Natural Elements Owners

I have the Seagull Amber Trails Mini-Jumbo. Dream guitar, spruce/maple, 1.8" nut. String spacing is actually same as my Martin, but with more space on outside edges.. Certainly the most comfortable to hold and to play. I had 2, the first being returned because neck warped. Unlike most of the Natural Elements line it's top was flawless and glowed in the sun. Check my avatar.
My replacement had visible grain in top and the maple figuring was not pretty to me. But it plays like a dream. It completely replaced the S6 and is the guitar I always reach for.

When I bought it, I only had the S6, which after 15 years had both fret wear and divots that made intonation a problem.

Since I got the Amber Trails, I bought 4 more acoustics, most being of different types so not in competition with the Amber Trails. Only the Martin has a comparable shape.. but the tone and narrow fretboard (same string spacing!) prevent it from moving to the front of the line.
I almost bought the Natural Elements Natural Cherry with Solid Cedar MJ but the tone did not speak to me.

This one is my favorite of the NE line:



I don't have it anymore because the one I owned had a "dead note" on it that drove me nuts.  The G note on the 3rd fret of the 6th string would kinda "plunk" die with no sustain at all.  Other G notes on the fret board on other strings were the same, but not as extreme as the 6th string one.  It was not a fret issue or anything, had it checked.  It just could not handle G notes for some odd reason.  One of those 1-in-a-million duds I guess.  I moved on to other guitars cuz when I traded it back in, another one was not available at that time.

Overall though, I thought it was the most balanced and pleasant sounding model of the NE line.  Back then they had dreads as well, but not anymore.

Hard to say how it compares with other models cuz there's so many.  I'd need to know more specifically what you'd like to know on that one.

Good luck in your shopping and try as many models as you can.  One will eventually jump out and scream to your love and desire to take it home. 

The Godin mini jumbos are fine guitars - I have an older cedar-top Simon&Patrick MJ that is a real pleasure to play. The sound balances very nicely across the fretboard...solid bass, clean mids, lots of treble sparkle. The back and sides are cherry lam, which I find is a perfectly good tone wood in its own right. If the S&P had the wider Seagull neck, it'd be perfect...as it is, it's the guitar that sits out on the stand, ready to go whenever the mood strikes...

As to whether you actually need a 4th guitar...that's between you, your ears, your conscience, your banker and possibly a significant other...