1998 Seagull S-6 Cedar
In late 2006 I repaired a Seagull S-6 cedar for a girl. The bridge was lifting and the neck was loose (not a huge deal since Seagulls are bolt-on anyway...) For whatever reason I just didn't want to put it down. It's nothing special, it just.... I don't know. It's just one of those guitars that is just "there" and you know you could play it for hours upon hours and it would just keep on putting a smile on your face.When I returned it to the music store I asked that they pass along the message "If you ever want to sell that..." and you know the rest. Well, turns out she didn't really care what she had for a guitar, so I contributed $100 towards her getting a new Chinese (AG Series) Garrison and she was happy.
And so am I. I did change the strings but I haven't so much as run a polishing cloth over this thing for fear it will change it. This is one of those rare guitars that (to be honest) doesn't have any snob appeal and there's certainly no bling, there are no bragging rights or glassed-in showcases, but you can sit down and play it for hours and it just produces exactly what's in my head without me questioning if I have the right brand of strings..... or whether I should have a nut made out of left handed lesbian walrus tooth or have pins custom made out of moon rock or something.... you don't THINK about stupid things like that because you're too busy playing! Wow, what a novel idea! I have no idea what the deal is, it's not something special, it's just loaded with charisma. Could be the cedar top, I don't know. Seagulls, at least the S-6 models, aren't exactly top of the line, and furthermore I don't know if this is indicative of the other models made, only that this one is pure utilitarian, sounds better than many old big-money Gibsons, and can be bought cheap. Doesn't get much better than that!
