MusiciansFriend sale

Stud Muffin , Seagull seems to be moving on new strategies fairly aggressively. I think they need to - there is a higher volume of competition of really decent guitars at their price points today than there was just 7 years ago, when I bought my first Seagull. The shop in town carries a good selection of them, and I was admiring the lineup the last time I was in there, a month ago I think. Now it looks like they are getting aggressive with pricing as well - I don't recall seeing deals this good over the last several years.

Good time to be buying guitars!

I bought a Grand Entourage last year at a closeout in a local store, $250 with a gig bag new, it was a great deal, and because it's parlor size, it's the right size for me.

Has anyone bought one of these? I'm confused about what it is.

The Description says that it is solid SPRUCE top, a Maritime SWS (solid wood series) guitar. The Description also says that it has the Q1T preamp.

But the Specifications say that it is a MAHOGANY top (maybe laminate?) with laminate mahogany sides and back. The Specifications say that it has a Fishman Sonicore (in the soundhole) preamp.

So what is it? I thought the SGs were solid wood. But the Specifications don't say solid wood anywhere. To make matters worse, it says that this model is built for and distributed only by Musician's Friend (Guitar Center and Music123 also carry it with the at-odds descriptions/specs), so Seagull doesn't list it on their website.

Can anyone verify what this actually is? I would love a Concert Hall ALL-hog top. But the specs lead me to believe that this is laminate. Does anyone know?

I understand that, Robert. I have an Ovation that is a 'special' build for Guitar Center. It is certainly a good marketing strategy for manufacturers. But I would hope that they would get their descriptions right. In this particular case, the details are contradictory and misleading.

I would think so also, CTGull.

It's just that I'm thrown by the description which says, "Seagull's Concert Hall Mahogany SG features a select pressure-tested solid spruce top and 3-ply cross-grained laminated mahogany back and sides. The Maritime SWS Concert Hall SG also features a semi-gloss custom polished finish with a beautiful satin sheen...This model includes Godin Quantum IT electronics with built-in tuner."

The pictures clearly show a Fishman in-hole Sonicore pickup. As I said, it's confusing when the description doesn't match the Title or the Specifications. I'm going to cancel my order on this as I thought it was an excellent deal on a "Maritime SWS Concert Hall SG" (as it says).

Thanks, all!

That was probably the best guitar sale this weekend!  I ordered a pack.  The price is back up to $69.99 today.