Seagull Guitar Does Not Fly

[@raydoyle9899]

Seagull guitars are made by Godin in southern Quebec. I had one. Very nice acoustic with electronics at a reasonable price.

[@TheLoneMutant]

At first I thought you had a helper moving the camera around, then it fell, lol! Great sound guitar. It has been ages since I saw a Seagull.

[@pjm329]

Love my Seagull guitars. Have a Walnut 12 string that stays remarkably in tune like no other I've owned.

[@hoganapex11]

Went to 10-50 Earthwood strings a couple years ago on my Seagull Natural Element mini Jumbo. Lowered the action considerably (sand the saddle) and it is like a whole new guitar. 11's on this guitar for me were too heavy, part of that due to too high action. Now they might be fine. Great video.

[@mikeadams4605]

I have this exact same model. Very well made. Sounds amazing. I paid $600 for it used a few years ago....best guitar deal I every got. Sounds better and plays better than lots of guitars 3 or 4 times more expensive

[@TravelinBoneSC]

I presently have the Entourage and I played a maritime couple of days ago and oh my gosh it sounds awesome.

[@ImaCaMan]

I have a Seagull S6 and had the exact same issue. The action on that thing seemed like a half inch or more. I did the same thing in sanding down the saddle. It took multiple goes at it as I didn't want to overdo it. However, worked like a charm and it now plays and sounds great. Love the guitar.

[@TheGutshot62]

I just bought the Seagul S6 Original lefty and man oh man its an awesome guitar! Couldn't be happier.

[@stimpsonjcat67]

Timely! I just bought two, yes two, Seagulls. The first was a too cheap to ignore S6 classic, and the second the S6+CW cutaway I had been looking for. But BOTH needed the saddles shaved. The S6+CW also needed some truss adjustments. And I agree they are LOUD!

[@stimpsonjcat67]

Got the saddle sorted on the S6+CW and new strings on it. Had a 30 minute shoot-out with the 4 acoustics I own. Seagull S6 original "Hold my beer on everything musical." Seagull S6+CW "Bitch please, above 14 I pwn you." Seagull S6 original "Yeah but boss man don't go there much." Seagull S6+CW :| Yamaha APX500iii "Nope. Got nothing I want in this mess!" Dad's 1964 LG1 "Ya'll need Jesus."

[@stimpsonjcat67]

Also new pat just cause of this vid.

[@joeszymanski6936]

I own aSeagull S6 coastline with a spruce top. Great play g guitar. Mine needed some adjustment on the saddle as well. Once properly set up it sings beautifully. You can’t beat them for the money

[@robbysguitars8223]

I went down to 11's on my most excellent old Ibanez Artwood. It's been my baby since 2006. For a Chinese guitar, it's very good. It came with a really well cut nut and that made all the difference. I didn't know that till i started watching Dave. Since then, i've built several guitars and just finished a fret level, re-crown and polish on the Ibanez and i'm in love all over again. Thanks for the inspiration, my friend.

[@HooksBill]

I owned a really nice Seagull guitar years back. It was one of their more expensive models. Wish I would have kept it. Would be a nice addition to have in my collection.

[@BuzzcutGtr]

Had a Seagull Model S (that's what the label said). Good sounding guitar! Only problem was the scarf joint holding the headstock to the neck weakened over time (I didn't know what a scarf joint was back then, never mind what was happening to my guitar). Just got harder & harder to keep it in tune. One day I was retuning for the 50th time and heard CRACK! And history. It met with the corner of my radiator 6 or 7 times, then became wall art until I moved out of that apartment.

[@texascowboy2687]

I have been complaining about the action on my Entourage CW QIT. Thanks for letting me know I'm not crazy

[@mozartsmate6358]

There's hundreds of em on the seafront. They'll nick your chips.

[@MikeGervasi]

I have a Seagull 12, A Seagull Artist Series 6, and a pre-Seagull Minstrel 6. Great acoustics.

[@ZPDSurvival]

I had a seagull guitar that my old girlfriend bought for me. It was nice. I broke it into splinters on the living room floor back in 97 when she and I had a fight. Then burned everything. I still have the head stock. Sold the tuners. What a night to remember. Cheers Dave.

[@ZPDSurvival]

The cool thing is that it smashed really well. The cops were called and I slept in the graveyard that night. A year later she slept with my drummer and to this day he and I are friends. LOL! She was out. Hope you liked that story.

[@dreaminglifepodcast]

ZPD Survival This is the best Seagull story I’ve heard, and the two parts was a nice touch.

[@ZPDSurvival]

@Douglas Farnsworth That means I can keep hiking, burning off fuel. Have a good Weekend.

[@BeggarsForSomeSoul]

My ex use to smash my stuff! The keys to a 1967 A-100 organ and a Crumar..And 1 acoustic guitar...My 16 track machine was thrown against a brick wall and my students Les Paul was tossed into the Garden! She also stabbed me viciously after a Gig! A goalie pad I grabbed and put over my mid section saved my life! She is long gone!

[@arctichare8185]

La Patrie guitars are wonderful and excellent value.

[@vanshankguitars]

Ahhhh... The sound of a drill through headphones.... Thanks Dave!

[@robbysguitars8223]

Excellent intro, my friend.

[@guyfromnj]

Seagulls are great guitars. I've owned 3. Two of the sws maritime like in the video and one of the artist series higher end models. All were great but they all came set up like not at all. Very high action. The saddles were all very high. I'm assuming they figure everyone has their own preferences so leave the action high and you can always lower it. Once they get dialed in through they are great sounding guitars. They sound much better than other guitars in the price range in my opinion. The maritime sws version is the best solid wood guitar you can get at the price. I bought mine in like 2016 so the sws's were like 600 in the US. You can't beat that. Godin is great too. I owned a summit classic (LP style). Awesome guitar. I wish I still had it.

[@TravelinBoneSC]

I own an Entourage, I've had it for about a year. Hands down is the best guitar I've ever owned out of a Martin DX1, Taylor 214, and a Gibson J-45. I played my first Maritime the other day and I simply cannot wait to add that model to my arsenal. Oh my God it sounded beautiful! $799 local, $749 Musicians Friend.

[@guyfromnj]

@@TravelinBoneSC you should spend the extra money and buy local. You can support a local business and get your hands on the guitar before buying. Not all are created equal.

[@TravelinBoneSC]

@@guyfromnj A Seagull Artist Mosaic with EQ is locally available now for $1045. New!

[@markvonwisco7369]

The title of this video is perfection!

[@copyrick]

I have a SWS Maritime mini jumbo! Love it!

[@dadhobbies]

Yep, Have had one for years. They get better with age too. I will not part with it ever.

[@maplebones]

What's the nut width on that model ? I'd like to find one to try.

[@grantthomas6709]

SAFETY WARNING DAVE! I love your show mate, and your basses too. You were shaving down the nut, and I couldn't help but notice.......the draw-strings from your hoodie just dangling down, ready to get sucked up in your power tool. They could accidentally get caught, and pull your beautiful face in to it. First rule of guitar. Ten fingers are better then nine. Cheers, mate.

[@kbbl102.5]

"What about 9 and 1/2, man?" - Jerry Garcia

[@mozartsmate6358]

@@kbbl102.5 how about 7 and a half..... Tony Iommi. You think you got problems?.......Django Reinhardt.

[@allancopland1768]

Nice and loud and crisp. I like it.

[@floydlay9189]

5 :12,,ah,,f*&k,,sounded like you just ran a marathon...hahah

[@kenhughes4715]

Even though it’s a bolt on neck it cannot be removed. In 2005 Godin bolted and use epoxy to attach the necks. Prior to 2005 the necks could have been removed by removing the two bolts and heating the fret board extension. This current system does not allow a neck reset because the of the addition of epoxy.

[@davidperry2305]

Neck isn't a bolt-on. It's epoxied in place. There is a bolt, but it's only there to hold the neck in place until the epoxy cures.

[@richiej7209]

Seagull makes a very good 12 string. At least the two I tried out. Balanced neck not neck heavy. Full sound!

[@edmiller4149]

I have a Seagull Mini Jumbo. Very nice guitar and I use 11’s on it.

[@DeevoC]

Seagull guitars are the best bang for your buck for a guitar of high quality and high reliability. I've never played one that felt bad. I have my preferences, but they all just feel... right. Ok, I may be biased, as that last sentence really seems biased.

[@Fivemonthslater1]

Love my Seagull Entourage Rustic. Sounds amazing with new strings, but worse than a cardboard box once the strings age a bit.

[@OzziePete1]

06:54 I think my brains got sucked out through the headphones!

[@larryburwell8550]

never heard pf this guitar company but hey im in south Carolina. dave did his magic again and mission occomplished. dave keep you some GHS string in stock. they are great. I use .10s on my 1973 ovation acoustic balladeer. since 1973

[@kneedeepinit]

funny that you ended up with Ernie Ball Earthwoods. I have a S6 and I have tried many strings but these sounded the best to me. I was watching this video because I just bought an Artist series and am gathering information.

[@arthurogle7581]

I own a Seagull S6. I've played dozens of guitars made by the biggest kid on the block, Martin. Can't tell you how many had terrible string actions until they were set up properly. Bad Q C? My S6 has 7 one thousandths at the 21st fret. Right outta the box..But most of my playing is on the "Cowboy Frets" (1st 5 frets on fret board). But its nice to know the S6 has great intonation. Plenty of naysayers out there in guitarland!

[@timothymckane6362]

I thought it looked cool that the camera looked left to right on 7:02 until it fell over.

[@Tree_Dee]

Nice one!

[@coisfranccoisfranc7063]

Love my Seagull but it was transformed after a proper set up. Action was very very high to begin with.

[@MrTomengle]

I have an S 6 CW too. Nice guitars,.

[@russellharris5072]

A few years back i fancied a Seagull guitar but saw a factory tour video,it turned out that they use EPOXY to glue on the neck so no Seagull guitar for me.They need to take the Martin factory tour to see how Martin can do it so quickly..........................

[@formula73]

I’ve never played a better acoustic than my Seagull. I have a mini jumbo just like that one.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

Believe me, eventually you will play a much better acoustic than that.

[@formula73]

Joe awfully presumptuous of you.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

No I don't think so. I'm 55 years old and I grew up in Montreal and I got my first Norman acoustic (B-20) when I was 13. If you aren't aware, Norman is the predecessor to the Seagull company. From La Patrie Quebec. The guitar that I have been playing for 42 years now (actually I own two of them now) are both the original models that were made before they had the huge fire that destroyed Norman's main buildings. I know the entire history of that company. Those Normans (the ones with the bolt on necks because that was what Norman was doing its initial years in the first place, they were known as neck builders) were the best they ever made and rival anything that came out of that place since then. I have played many of the Seagull guitars and I find that they are simply not that great. There are a lot better guitar you can get for that money. But saying what you said is silly because one day you're going to pick up a Martin or some other high-end acoustic guitar and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

[@formula73]

Joe still presumptuous. You don’t know me. You don’t know how long I’ve been playing nor what I have played. I’m glad you found an acoustic you like better but I have not-not vintage Gibsons, Guilds, nor Martins. Now, just accept different people like dfferent things and MOVE ALONG.

[@TheGadgettracker]

@@formula73 Gotta agree with you about the quality of recent Seagulls. I have several AMERICAN-MADE Martin's, (up to a D-35), Taylor's and Guilds. The Seagulls are my favorites. My Seagulls are the upper series, but even the lowly Entourage Parlor guitar is wonderful and sounds great for what it is. If you own a Seagull, don't let anyone shame you into thinking you've got a sub-par instrument. There is no place for grade school bullying over what is a fine alternative to off-shore, and sometimes domestic, instruments. The only time I would choose an American-made instrument over a Seagull is for the resale value.

[@Woods_Hiker]

Good Canadian guitar 🎸 company 👍

[@fpicc8807]

I bought a Seagull Cut-Away. I cannot play it well. Other ones play easier for me. Now I want to get rid of it and find an easier one to play. The neck feels too narrow for the broad body. It think its a great guitar but I am just a novice so I need to find one easier for beginners.

[@Bricklinsv1970]

Groovy!

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

Don't buy a Seagull. I bought an S6, which I rarely played. The first time I went to change strings, the little white plastic washers under the tuning keys were broken. Clearly, the keys had been torqued much too tightly during assembly, but Seagull refused to send me a new set of those washers. Multiple emails to the company about the issue have been ignored. They would rather lose a customer than send out a set of plastic washers that cost them pennies. This is the very definition of arrogant, apathetic customer service. They do not deserve your business. Buy another brand.

[@Balin93]

Why do you suppose almost all of the guitars you service have their string action too high? Is it that some people like playing them that way?

[@kostaskritsilas2681]

A lot of people don’t get their guitars set up properly, assuming that the guitars are good to go out if the box. The factories always set the guitars up with a high action, to ensure no fret buzzing.

[@Balin93]

@@kostaskritsilas2681 Thanks!

[@ben_joven]

at 4:04 are you measuing at first fret or 12th?

[@peterbutlien1335]

Is there a way to email or direct message you with a technical question??? I'm not on Twitter or facebook...

[@Adamisgood24]

I remember the Sea Gull guitar made in Canada.

[@SkyscraperGuitars]

Ernie Baaaaaaall....Sack.

[@brucecampbellforpresident1393]

Earth wood strings are good for about five tunings and a trip to the trash.

[@tristannolan85]

that includes the original tuning and the retuning after you trim the stings

[@brucecampbellforpresident1393]

tristannolan85 indeed it does 8&5indeed it does

[@flukyreview9128]

These are bolt on neck joint?

[@hagansickmann498]

Niceee

[@pks41805]

Dave, I just moved from a dry climate to a humid climate, how long should I wait before adjusting my guitars?

[@taimaishu-nao1922]

I’m not Dave but I’d recommend at least 24-48 hours to allow for any guitar to adjust to any and all changes to humidity. Sweetwater recommend that amount of time on every guitar they sell out of their campus in Indiana so if a big name guitar store recommends that amount of time, I’d say that’s a good measure for you to use.

[@freesk8]

As you loosened the strings with the drill, 4:36 to 5:08, I thought I could see the top of the guitar under the bridge settle down lower.... Maybe I was imagining it? :)

[@freesk8]

@ Nah, the melting fretboard was the drugs. I think I really saw it relax! :)

[@SgtSteel1]

I don't get how you take 2/64's off to drop the string by 1/64. Surely taking 1/64 off would lower the string by 1/64 no?

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: Trigonometry; The saddle is twice as far away from the nut as the place he measured the strings. He is actually adjusting the angle of a really long and narrow triangle. Twice as far is roughly twice the height, not absolutely perfect, but plenty close enough.

[@SgtSteel1]

Right, I've got it now. Thank you.

[@dommadonia9207]

Interesting. Does it float?

[@tjeppenbrackx9067]

06:30 of course it has, it's a "whale" of a bridge

[@jeremyporter1922]

That’s all I will ever buy and own is seagull I own three of them can’t beat em for the price and sound why pay 2k when I can get the better guitar better sound for less than 1k

[@YoureNowOnTV]

He used a power tool on an Acoustic guitar! .... call the authorities! EEEEEeeeeeeeek 🧐

[@Joe-mz6dc]

7:16 a sudden earthquake appears

[@Rainman270]

I thought you were from Chicago based on your accent !

[@mozartsmate6358]

Especially when he called Quebec..... kebek.

[@anthonybomberry9935]

Has nothin to do with guitars but Mike trout sold his own autographed baseball card for 9k today imagine.

[@donaldholman9070]

Wow..it is loud.. yay

[@zman6939]

5:12. .....lol

[@willfortenberry334]

I have the same exact model brand new and it sounds awful and I don't know why

[@mozartsmate6358]

Get a set up for about 40 bucks. It will change your life.

[@yanblondin7490]

i own a exursion walnut and a coastline cw spruce slim. i love my seagulls, prefer them to my Gibson Les Paul. always keeps in tune, thanks to their weird shaped headstock

[@aleksik4028]

No fly, shit on your shoulders? =)

[@zacharyhandcraftedguitars]

My latest vid. I have some very important info about the Korina Viris, You will find very interesting.

[@mozartsmate6358]

Corrina Corrina.

[@flagemdown66]

The first band I was in the guitar player did a few songs solo acoustic. He had a Seagull that he had cut down. It was the weirdest thing. He was a guitar guy still is... But in South New Jersey in 1986 Seagull was an unknown brand and I was further confused about his "thin body" acoustic. He also built his own Telecasters and then he beat them up so bad... I was confused... Then after every show some yob would come up and say, "I love your old Telecaster, you must have had that a long time!" I was laughing my beer out my nose... Then I said to my guitar player "Why you son of a birch!" And laughed some more... Then I tried playing his Telecasters... He set his guitars up with heavy gauge strings AND high action! I used 11's on my guitars he must have used 13's... And yes that rascal bent strings... Broke them all too... I have to have tens on electric and acoustic now... I may have to go lighter. I have to play bass again and I'm going to have to go lighter there too... I hope I don't have to go too light. My hands are bad... Too many years of punching and slapping solid surfaces... Too much slapping the dugan!😂

[@shaalis]

Maritime series are pretty much the second from top of the range.

[@geoffreykent3051]

Ernie Ball..... sack. Lol.

[@jonpatterson5668]

SWS ... solid waste system