Post by diamonddave on Aug 29, 2017 20:23:53 GMT -5
A day after telling someone on another guitar forum that I had no interest, inclination, leanings, persuasions, or even the slightest inklings of getting a different acoustic guitar, I ran across this on Reverb:
reverb.com/item/2794140-seagull-s6-mahogany-spruce-1996-w-hsc
A 1996 Seagull S6 Spruce Mahogany--a rare spruce-topped S6 with a solid mahogany back. And the neck is bolted on, not epoxied. This is the guitar that would be most likely to get me the sound that I had in my first Seagull, an SWS Maritime with a bad neck angle. That Maritime had tone to spare.
Asking $400 with an HSC.
I have a similar model--a '99 Cedar Mahogany--which is darn near as pretty sounding as that Maritime was. So I think I'd really dig that '96 spruce top. But I'm not gonna pull the trigger. I just realized I've had the same stable of guitars for over a year, which is probably a record for me. And in the past few months, I've really focused on being a player and practicing, and a whole lot less on the gear.
Plus, I'd have to go through the whole hassle of selling the cedar top (I can't afford or justify both) and shipping it...too much stress.
Be thankful for what you have that you want...and be thankful for what you don't have that you don't want!
reverb.com/item/2794140-seagull-s6-mahogany-spruce-1996-w-hsc
A 1996 Seagull S6 Spruce Mahogany--a rare spruce-topped S6 with a solid mahogany back. And the neck is bolted on, not epoxied. This is the guitar that would be most likely to get me the sound that I had in my first Seagull, an SWS Maritime with a bad neck angle. That Maritime had tone to spare.
Asking $400 with an HSC.
I have a similar model--a '99 Cedar Mahogany--which is darn near as pretty sounding as that Maritime was. So I think I'd really dig that '96 spruce top. But I'm not gonna pull the trigger. I just realized I've had the same stable of guitars for over a year, which is probably a record for me. And in the past few months, I've really focused on being a player and practicing, and a whole lot less on the gear.
Plus, I'd have to go through the whole hassle of selling the cedar top (I can't afford or justify both) and shipping it...too much stress.
Be thankful for what you have that you want...and be thankful for what you don't have that you don't want!
