Seagull S6

Finish is a "Factory Semi-Gloss"

Body Style is Dreadnought

Tuners (Machine Heads) are Factory

Neck is Canadian "Silver Leaf Maple"

Indian Rosewood Neck w/ 21 Frets and 24.84" Scale

Solid Cedar Top

No electronics

It suits my music style very well, everything from blues, rock and some Hawaiiana.

The sound of this guitar is amazing, better than some Taylor, Alvarez and Yamaha guitars.

Factory set-up was just fair as the guitar had been at the shop of purchase for a while therefore it "settled", which is good. Had it set up by the "Guitar Doctor" in Fountain Valley, plays like butter now after reseating/grinding/polishing of frets and neck adjustment.

Just a very, very minor mark on the top which has to be actually pointed out in order to notice.

Nut and bridge are perfect.

This guitar can withstand live playing with no problems as it projects its warmth and brightness very well.

The hardware will last with proper care and servicing.

The finish is semi-gloss therefore gauging wear is difficult to determine at this stage.

There is only one strap button at the bottom so you'll have to attach the opposite end of the strap to the headstock.

This is a very dependable guitar as it is built very well and sounds amazing. I would use it at any gig as a primary and feel that it would suffice as the "only" guitar I brought.

Never had to get it "repaired", only set up for optimum play.

Don't know if there was a warranty but the "Guitar Doctor" in Fountain Valley can tweek or repair anything on an ax.

I've never had to deal with Godin/Seagull Guitars customer service as "keeping it local" seems to work very well.

Playing guitar for 32 years and have had Yamaha acoustics also Stratocaster and Telecaster body guitars with various neck set ups.

Just started playing a few months ago after 45 years of not playing the guitar. I started with a nice Hohner, but was at the guiar shop one day and a fellow was playing a Seagul S6 Original. I loved the warm tone of the S6 and ask to see it and played. The feel and action was so smooth compared to the Hohner. It followed me home as a Christmas present to me.

It is the standard S6, acoustical, non electric.
Made in 2008,

The dealer set it up and put on a lighter seet of strings.

I am still expermenting with the musical style I like, but find it plas easily and sounds good, flat picked, strummed or finger picled.

Sound is full and warm.

Fit and finsh are nice and no problems with set up. It stays in tune well unless you move it from indoors to out doors or back.

Ihe guitar was a factory second with a slight blimish on the bottom edge of the fret board.

The instrument does more than I want at this time. The finish may be a problem down the road, but I am not rough on my equipment.

I emailed with a question and the factory responded promptly and were friendly.

If the guitar were stolen or damaged, I'd most likely look for another Seagull.

I have been playing for the second time around about 3 months now. I really like the warm rich sound and the fact it will stay in tune pretty well.

This guitar is a pretty simple one and there's not much to speak of in the way of features. There's no electronics (not on the one I have, anyway...maybe some of them do) so I can't comment on those. The tuners are solid, as is everything else.

I picked this one up used, so I can't say what year it was made in, although I do know that it was handmade in Quebec--all Seagulls are. My guitar has a cutaway so you can access the higher frets, although I don't believe that feature is standard on all S6 guitars.

I suppose the only complaint I have here would be that there's only one strap button, at the bottom of the guitar. All my other have a second one at the heel of the neck, but this one doesn't. If I play with a strap (which I don't do often with this guitar), I have to tie one end to the headstock. Not a big deal, but I think a second strap button would be a nice addition. Some electronics would be nice too, but I'm sure the guitar would've cost more if it had a pickup.

I'm not sure why the average rating in this category is so low...I looked at every single review and there were only two or three that rated this guitar below an eight for sound. If anyone flames this guitar for sounding bad, they're either deaf or don't know how to play a guitar.

That being said, this guitar has a beautiful sound to it. Dark, warm, and mellow, very rich and harmonious, maybe a tad muddy (but in a good way). If you're looking for something sharp and crisp that cuts through in a mix, this certainly isn't the right guitar. I've tried micing it a few times with condensers to use it live, but I honestly think it sounds its best when it's unplugged. I've used it for some straight acoustic sets and around a campfire and it truly sounds gorgeous.

The solid wood top is nice in the sense that it ages. The more this guitar gets played, the more it ages, and the more it ages, the better it sounds. The guitar isn't plastered with lacquer either, so the wood really gets a chance to vibrate.

I've never had any problems with intonation or fret buzz and the action has always been to my liking--not too high, not too low. The fretboard is nice and wide and it has a really nice feel to it.

Personally, I like the finish on the wood. It's not glossy at all--I wouldn't even say semi-glossy--but it's nice nonetheless. The inlays are simple dots and the rosette is pretty spartan too, but's it's still a great instrument. It won't win any beauty contests, but if you're going only by looks when you're buying a guitar, you've got some serious issues.

The only time I've had something go wrong with this guitar was that once, when I had taken all the strings off to clean and oil the fretboard, the nut fell off. With the lack of tension to hold it down, it's not all that surprising. Not a difficult fix, either. A few drops of Elmer's wood glue and you're all set.

Like I said before, the nut falling off was the only problem I ever had with this guitar. There's not really much to break on it, but everything is solid. I've been playing this guitar for almost six years and while I don't abuse it, I do play it hard from time to time. It's taken everything I've thrown at it and I'm sure it can take a lot more.

I guess the only complaint I have here is that without the coat of lacquer, the wood (which is pretty soft) is relatively exposed and it's really easy to get dents and knicks on this thing. Those are all cosmetic blemishes, obviously--they don't effect the sound--and it's a fair price to pay for having a guitar that can breathe as opposed to one that's drowned in polyurethane.

I've never had any reason to contact Seagull and I probably never will. I'm not even sure my guitar came with a warranty, although I did buy it used. Sorry, but I can't rate Seagull here.

I'm sure that for a few thousand dollars, you could probably pick up a Taylor, Martin, Guild, or Gibson that sounds better than this guitar. And I'm sure that if you had a few thousand dollars more, you could buy a custom made instrument that would sound even better. For the price, though, you can't go wrong. A great-sounding solid wood guitar made in Quebec--not China, not Taiwan, not Korea or Mexico--for under $400. What more could you ask for?

I have more guitars than I have time to play, but this one gets played every week--almost every day, as a matter of fact. I'm in love with the sounds I can get out of this guitar and I'm always discovering new things. If I lost this guitar, I'd definitely go looking for another Seagull, although maybe a slightly higher-end model--something with electronics, probably. Overall, this is a great instrument!

First of all, let me say that I am reviewing the

-24 frets.
-Stained (not laminated) cedar top (guitarcenter.com says it's a "semi-gloss lacquer finish").
-Wild cherry back and sides.
-Made in Canada.
-Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.
-Tusq nut and compensated saddle.
-24.84" scale.

I really love the sound of this guitar. It's really mellow and I really actually don't like to use picks on it, because I get an even warmer, more mellow tone on it. I use medium DR strings, which sound beautiful in my opinion.

The action was a little high, and I think I might change that a little bit. I like the finish though, because it is stained, not laminated. Laminating a guitar kinda mutes the guitar and gives it a weird sound. My bridge is also peeling off, and I've only had it for about 10 months.

Well, I mean, I don't have any problems with it aside from the bridge peeling off a little. But the cedar top is a bit soft, and it dents kind of easily; however, I think that the softness of the cedar allows it to produce a better tone and am willing to have a small nick or two in it for that.

Haven't dealt with the customer support.

I am extremely satisfied overall with this guitar. I've played many-a-guitar and this is my second-favorite of all time (my first favorite is my friend's fancy Martin, but really, I think that I only like it more because I only get to play it every once in a while. I think that if I had his and he had mine, I would prefer mine over his).
I've NEVER before heard a guitar with such warm, mellow, full tones. I love this guitar and am surprised that I got it for only $380 (on sale). I would definitely pay up to... I'd say around $450 for this guitar, but I'm only 18 and don't have a job; if I had lots of money, I'd probably be willing to pay much more for it. I really don't have a problem with this guitar, even if it needs repairs--I'm just glad I got this one instead of any of the others.

FAT MAPLE NECK,CHERRY DREADNOUGHT BODY,CEDAR TOP, ROSE WOODBRIDGE AND FRETBOARD, GOOD TUNERS, TUSQ NUT & SADDLE.

VERY BRIGHT W/ NO LOSS OF LOW END.

ACTION NOT BAD BAD OUT OF THE BOX BUT HAD TO SET UP ANYWAY.
TOOK 3/32 OFF SADDLE-REGROOVED NUT-HAD TO FILE DOWN A HIGH FRET (#6)-TRUSS ROD ADJSTMENT-NEW STRINGS.
ALL SATIN CLEAR COAT (I LOVE THE FINISH)

GOOD REPUTATION, SEEMS STURDY

CAN YOU SPEAK FRENCH?

GOOD FINGERSTYLE GUITAR. THIS GUITAR HAS A CHARACTER AND SOUND ALL ITS OWN, ITS SO UNIQUE, I'M GLAD I BOUGHT IT. I KEEP THIS GUITAR AT WORK SO I HAVE SOMETHING PLAY ON MY LUNCH BREAK. I LIKE THIS GUITAR ALOT BUT I WOULD NOT REPLACE IT IF IT WERE STOLEN, I'D BUY A TAYLOR INSTEAD. MY MAIN GUITAR IS A TAYLOR DREADNOUGHT.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE HEADSTOCK OVERLAY,ITLOOKS LIKE A STICKER, GIVES IT A CHEAP APPEARANCE. THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT IT WOOD.

plain brown wrapper
Solid top

The worst, compares to a 99 dollar korean guitar
I was in shock, I like my Simon /Patrick but this does nothing for me
What good is solid wood if it sounds worse than laminated plywood
So dead a travel guitar does just as well, Resonance, sustain, non existent.

I like the construction. clean, good fit, The action would have to be set up, by the next owner.

I bought it barely used and you have to be really careful with this type of finish, it is what it is, a little fragile but stays in tune .
Aside from that the construction seems solid.

No experience

I feel like tom Hanks in Big
I don't get it !!!!!
I own a Simon and Patrick and feel it is a good value not the best but a value with great electronics
so I bought this online thinking I was in the same league
The sound is MUCH worse than a Hohner or samick or washburn or any bottom end guitar
NO resonance NO bass NO presence Is this a lemon or has the whole world gone nuts.
I'm gonna replace this with something higher end there is no free lunch this is no Taylor Guild or Martin........

I am honestly astonished that there has never been a review on this guitar. Anyway...

This is a late 90's Seagull steal string acoustic. Standard dreadnought body, cedar top, wild cherry back and sides, rosewood fretoboard, matte finish, 21 frets. No electronics, but that's not why I bought this guitar.

I received this guitar as a gift when I was about 14 (8 years ago). At the time it went very unappreciated. I covered it with stickers, took it to bon fires, spilled beer on it, let people I didn't know play it, never changed the strings etc. etc.

After growing up a bit and truly learning how to play, it's become a blessing. This acoustic has great projection and a colorful "woody" tone to it. No frequency range is really louder than another...pretty even all the way across. Though it does seem to be a bit mellower in the high end compared to the bright (kind of brittle) sounding Fenders in the same price range. I've gone through many types of strings and it seems to prefer Phosphor Bronze as opposed to 80/20.

It sounds nothing short of amazing for a $350 guitar. I work at Guitar Center and have fiddled around with just about every Taylor and Martin we have in the acoustic room and very few of them can even hold a candle. Gibson and Breedlove are my favorites as far as acoustics go, but a good sounding one of either of those brands will cost you anywhere from $1000-$4000.

Also, I do believe this instrument has improved with age. Seagull uses an oil finish instead of laquer, leaving it matte (not glossy). This allows the wood to breathe and more evenly age and I swear this thing sounds better every single day. But watch out, it dings up really easy.

Very low action and easy to play. It has a chunkier neck than most (think more Les Paul than Fender), but I prefer that on an acoustic. Only problem I've had is slight intonation problems with the B and G string, which tends to be a problem area for most lower end acoustics. It's only slightly off and has never stopped me from enjoying to play.

Like I mentioned before, the matte finish makes it very easy to ding and scratch up the guitar. Mine is covered in dents, scratches, and awful marks left by stickers...but it's never cracked, warped, or totally broken through (and I haven't treated her too nice over the years). So overall, it's been very reliable...I haven't.

Never had to deal with them.

I think, for the money, this is one of the best options someone just starting has. It's something fairly inexpensive that won't be junk by the time you really start learning to play. I always hate seeing people buying the $79 Squiers cause they don't want to spend too much on the kids first guitar.

The way I see it, that's not even fair...give a kid a guitar that can't stay in tune and has action 1/2" off the fret board and see if he wants to keep learning after the first day.

Finish is satin , scratches up, unit is a well used demo. Fretboard feels good,smaller profile frets, has pickguard, machine tuners, angled headstock. Cedar Top - very very tight grain, mohogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, tusq nut and saddle - harder than bone, yet easy to work with, holds up over time. Body has nice grain, cherry laminate honey tan colour - bookmatched back, bolt on body block... solid tight construction. Excellent get what you pay for ratio.

Got this guitar on ebay fer a hunnerd bucks, heavily beaten/used demo, has a crack on the soundboard (came from texas - probly no humidity control/owner self control) dings galore. In spite of its condition the thing sounded great with a mouldy old set of strings, with a brand new set of martin broze/plain steel mediums this puppy sounds like gold!Excellent sound seperation on all chords up/down the fretboard at all volumes. Have heard reviews that cedartops will sound muddy at hard strumming - NOT THE CASE with my guitar. This guy sounds great fingerstyle and hard strummed. The guitar sounds solid when tapped on. It perfect for anything you play an acoustic for, the only thing would be max volume won't be as loud as sitka top.

The guitar needed a bit of a shave of the saddle, but it plays great the neck is viagra straight. The action is easy, soundboard scratches up, make sure you put a pickguard on it.

This guitar is damaged and I love it! I'm sure whoever had it before me did worse by it than anything I could ever do to it!! I would take this guy anywhere and rely on it anytime!

Playin 15 years, never owned a great acoustic, this changes that.

cedar top, no electronics, low gloss finish. It's not an eye-catcher, but I'll take good sound over looks. Good tuners, one of the best guitars I seen for staying in tune. I like the look of the wild cherry back and sides.

I love the sound of the cedar top - very mellow, but good volume. Good for strumming or fingerpicking. The sound gets a little thin above the 7th fret.

I bought it used at a pawn shop. There's a little wear on the cedar top and a dead spot on the third fret of the sixth string. One day I'll have a luthier check it out, but I can live with it. Medium action. It has a wide nut which makes for easy fingerpicking. The guitar really fits my hands.

The cedar top will scratch if you look at it the wrong way, but that goes with the territory.

I doubt if I'll ever need it, but Godin and Co. have a great web site for technical information.

What a great deal. I would highly recommend this guitar for the beginner to intermediate player. I'll be using it for years to come.

I picked up this guitar just yesterday from a local musician i found using this website www.craigslist.com we made the arangments and i picked up the guitar three days after the first email. this guitar has a solid cedar top and wild cherry sides and back. the finish is semi gloss wich to some may not be the best looking but it definatley makes up in sound. it has an eq and pickup that was installed by the previous owner but did not come standard on the guitar so i wont get into that. i am not sure of the year of this guitar however it is an older model. the guitar was hand made in a small village in canada who judging from there website take very great amount of pride in building their insturments.

i play in an acoustic band we play in a style along the lines of the scene aesthetic and secondhand serenade. this is my second acoustic i have owned and let me tell you there is a huge difference. my older acoustic is a very light guitar with very bright sound to it. this guitar is a bit deeper and has a very full sound to it. the seagull, is a full size guitar with a smaller upper bout wich reduces the boominess you would get from a guitar with a larger uper bout, seagull says this body size is well recomended for recording wich is the reason i bought it. the guitar can be a little muddy when played to hard, but this guitar definately has a sound of its own and this sound is just the sound i was looking for

im not sure how it was set up in the factory but im sure the previous owner lowered the action, its got the perfect action for me. the only flaw on my specific guitar is that the neck was cracked but has been repaired by a professional guitarsmith.

this guitar would definately work well for live playing and studio recording. the hardware seems nice, its an older guitar and it still has stock tuners that work perfectly fine so that a plus. i can definately depend on this guiar. and i will not bring a back up to my next show although the cedar can be dented easily especially since its semi gloss finish, but hey charecter right?

i sent seagull a email yesterday and it has not been replied but it has only been a day so i have no right to answer this question

ive been playing for about 4 years, this is by far the best purchase i have ever made, my other acoustic is an older one not sure of the brand but its around 50 years old. if this guitar were stolen or lost i would definately purchase another one. i love this guitar everything about iy, i never want to put it down!