

set up was spot on , easy to play chords and finger pick, no problem at all

well made no thrills but oozes class and craftmanship

dont no had no problems

Been playing for 3 years now, this guitar is so value for money its unbelavable, the tone is up there with the Martins of this world.

Dont pass one by their great acoustic guitars ,any one who bad mouths these guitars doesnt know good tone or they were unluky and got a one off reject !

Seagull S6 is a 14-fret dreadnaught. The top is satin-finished, solid cedar, and the back and sides are a 3-layer laminate of (I think) mahogany sandwiched between cherry wood. The neck and headstock are stained maple with a satin finish, and the bridge and fingerboard are rosewood. Tuners are chrome but very small. Nut is 1 7/8" wide. The guitar came with one strap pin, and I added one to the heel of the neck. This model has no electronics. In general, the guitar is very plain looking.

This is where this guitar shines! For the money, you cannot buy a better sounding guitar, period. While I won't say it sounds better than a Martin, it can hold it's own against my grandpa's D-35. My dad has a $400 Ovation and this guitar absolutely blows that one away. Since the cedar is so soft, it already has opened up significantly in less than 6 months. All the strings are nicely balanced. Trebles are nice and bright, while basses are big and boomy. I play both fingerstyle and flatpick, and this guitar can handle both.

Action is medium to medium-low. This guitar is extremely easy to play. The satin finished neck is oh so smooth under the hand. The thing always stays in tune. Construction is solid and no-nonsense. This is a quality instrument with few frills.

This guitar is well-built and fairly durable, but the cedar top is extremely soft. You can scratch it by breathing on it! Well, that's an exaggeration, but you can scratch it with a soft fingernail. The cherry sides and back are extremely hard, and I can't imagine them scratching very easily.

Despite the fact that the top is so soft, I really can't complain. I don't feel terribly bad about dinging a $200 guitar. I didn't buy it for the looks. Everything else about the guitar is great. Joints and seams are top-notch.

I play this guitar in church, but I don't beat on it too hard. I don't know if it would be a great gigging guitar, but I'm no professional musician.

Never needed. This guitar comes new with a two-year warranty, but I bought mine used.

I've been playing off and on (mostly off) for 25 years. I gave up guitar for a long time. This guitar thankfully brought me back! This is the only guitar I own right now. If this guitar was stolen, I'd probably get another, or I might look at a Tacoma gloss finish model (DM-18 or DR-20). For the price, this guitar cannot be matched. The main reason I bought the Seagull was because it was the best guitar I could afford right away, and I really needed one right away!

I suppose I'd like a gloss top, but that would probably have put it out of my price range. I'd recommend Seagull for anyone looking for a great guitar at a great price. Beginners should look no further than this model or the S6 spruce. Anyone else looking for a beater that they don't mind getting scratched up should consider the S6.

My rating is without regard to price. If there was an Overall Rating that took price into consideration, this guitar would be a solid 10.

Made in Canada in 2002, with a solid, cedar top and
wild cherry back and sides. Maple neck with Seagull's rather nice, shaped headstock. Matt-satin finish to this dreadnought acoustic. The electronics are a L R Baggs RibbonTransducer with 3 band graphics sliders
and 2 tone/anti-feedback knobs.

As you'd expect from a cedar top, this guitar sounds
warm. It has a nice smooth bass end, well defined
middle and a clean treble response, although there
is no real sparkle at the top end it's fine for the
body shape and woods used.
Amped up there's nothing special going on but
there rarely is with most on-board pickups. So pretty good really, if you like that sort of thing.
Acoustically I found the guitar gave back what I
put in. It doesn't flatter dull playing but rewards
good playing with a warm, well defined, expressive
sound.

The guitar came very well set up. No rattles or
buzzes, good action and fantastic intonation. I have found no flaws with this guitar as far as set-up and
finish are concerned. Remarkable quality for the price.

The guitar is pretty light but has proved remarkably
sturdy. The matt-satin finish doesn't seem to mark
easily or tarnish.
The machineheads are very smooth and accurate
too. The electronics have given no difficulties as yet.

No experience of Seagull's customer support.

I've been playing for 31 years. I started young.
I love the response the guitar gives you and the overall tone.
There's nothing to hate, the guitar is a little bland in
appearance but it grows on you.
I tried a lot of guitars in the shop, when I bought this one. It came down to the Seagull and a Garrison.The Seagull won on slightly better overall tone and
it's top set-up and intonation.
Tremendous value here.

Just a plain old s6 Cedar Top. Same stuff as above

Sounds pretty good. I don't have those booming lows everyone is talking about. Overall seems on the bright side. Since the factory does not recommend medium gauge strings I've had to switch to a heavy gauge pick to get an appreciable level of bass, but it could just be me. My dad has an old Yamama F340 that i think sounds must more bassey. The Sound definitely breaks up under heavy strumming and i get alot more buzzing than i should be getting. The only good part about that is i have to work on hitting the frets perfectly. But I will say it does sound great fingerstyle and light strumming.

Action was fine from the factory. I took it to my favorite shop and the owner said i didn't need to do anything. The finish is satin and light, but personally, i like it better than the gloss. It will and has scratched but who cares. Everything else was ready to go, right out of the case

Haven't broken any strings after some heavy playing with a heavy gauge pick. I'm sure i will eventually, but that probably doesn't have anything to do with the guitar. The finish is satin and the cedar will scratch more easily than other spruce but that doesn't bother me. The tuners are 15:1 and work real well, it takes about a day to get into tune after new strings are on and i wont have to touch it again until its time to change strings. Overall i feel like its hade pretty well

Emailed them once about an owners manual i never received and no response yet after about a week

Haven't been playing very long about 2 years but i grew up in a musical family. My dad who has been playing for 30 years really likes it, but i think his sounds better. A good buy with good quality, the buzzing bothers me, but thats about it. I would check out the bottom line, solid top, washburns (D10S), and Alvarez's first. But i'm happy with guitar and i'll probably keep it as a beater when i step up

Made in 1998 in Canada. Solid Cedar Top. Cherry back and sides. Tuners are ok. I am starting to have trouble with one going out of tune a lot though. The finish is very little satin. The guitar is also very light, because of the use of thin wood. So Like most cheaper guitars, it is not conditioned to enviromental changes. For example, the neck will move when it gets cold. In standard tuning, I have pulled it out of the case with it tuned up a half step. The neck moved! The ivory bridge piece is glued in! Why I don't know!

I love the warm sound from this guitar. If you want a bright sound from an acoustic then this is NOT it. If you want to be a one-man band and get that bass thump from your acoustic this is diffently a good start. However, I am concerned about the fret buzz. I have taken to an authorized dealer to get fixed but he couldn't do it. But then again, I think he set it up for fingerpicking and not that pissed off Neil Young sound. I think the fret buzz could be a lot less.

Like I said before I am getting buzz when I strum chords. I think the problem lies in the fact that the damn neck moves so much when it isn't play. If I got rid of the buzz I would be in love with this guitar. Another reason for the buzz might be that the fret bars have wore down very easily. Cheap guitar syndrom again!

How can a guitar that sounds so damn good have such poor quality? I am also getting another characteristic of "cheap guitar syndrom" that I like to call "G String Snap". On most cheaply made guitars this is always the string that snaps first. Mostly because the G string in standard tuning is the highest tension string but also because the bridge and the nut have not been properly set and filed. I have contacted SEAGULL about all my problems and they have informed me to take it an authorized dealer. Ummmm, OK. I have already put $100 in getting the nut, bridge, and neck filed why would I spend another $100 or more on a $400 guitar? I may take it in just to see what they can do for free. If I bitch enough that is. :)

The warranty for SEAGULL guitars is 2 years. The only way you can contact their customer support is e-mail. They will write you back but your hair might turn white by then.

With all the problems I have had with this guitar I still love it. It's a love hate relationship. If it were stolen or lost I would be really be pissed. But I would diffently look around at other guitars. In the little town where they make SEAGULLs there is like 10 other differnt brands. Maybe one is better. If anyone has any suggestions on what I can do then please feel free to write me.

little dots on the fretboard. nice hard case w/ fuzzy interior. no electronics

Great sound. missing a little of the high end. like it better than most $1k martins & gibsons i play (too dark). not as much as most $1k taylors. Acoustic, I play alot of dave matthews, folk, irish. mostly fingerstyle.

This thing's action has always been a little high, but it sounds so nice I'm afraid to mess with it. Tuners are still great after all these years. great bookmatch, top & bottom.

hmm, lets see. I've been playing this thing regularly since 1991. haven't had any problems with it, leave it in the car & out of the case alot, plus a lot of houston heat & humidity. - so i'd say it's pretty durable. I don't play it on stage much b/c its' not acoustic/electric & I'm scared of drilling holes in it. The top that everyone worries about has aged nicely, has so little finish on it that sap actually comes out of it. It has a great grain to the wood that disguises the nicks- lots of character.

never had to deal with them. hear they're great.

I've been playing for about 15 years. I got the Seagull as a gift in college 10 years ago. It's been seriously abused in that time, but it sounds better every time I pick it up. I attribute alot of that to the light, clear finish on the top. If it were stolen, I might finally grab a higher-end A/E guitar (Taylor, Breedlove, Santa Cruz) w/ a cutout. I hate spending big money on things that might turn out not to be perfect, though & can't justify 5 almost really nice guitars, so I have a number of lower end guitars- epi chet atkins, epi sg bully, kramer strat copy, etc. w/ a behringer v-amp that makes them all sound nice. For my beginning friends, I am recommending these small Art & Lutherie Amis- made by the same company- they sound great for about $150.