Seagull S6

2002, no gloss finish, quebec....all listed elsewhere...nice wood, comfortable neck, UGLY headstock.

i love the sound of this guitar. it is clean, loud and rich. i live near a really big guitar center and like to try all the guitars in there, and, frankly, wouldn't trade this one it...i haven't found anything in the price range or even near it that sounds as good.

the action seemed a little high but not bad. i like the flat,near non-existent finish though i have a number of scratches that i don't really mind. no flaws that i found. well made instrument.

ok, here's where my experience is different from what i've read. i wish this was my workhorse guitar but it isn't. despite keeping a damp-it in the guitar, it cracked down the front within the first month. i live in one of those god-awful overheated nyc apartments where i can't control the heat...windows are open with little effect.

both rudy's guitars (in nyc, where i bought it) and seagull were great about this and they quickly replaced my guitar, though it was really my problem, not the guitar's. a year has passed and i since got a humidifier that seems to be helping things... I went away last weekend to LA for a few days, didn't run the humidifier and this second guitar cracked. my classical guitar is fine, so i think these guitars might be a little sensitive . now, i don't hold this against seagull.....i hold it against my landlord. but my experience says be careful with this guitar.

seagull was excellent. you can feel that you are dealing with a small company that knows its products and cares about them. quickly replaced my guitar with absolutely no hassle.

i've been playing for about 6 years and own a couple of other guitars (vintage classical, ernie ball music man luke). i play indie rock, heavy metal, loud folk/alt country....this guitar has been great for its power. it really rocks for an acoustic, you know. i would buy it again but have hesitations and apprehensions about how easily it cracked....as it is easier to buy a new guitar than find a new decent apt in nyc, i guess i will have to figure out how much heat my new guitar can withstand. i may buy another and be compulsive about it. not sure yet.

for people with more control over such things as heat and humidity, i highly recommend it. i'm going to try to fix this and keep it as my beater guitar. drag.

Made 2003 in Canada as described by Others. By the way I love the Finish.

The sound is completely awesome I find I can hear every String when Playing Chords, I would desribe the sound as Mellow and Warm, Unlike my other Yamaha FG 413 which I would describe as Thumpy.

The action was high but after 30 Mins in the hands of my friend Gary (who is a Luthier and a Proffesional Musician) it feels perfect.

Haven't had it long so hard to comment but the build quality is good.

No Dealings

Only been playing a year but play alot, I have a Yamaha FG 413SL The L for left handed, this Seagull is also a lefty. If lost or stolen I wouldn have to find another, as my friend gary said " yeh you could get better but not below 700 or 800 Dollars, I live in England and bought this on a recent trip to the USA.

Built in 2003, in La Patrie Quebec. Solid Cedar top. Back and sides are tri-laminate wild cherry, which turns out to be a spectacular tone wood. It is important to note that the back and sides aren't simply made of laminated chip-board, or plywood. It is all wild cherry wood, only 3 layers of it are glued together. This is not a detractor but a strength of these guitars, as solid wood is often undesirable for backs and sides due to their tendency to crack under adverse conditions. Having three layers makes the back and sides much stronger, but still maintaining all of the sound qualities of solid wood. Have I said enough on the issue? Neck is made of Silver Leaf Maple (very nice wood). The neck is a real selling point for these guitars as they are exceptionally well designed, and the attention to detail is exquisite. You would expect to see this kind of workmanship on a much more expensive instrument. I've been playing for 16 years, and I have no problem playing this as my primary instrument. Even the tuners are top quality. The finish is Semi-gloss laquer, which is key because it allows the soundboard to vibrate freely. So many guitars in this price range use polyurethane as a finish and the result is essentially a plastic sound board. The wood is deadend by the finish. The semi-gloss Laquer does make the guitar much more succeptible to cosmetic damage, but in the end, sound is the key, isn't it?

The sound is really what matters and this guitar comes through in spades. I had owned a solid top Flambeau guitar (made by Lowden guitars)for about 12 years before I had to buy a new one due to a catastrophic crack in the soundboard. This was an exceptionally rich and loud instrument, and I have to say that the Seagull sounds just as good if not better. And that's right out of the box. It hasn't had the benefit of 12 years of aging that the Flambeau had. The lows are deep and rich and the highs are bright and clear (not as bright as the spruce obviously, but plenty bright for a cedar-topped instrument. Oh yeah did I mention that it is LOUD? Fantastic projection.

I was really amazed at the attention to detail that a guitar priced at $299.00 CANADIAN could have. I was expecting little flaws to be apparent everywhere on the guitar, but it is truly flawless. You can tell that these beauties are a labour of love fot the good people in La Patrie Quebec. The workmanship on the neck is exquisite, even the inside bracing and wood work is impressive. No globs of glue, or unsanded peices of wood, nicely bookmatched top. Even the tuners are great.

Obviously the finish requires some extra care, but the sound that it affords is well worth it. It can't be treated like a beater, but it will withstand a fair amount of punishment. Don't expect it to be aesthetically pleasing throughout its life, because the top is very easily marked. It is about as solidly built as you'd want a well made guitar to be. The hardware is of high quality and should last indefinitely.

Never dealt with Godin.

I am a advanced player, having played many styles (rock, blues, classical) for about 15 years, and I am not ashamed to say that this has become my primary instrument. I decided to buy this guitar after a great deal of research, and the choice was obvious after reading all of the glowing reviews for the S6 my choice was clear. I tried several guitars within this price range, and many well above (up to $800.00) and the S6 held up spectacularly. I would not hesitate to get another one if it was lost or stolen. This should mark a pivotal time in guitar making, because once the word gets out in ernest, the big companies won't have a chance. Godin is the first to make the statement that a less expensive guitar can have incredible sound and features, if they are built intelligently.

NOT SURE WHAT YEAR IT WAS MADE.MADE IN CANADA,22FRETS,CEDAR TOP WILD CHERRY BACK AND SIDE,SEMI GLOSS LACQUER FINISH,SILVER LEAF MAPLE NECK,INDIAN ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD AND BRIDGE

I THINK THIS IS ONE BEAUTIFUL SOUNDING INSTRUMENT.SEAGULL LUTHIERS ARE GUITARS GODS.THIS GUITAR HAS FULL RICH TONE.

THE SETUP FROM THE FACTORY WAS A+.NO WORK WAS NEEDED.

THIS IS MY FIRST SEAGULL GUITAR,BUT I DO USE THEM AT THE SCHOOL I ATTENT AND THEY HOLDUP VERY WELL.

NOT SURE

I HAVEN'T BE PLAYING LONG.I HAVE 2 OTHER GUITARS A FENDER STRAT AND A SAMICK ROYALE RL-3.THE SEAGULL S6 IS A WONDERFUL FOR BEGINNERS AND PRO.JUST TRY ONE.FOR THE MONEY IT'S THE BEST THING GOING.

Made 2002, Solid Cedar Deck, Wide Nut, Nice Tuners. The finish is lackluster to say the least. The head looks stupid. The appearance of this guitar will not solve your woman problems any quicker. However, deeply imbedded in this guitar is "the truth". Read on.

No crappy poly's = premium sound board vibration

This guitar is warm and full. Looks sacrificed for sound.

This guitar sells for a few hundred Canadian and puts others in higher price catagories to shame. YOU WILL NOT FIND BETTER SOUND FOR THE DOLLAR.

No adjustments were needed on delivery. Small neck adjustment made later to compensate heavy gauge strings.

The guitar is well built and should have no mechanical problems. Again, in my opinion, this guitar looks like crap. Without the poly gloss finish it will scratch easy, but who cares. It may well look better with scratches. Or better yet smash it up Hendrix style and buy another one. You can buy three of these for the price of a solid top Takemine.

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This guitar should be a cult classic. I'd like to tatoo some cool shit on the sound board using a wood burner. The dry finish is perfect for this.

I was looking for a campfire guitar that wouldn't make my cry if I woke up hungover and found it outside in the morning dew. I ended up with more than I was looking for. What a joke. I even use it for some recording over my solid top tak. Jam it in front of a condenser mic and strum away. I like that I don't have to baby like I do with my other $1200 guitars. I'm always paranoid about humidity pertaining to guitars and it's nice that I can take anywhere without worry. This is the perfect utility guitar due to great sound, cost to replace if destroyed. Excellent for Parties, Campfires, Home Composition, Outside the Beer store. Gigging? My review is based on a non-cutaway, non-electric S6. You can buy cutaway with l.r. baggs pup but up goes the price. Before I bought my Tak I considered a Seagull Artist Series Cedar with the Baggs I-Beam pup. This is Seagull's big ticket item. These run in the $1100 cdn range. I went with the tak for a hundred bucks more. Reason? #1 Tak sounded a little better #2 In Canada a Seagull is a menacing bird that sh-its all over the place and make obnoxious noises. I wish they weren't called that.

Hand-made in Canada. No idea what year. 22 fret, solid cedar top. No original electric pickup. Low-gloss finish, dreadnought body. Non-locking tuners, they say 'Made in W. Germany' so must be pre-1990. Mine came used with a hard case.

I like to play Christian, Blues, Rock, mellow. I just installed a Fishman Natural I under-saddle pickup which sounds great. The hole was already pre-drilled under the saddle and installation was pretty easy.
The S6 has a full rich sound due to the cedar top, somewhat bass-heavy. According to the Seagull website, the more it is played the better it sounds. Mine's at least 12 year old. Sounds terrific, especilly with a new set of strings.

Mine needed a slight adjustment to the truss rod. The neck is straight as an arrow now, with a quick finish. Action is nice and low with no buzz. It was very easy to learn, as this was my first guitar.
The finish on the cedar top was low-gloss so it keeps from having to polish handprints all the time, however it has a soft durability and it is easy to gouge the wood. Take it easy with this one!

I've played live without a backup with no worries. Very solid strap buttons, although I had to replace the one due to the jack I installed with my pickup. The hardware is as good as it comes, rarely needs tuning unless a big temp or humidity change.

Never dealt with Seagull. Seems like a very reputable manufacturer.

I've been playing just over a year now. I would have liked a guitar with electric pickup to it with an eq, but I solved that problem by installing my own. I'd be really bummed out if it were lost or stolen, this is my BABY! I love it because it has the great sound of any other handmade guitar costing 5 times the amount. I would recommend the S6 to anyone wanting a first guitar that won't be obsolete or fall apart in a year or two. It's a great guitar to learn on.

The same basic guitar that is described in all the other reviews. Made in Canada. Solid cedar top, wild cherry back and sides. I got this as my first "real" guitar in 1989 and have been playing ever since. As far as features...what else do you need? Six strings and a big hole in the middle. This is one of the first guitars I remember having a satin finish...since then I have seen a ton of other makers introduce the same finish...Martin for sure. I think it looks cool. It only came with one strap button, but it is easy and cheap to add a second one.

I play country, bluegrass, blues and rock on this thing. It has traveled to every bluegrass jam I have ever attended and kept up...it is funny to watch those bluegrassers raise their eyebrows when you show up with something other than a Martin D-28...but more than a few have said it sounded pretty damn good. I like the sound...sort of dark, but not boomy. Sounds good flatpicked and fingerpicked. It is my favorite guitar to play country rhythm on.

I didn't know shit about action when I got this thing...I was just learning, but I kept playing it so it must not have been too bad. It's been set up a few times over the years. No buzzes and the frets have held up great (better than my Taylor 815). There were no noticeable flaws when I got the guitar. I have always liked the finish on the neck...not that slick laquer they put on some guitars...more like the natural wood...in fact I've worn the finish off behind the first 3 frets...I about crapped when it started to happen...I thought I was ruining the guitar.

I like the wide neck...really comfortable for me. It feels wider than my Taylor and just a little bit deeper. I have a Shenandoah (sp?) from the 80's and that is like playing on a Louisville Slugger!

This guitar has been everywhere...camping, live gigs, to the beach, The mountains of New Mexico and it is still one of my favorite guitars. Not because it is the best sounding that I own, but because it has got a lot of character.

The only quality issue that I had with the guitar is the B string. For a long time it never seemed in tune with the rest of the guitar. The guitar came with a non-compensated saddle, so that was changed. No dice. Finally a repairman actually moved the saddle back for the B-string (that one string now has it's own mini-saddle) and it has been fine ever since.

Yes, the top is soft and mine shows it. Every ding, scratch, pick mark shows. I think it looks great. I look forward to the day I wear a hole in the top...hell that's as close as I'll ever get to being Willie Nelson! If the cosmetic issue bothers you...this is not the guitar for you. I've been playing the thing for over ten years now and it is still kickin' and lots of the scratches hold a lot of great memories...that has value to me. My guitar came with closed back Schaller tuners and they are still rockin' too.

Have never even thought of calling the company. I usually take make guiatars to local people that I know and trust.

I've been playing for over ten years and never have gotten past playing chords, I just like to play and sing and write songs. I have just recently gone back and started to learn guitar for real and this guitar is one of my two main practice guitars. I own a Taylor 815c, '67 Gibson Southern Jumbo, A Washburn ES335 knockoff, A Fender Tele and a Strat.

Technically these are not "great" gutars. There are tons of boxes that can blow this sucker out of the water, but as far as value goes...these are the shit. Let's face it..music is about having fun and making memories. As far as that goes, this guitar is a flat out 10. I've written more songs on it than any other guitar that I own and this thing has been more places than most of my friends and really...are you going to take your $2000 Taylor trout fishing with you? Me neither, I'll just take my Seagull and not worry about it.

Specifications:Solid Cedar Top
Semi-Gloss Lacquer Finish
Wild Cherry Back & Sides
Silver Leaf Maple Neck
Indian Rosewood Fingerboard & Bridge
Hand finished neck

okay, i was on my way home from work and i had the sudden urge to visit the local pawn shop. just wanted to see if they had any guitars or amps that might have just came in. well, i see my cousin working there. i was like "Hey Bro! What's Up?!?" well, after a lil' small talk i ask him to show me the guitars. i see this nice acoustic leaning against the wall. i ask him to show me it. i strum a few chords and i was like "Whoa! Sounds good babeeee!!!" i was for 90 bucks. i know a bargain when i see one. i mean, it had a nice sound. full and rich. and it played nice too! so i tell my cousin i want it and he tells me to hold up. he punches up some figures in the coputer and tells me he will give it to me for 50 bucks!! ALLRIGHT!!! YEAH!!!! WOOHOO!!! WHOOPEE!!!!

good sound. nice and full. i was impressed with it BEFORE i saw how inexpensive the price tag was. actually, it was a price sticker, but that is not the important thing. the important thing is that i am one happy guitar player. saved a whole bunch of bucks and still got a quality instrument....THANKS COUSIN!!!!

the action is really good. not to high and still low enough for me to do my Al Dimeola runs...aww yeah. the guitar has a very nice finish to it. nice woodgrain. the previous owner kinda messed up the top but you could tell on the sides and back that it was given special care when being built. BAD PREVIOUS OWNER! BAD!!!

you can tell by the waer and tear on the front of the guitar that it has been played...a lot! it has a bunch of nicks and scratches. not very bad, but they are there. it seems to be a very durable instrument and i am well pleased by not just the sound, but the stability of the instrument. stays in tune, has taken a beating and still performs up to standards, nice finish, and nice sound.

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i have been playing guitar for almost 14 years. i am primary and electric guitarist and i use this guitar at home as a practice guitar. after much testing out other acoustics and i have been actually looking into making my 1st steel string acoustic purchase, i can say that i am pleased with this one. if i would have seen it in its brand new state at a local music store, easily i would have paid 400 for it, brand new of course. after weighing the price, quality, sound, durabilty, and looks....i give it a 9.

I tried 5 S6s of various wood combinations and finishes at this music store. I A/Bed them along side some Dean Exoticas and a few Ovations (Vipers?), tried the Taylors too.

The Seagulls ranged in price from about $400 to $1000. I'm not sure if they were all or some used, though no of them was damaged in any way. The point of this review - don't buy one of these without playing it. So, here's my opinions on sound and fit for the bunch:

I missing what everyone is seeing in these guitars. Take a full sounding six string, throw a blanket on it and -> you've got a Seagull. Just plain lousy, all six guitars. I keep trading off with the Deans and Ovations, and Taylor into the mix, going from one dead-sounding Seagull to another. Each guitar had certain positive and limiting characteristics, but the Seagulls were uniformily dull and lifeless.

Playing folks acoustic was OK, just lifeless sounding. Played some blues, completely indistinct. On the Dean and Ovation the blues licks just popped, you could tease out some vibrato and false harmonic. On the Seagulls, the notes were so dull sounding you could do nothing with them. Yuk

Yuk. Clumsy necks compared to any of the other brands there. Just a bad depth, width, radius combination. Neck felt grabby. The wood finish felt a primative, a littel distracting.

Wow, no disrepect to any Seagull owners, maybe we have much different tastes. I own or have owned Gibson, Guild, Dean, and Ovation acoustics. I found the Seagull virtually unplayble due somewhat to their neck design, but more so do to their overwhelming dullness. All I can say is - play before you buy, this is not something you should pick up on ebay hoping for the best.

It's a acoustic guitar, pretty basic but well put together.I've got the micro EQ electronics which sound nice but are limited with only treble bass and volume controls. That said it gets a good balanced tone plugged in. I have read how alot of people are put off by the matte finish, but I find it comfortable and real feeling. Not plastic like so many poly finishes.

I play rock, blues, folk, jazz, etc. with my band and solo. I've played it in a alotta situations and it shines. I've used it for recording, both miced and plugged in, and got great results. It's got a bright warm balanced tone. just enough bass not to much mids.

Again I must say great, no problems here. The guitar was set up properly nice fret work and finish.

I've had it about 8 months and played about 20 shows and a few recording dates and it has held up perfectly. It's my sole gig acoustic now.

I've heard nightmares about customer support before I perchased mine. So I decided to check before I bought it. I like dealing with friendly, down to earth companys. I called and emailed with diferent questions, and I was able to get a nice, helpful person on the phone in 3 rings. I also had my email answered in about 24 hours. Great experience so far.

I've been playing profesionally for about 15 years. I don't play guitars because there cute, I play guitars that sound and feel good to play. This guitar does. I tryed out about 30 other major brand guitars in prices ranging from $200-$4000 and this guitar played and sounded better to me. It does not have the features those other guitar have, but it has what I need. Try it out to see if it suits your own needs. I will add, that it has a large/wide neck. If your young or small and looking for a starter guitar, look elsewhere. It's probably not for you due to the large/wide neck being hard to play. But the price to performance ratio is great.