Members surfcat Posted December 20, 2003 Members Share Posted December 20, 2003 After taking back the Ovation that I bought-bad action, hump in neck, I was trying to figure out what to get with a good preamp without spending a fortune. I wanted a Martin Dc-16 with the dual source pickups-mic and ust. Then I found the Seagull S6+cw gt with a dual source pickup system-mic with boom and ust. Less than half the price of the Martin. Sure, it's not quite a Martin, but it's a great guitar for $600. Is there anything I should know about installing a strap button? Is it a bolted on neck or glued in? Where's the best place on these-back of heel, bottom of heel, underside of heel? The neck joint is kind of unique on Seagulls. My Gibson has it one the underside of the heel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seven7 Posted December 20, 2003 Members Share Posted December 20, 2003 congrats on the new guitar! seagulls are good instruments. go to the following link from the seagull website for instructions on installing the second button:http://www.seagullguitars.com/strap-pin-installation.jpg or here if you prefer the .pdf version:http://www.seagullguitars.com/strap%20pin%20installation.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted December 21, 2003 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2003 Thanks! Just what I needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orsino Posted December 21, 2003 Members Share Posted December 21, 2003 Congrats on the new guitar surfcat. I've always been impressed with the Seagulls I've played. Great value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BC Powder Posted December 22, 2003 Members Share Posted December 22, 2003 I got a somewhat beat Seagull S6-Plus a few years back (cedar top, cherry neck/back/sides) for $l60. A little dark sounding, but nice acoustic nonetheless. Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Art & Lutherie and Norman all come out of the same Canadian factory, I believe, and are pretty underpriced guitars for the quality of workmanship and Canadian hardwood they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Matt McGriff Posted December 22, 2003 Members Share Posted December 22, 2003 I gotta S12+ that is great. I have had an s6+cw and an Artist , and although they were real nice, the fretboard was a little wide for me (1.8") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burak Posted December 23, 2003 Members Share Posted December 23, 2003 I have the same exact guitar With the ibeam duet pickup. Sounds great through PAs, enjoy your new love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members digigami Posted December 24, 2003 Members Share Posted December 24, 2003 the headstock on those things just looks funky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members confuseitall Posted December 25, 2003 Members Share Posted December 25, 2003 I think seagulls are great guitars, my dad has one that he loves. For some reason though, I've never wanted to own one, they feel really delicate in my hands...I've had a better time with my Cort. Noevertheless, good solid instruments those seagulls.' congrats on the good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted December 26, 2003 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2003 Thanks for the kind words everybody. Unfortunately, I had to return my Seagull. It had a loose internal brace that vibrated on the low E string and a little on the A string. The repair guy said it was probably low humidity, but the store had a humidifier under all the acoustics and I bought a case humidifier with the guitar so it couldn't have been TOO dry I wouldn't think. He said other high end guitars were having the same problem due to dryness-the Taylors in particular. How common is this? He said if I really humidified it the braces might swell and fix it but my 7 day return policy was winding down. It was a really sweet guitar and I already miss it. I'm trying to decide if I should find another one or just buy an LR Baggs dual source pu or a B-band ust for my Gibson. I was trying to avoid chancing messing it up and still ending up with an inferior amplified system to one already installed in a cheaper guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted December 26, 2003 Author Members Share Posted December 26, 2003 One question I had regarding the internal flexible mic-it fed back a bit in the store through an acoustic amp. I didn't think that much of it, but I tried it through my electric amp at home (no acoustic amp) and it fed back like crazy. I never got to try it through a PA. I wonder if this would be a problem. It had a blend control so if you turned it all the way to the ust pickup it would stop, but the sound wasn't as natural of course. Some Martins have a similar Fishman system with a flexible mic. Is feedback a problem? Would it be less with an LR Baggs dual source (fixed) type mic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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