Seagull S6 Folk Acoustic

I can't understand how anybody could give this guitar a bad rating for sound. When I went shopping for a new guitar, I took a couple months and played every guitar I could find...including expensive Martin, Taylor and Guild guitars. This guitar blew all but the most expensive models costing thousands of dollars away. There is nothing "tinny" or weak about the tone. I may not be as deep sounding as a dreadnought guitar, but it wasn't meant to. It has a full bright sound to it and everybody I know, including other musicians comment to me on the great tone of this guitar.

The guitar was set up perfectly by the factory. It looks beautiful and plays like a dream.

The hardware is excellent. The tuners have a great feel to them and hold tune very well. The lack of lacquor on the body lends to easy scratching of the finish. The wood is pretty soft as well. This does serve to enhance the tone, though. I'd rather baby a guitar that sounds amazing than beat on a guitar that sounds horrible.

Never had to contact them.

I love this guitar and wouldn't change anything about it. I'm looking for a 12 string and will definitely go play a Seagull first!

This is a smaller classical size guitar with a wide classical size neck. It has a solid fine grained cedar top. There is no pick guard. It's not flashy, but has character.

I do alot of finger picking and usually do not use a pick. I own 8 other guitars (Alvarez, Ovation, Takamine, Kay, Guild) and they all have good sound, but this one is the clearest. It's not as boomie as the guild or as bright as tha alvarez, but somewhere in between. This is the one I would keep, because of the sound if I could only hae one.

It has a satin finish, which doesn't do a good job of protecting the wood. I bought it used and there were several scratches already on it. The action is great, low and no buzz. There is quality in the workmanship and hardeare.

Its used, and seems solid, but I've only had it a short time

I don't consider myself a guitar player, more of someone who plays on a guitar, but I've been doing it for over 30 years. I've owned 13 guitars. (1 Ovation, 1 Guild, 1 Takamine, 3 Alvarez six stings, 1 Alvarex 12 string, 1 Kay 12 string, etc.), but this Seagull suits be better than any I've played. The wide neck works, well with my fat fingers, and the sound is clearer than the guitars with the type of finger picking I do. I would definitly bu another if something happened to this one even if it meant selling a more expensive guitar to do it.

This guitar has a great feel and sound and is my main player guitar.I traded for the guitar and then added a Dean Markley Pickup to it. I can pick it up just about any time and it is in tune. The guitar is a smaller size guitar ( Auditorium ) Willie Nelson type guitar so don't exspect a deep bass or loud sound. the rosewood has a good sound to it and the maple neck has a nice feel.

I play Christian rock and Blues style. This is the guitar I pick up first most of the time. It has a good tone and works well with alternitive tunnings. I would have liked to have a pickguard because allthough the rosewood has a great sound, it is very soft and Scratches easy and I play with a pick. If you play only fingerstyle this is not a problem.

I set up my on guitars so anything I buy is not going to be where I like it. once set up though I could not find anything wrong. The guitar comes with Goden tuners and keeps in tune very well.

The guitar is a well built guitar, as said earlyer it could have used a pickguard. I have and will play it live with confidence. Just remimber to not to bang it too much.

Have not needed it

I have been playing around 20 years and I got this guitar about 2 years ago and have not regreted it. I would buy another
Seagull in a heartbeat, the only thing I would do diffrent is go ahead a spend the money to get the higher end.

This is a satin finish, smaller auditorium size guitar. I bought it for the smaller size. The neck seems to be shaped more like a nylon string guitar (hence the "Folk"). I actually don't like the neck shape. It's too wide for good chord work. The top seems to be solid, but don't know for sure. Very plain looking.

One thing that I absolutely hate about this guitar is that the position markers on the side of the neck (i.e. the ones you look down at while you're playing) are only at the 5th, 7th and 12th frets. While I'm playing I often glance down and think I'm at wrong fret because I forget that some of the markers are missing. What is the point of leaving out the dots at the 3rd and 9th frets?

All in all it's pretty bare-boned and I'm not in love with the few features that it has.

This is the biggest disappointment. There's not one authoritative tone in this guitar. I realize that it is slightly smaller than most acoustic guitars out there, but I've played auditorium sized guitars that have strong, clear bass notes. And bright, trebly notes. This guitar just sounds muted and dry. Not the good kind of dry, dry as in dull. It doesn't project notes out either, they seem to get lost in the mix. Not much more to say really. It's not bad, I've heard much worse, but it doesn't really do anything for me.

To me, the Seagull is the Lace Sensor Pickups of acoustic guitars. If that makes any sense.

The guitar has a satin finish, which means that it's barely there. This is fine on the hard back and sides, but the softer wood of the top (I'm not sure what kind it is) gets dented really easily, and there's no pickguard. Other than that the guitar is made very well. I have no complaints about the frets or anything else. Very good for the price.

Seems sturdy enough, other than the top getting dented and gouged all the time. It's not going to fall apart anytime soon.

I've owned this guitar for about 2 years and only play it every now and then as I prefer playing electric. I have to say this guitar was a big disappointment. I'd heard good things about Seagull, but this guitar is just not that great. There are some features of this guitar that others might like more than me, like the shape of the neck or the "smooth" tone, but this overall I can't really think of much of anything to recommend this guitar. It's is well built and sturdy, I'll give it that. But otherwise it's a spongy sounding, ill playing and too quiet, even for a smaller guitar. This guitar could have been a lot better with a few changes that probably wouldn't have even affected the price. Unfortunately it's more of some strange duck of a guitar.

And the headstock is the ugliest headstock ever.

I'm not sure why people are so excited about the sound of this guitar. I purchased this guitar based on the reviews I read about it's sound quality being good. In my opinion, the guitar sounds very "tinny". I purchased it online, and when I opened it up, tuned it, and played it - it sounded like a cheap $20 guitar my nephew has. I was really disappointed. There's no point for me to rate the other features. Sounds is the most important, and in my opinion, the inexpensive price is definitely not worth it.

well this is a folk-style guitar, so it has a smaller body than most of the steelstring guitars. which is is great in my opinion, cause it makes the guitar very comfortable to play on. the saugull also has a wide neck which makes it more easy to play difficult chords.

great! an amazing sounding guitar this good at this price. it sounds very deep (like a guild almost)

well... the guitar can opticly damage easy cause the wood is quiet soft. so I have a budge here and there, but that doesn't effect the sound and gives it a "well played guitar" look wich I like.

this is a guitar with a great value at it's price. and even if I had a d-28 and a hummingbird I would still hold on to this one cause it is a seriousy good guitar.

This guitar has a solid cedar top with very fine grain (Seagull says from a Cedar tree over 400 years old). It is not at all fancy, but sounds great and is very loud for its size. I like a smaller size than a full dreadnought. This one fits very comfortably on your lap. It is not feature laden, but Seagulls are all good basic guitars. I believe this guitar (S6 + Folk) has an 1/8th of an inch wider neck than the regular steel strings, which makes it easier to finger pick.

The guitar is loud with a warm sound that pleases me.

To get my current set up I adjusted the rod and sanded a mm or so off of the saddle to lower the action further down the neck. Something I always do before buying any guitar is look inside it. My Seagull is as neat and well done inside as outside. In virtually all less expensive guitars you'll see excess glue and amateur fitting where the bracing goes through that joining wood with all the cuts in it. I have a Taylor that is no tidier inside. I have read and been told that the difference between great and ok guitars is often the finish. It is very expensive to have a gloss finish that is good. Most guitars have glossy finishes and are therefore "not good". It is much easier and cheaper to have a satin laquer finish that is good. That's why Seagull chooses the rather plain look of satin laquer. This is a big deal for less expensive guitars. I have some Taylor guitars, and only my very expensive one has a glossy finish.

Cedar has an awesome warm tone, but it is a very soft. The finish does not offer any protection, but I don't think any finish that sounds good does. They have to be very thin and flexible.

Don't know the warranty, but this guitar will go to my grave with me. I'm not worried.

I've had the guitar for two years and have been quite happy with it. I am currently looking for a new or used classical, and I'm looking forward to trying a "La Patrie" which is made by the same company. For the money, the S6 + folk is very good.

I believe this guitar was made in the mid-90's (i bought it used). It is a folk size guitar...smaller than dreadnaught, bigger than grand concert. Solid cedar top, cherry sides, mohagony neck, rosewood fretboard. Handcrafted in Canada. Schaller tuners. Nothing special, very plain, not even a pickguard!

It suits my music style greatly. I play a good mix of music, but usually DMB, or classic rock. The sound is what sold me this guitar. It is very sweet. Not boomy like a dreadnaught or trebly like a grand concert. very good mix. Excellent for the price.

Although used, I believe it had the factory set-up. The action was low for an acoustic, but no buzzing. plays beautifully. The guitar has no visible flaws, except a couple dings from the previous owner. the finish is very thin however. The wood is great, and is fitted very well.

this guitar is very well built, however fragile. this gives it its sweet sound i guess. the one strap button is very solid, however i would not recommend gigging with it (unless you fingerpick only), as the finish is fragile. It is best suited as a practice / play it for your friends guitar. My guitar is about five years old and is in pretty good shape, all you have to do is take good care of it.

2 year warranty for the original owner comes with the guitar. One time i wrote them about their new compensated saddle and they sent me one for free!!! very good!

i've been playing casually for a few years. I also own a peavey electric (built like a tank), and a cheaper oscar schmidt acoustic (well built, but sound lacks). If it were stolen, i would try to replace it with another one, but money constraints might stop me. I love the sound. Seagulls IMO have the best sound on the market for the money. I bought it over a new Ibanez PF5CE.

Bought new 1997. Canadian-made, solid cedar top with satin finish, laminated wild cherry sides and back, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, no pick-guard, no electronics. Tuners seem decent, don't know brand, but they've worked fine.

Your basic decent-quality low end solid-top acoustic steel-string guitar. Smaller than "dreadnaught" size, larger than a "parlour guitar." Rating is based on the fact that the guitar isn't exactly feature-laden, but it has the essentials and what it has is of reasonable quality.

I bought the guitar as a rank beginner and have been using it to learn. I am interested mainly in finger-picking in the blues styles of players like Mississippi John Hurt and also more folk-oriented pattern picking, accompanying songs. I also of course have learned some basic chord-strumming. I use it by myself at home. I think the sound of the guitar is beautiful, perhaps more so when strummed. It is quite responsive and loud. I won't attempt to characterize the sound as I don't have the background to throw around adjectives with any confidence.

Set-up was OK, but much better after adjustment by the shop a couple of months after purchase. I'm not aware of any flaws.

I suspect this would not be the hardest-wearing guitar in the world. The top finish seems thin to me. I have no idea what demands live playing would involve.

I treat it with care and it has lasted very well so far.

Haven't dealt with the company.

I love this guitar. I love the sound, look, feel, and smell of it. I have no complaints about it at all.

However, as I said it is my first guitar, and I think of it as an entry-level instrument. I have been saving for a fancier guitar, so if this one were stolen I might not replace it.

6-string, smaller-bodied acoustic. No frills, just a great guitar. No pickguard, no fancy binding (binding, yes, just not fancy) or fancy trim around soundhole- just 3 concentric circles. Solid Cedar top, back and sides, rosewood fretboard. Gotoh-type tuners with neat seagull logos on each of them. Rating is high because this guitar has all it needs- why spend your hard-earned bucks on fluff?

Beautiful sound, like a ring in a bell that would make Johnny B Goode swoon! Really- it has a VERY nice ring- good harmonics without brittle, excessive overtones. Folk-sized body means none of the boominess of dreadnaughts. NOTHING to fault, sonically.

Very good setup. Nice construction- one of the hand-made Seagulls- I understand they are now machine- or semi-machine built. NO flaws that I could fing.

Here is where this guitar has issues. Cedar is a soft wood- I have seen another S6 that had lots of dings in the top (Lefty, too, that I wanted, but decided to pass because of the dings- should of gotten it after all), and I have nicked the soundhole with my agressive blues strumming style. Gonna have to pick up something a bit more resistant to that, I guess. Satin finish looks nice, in my opinion- I think I'll satin the finish of my next acoustic.

I hear that Seagull is amomg the best is this regard, but have not needed any support, yet.

Yes, that is what I paid for it. No, you CAN NOT have it for anywhere near that price, not now, not ever. I love this guitar- would only sell it if I could get TWO hand-made Seagulls for the same price- a lefty for me, and another S6 for my girlfriend, who does not currently play, but I can dream...) I am afraid to gig with it, so will buy something else for that use. STOLEN? HORRORS!!! Excellent value- even brand new, machine-build ones. Didn't compare- had never heard of Seagull when I found this one, but I can recognize a deal when I see it. But I do wish the wood was more ding-resistant...
By the way, if anyone is in New Orleans, and wants to jam, I lead an acoustic jam nite mid-week. Email me.