slim concert construction

bluetele,

Hi and welcome to the Cabin.

If my memory serves me right, the Seagull guitar models with the, Wild Cherry back and sides,is not solid, but a laminate of three layers of Wild Cherry, so far better than plywood that some other guitar manufacturers use.
But the experts state that 80% of the sound/tone of the guitar is based on the wood that the top of the guitar is made from, so a solid wood top is quite important, and all Seagull Guitars have solid wood tops. 😀

Actually, the 3 layer back & sides have a center layer of maple at 90 degrees to the inner and outer plys.

My tele was painted blue (house paint) when I rescued it. Stripped it down and put clear Verathane polyurethane based finish on it. Natural Ash.