Simon and Patrick S&P 6 Cedar

Tripped over another unsung jewel of guitar Luthiery while out looking for an inexpensive ax to beat on while suplanting my existing family of instruments. I like to look for the odd ball companies sometimes and in so doing have found some sweet instruments that make the big three look like firewood.
One such instrument is the "Simon & Patrick S & P 6 Cedar". I'd never heard of these guys before until just a few days ago. Saw this little honey hanging on a dealer's wall looking like a Martin, and it is some what of a Martin knock off like many decent acoustic guitars.
This sports a natural satin finish one piece Cedar top with an exquisite natural rosette inlayed around the sound hole. The back and sides are cherry which is very pleasing to look at and projects a nice timbre with a sweet balance carrying enough natural volume for a finger picker like myself to be happy with. When played aggressively with a good pick and good strings (I play Elixers only), this little box really jumps to life.
She sports a 25 fret rosewood fingerboard on a Cherry neck. Frets are standard and well fitted and comfortable. Bone nut and saddle make this little guit-fiddle ring nice and sweet with a low resounding bass that doesn't overpower the rest of the instrument's voice. Tuners are the sealed grover type and very good. This particular model doesn't have electronics, but they are easilly put in later if desired with many good after market choices.
The S & P 6 Cedar is a thin bodied Dreadnaught that puts you in mind of a Martin D-35 and plays and sounds every bit as sweet as my brother's D-28. This guitar as far as I can tell does not come with a case but the company does offer one for it and their other models. I was not impressed with it, but I'm also an old fashioned fart who likes a good old fashioned hard shell or the newer hard/soft lined gig-bags out there today which are merely hard shell cases without the exterior hard shell.
The Simon & Patrick is a hand made guitar out of Canada and the quality shows in the binding and bracing of the instrument. No glue slop, the joints, rosette, bridge, nut and saddle along with all hardware are top notch. The neck is a wee bit wider than I prefer because I have small stubby hands, but it the exact width and depth of a Martin D-28, so if one can stand it for the big shot Martins I see no reason to gripe with a Non-big name instrument like this one.
I have no idea what these little guitars cost new and have found no dealers listed in the US, but they do have a web site. Used I paid $210.00 for this little champ and it compares very favorably with my Morgan Monroes, which I play almost exclusively except now that I have this little box to play.
If you want a hand made guitar that is really sweet and I suspect not very expensive to own I would recomend Simon & Patrick Luthier and in particular the S & P 6 Cedar. A really sweet little guitar.

This little guitar (Simon & Patrick S&P6 Cedar) will play the soft finger picking of the folkies all the way to driving Neil Diamond pieces, to Scalding Blue Grass without missing a beat then shift to a woefully sweet sounding Blues instrument without a hitch.
The sound and timbre is sweet, evenly balanced with a strong bass that won't drown out the rest of the guitar's voiceing. She has a rich, full sound that is very bright on the high end trebles and as stated a deep rolling bass at the low end.
My only wish was that this little bugger had a slightly narrower neck because I have short pudgy digits.

Excellent construction! Right out of the box you can see the fit and finish is on par to any Martin, Gibson or Taylor out there and I've owned a few of all of the above (past tense).
Action is low and sweet but not so low as to buzz or cause a problem and this little ax stays in tune all the way up the neck and back. I like it... I like it!

This appears to be a well made hand made instrument with a lot of TLC put into her. I'd not be afraid to play her without a back up if it were the only instrument I had available. Everything about this little picker seems to be just right and the finish and hardware look like they're in it for the long haul. This is a well made guitar.

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I've been playing for 40 years and have owned a number of the big three instruments, ie. Martin, Gibson and Taylor and I no longer own them because they just were'nt providing me with the magic I've found with the instruments I now own and play regularly.
Morgan Monroe Creekside MV-45's (2 of them) Morgan Monroe Cedar Hill MV-50, Brownsville Fat-Strat, Devlin "Omen", Washburn "Rover" now fill out my small collection of instruments complimented by an assortment of harmonicas.
The S&P6 Cedar is a lot of guitar for no more than I paid for it. I'd definately replace it if something happened to this one. I recomend trying to find one to play so you can make up your own mind. I've had a lot of folks tell me how great the big three were but as I said... I wasn't all that impressed but my wallet was sure a lot flatter. So unless you're stuck on the status symbol thing and just have to have a D-28 or a J-60 or what ever, if one looks around and tries some different things out there you may just find a really sweet ax for a whole lot less than what the big boys want for some of their over-priced instruments.