Post by TonyKgull on Sept 13, 2017 21:52:55 GMT -5
So, my electric guitarist shows up with an acoustic he just recently bought and wanted to try it out on stage. Yep, like the title says, a nice Seagull Walnut Isys T Dread.
He did the sound check cuz the sound board guy did not show up, but he'll be there Sunday. So I played his guitar for a bit while doing all the levels.
I must say, I was very impressed with this 2nd-from-the-bottom-of-the-line series guitar! It has what I would call a dry (but "woodsy" dry), very pleasantly balanced sound and tone. Not too boomy, not to bright, but very lively sounding. Very nice, I'd say it's even on the warm side.
Also, asked him if he had it set up and he said no. Wow! The action out of the box is just dreamy. I had to play it standing up (which I never do) which is uncomfortable and awkward for me, but barre chords were an absolute breeze all the way up the neck. Again, wow.
The Fishman Isys T system sounded great too. Not Cole Clark or dual-source great or anything, but still very nice and natural sounding.
Overall, this guitar is a fantastic buy for the money. If anyone is thinking about this guitar, I do not think you'll be disappointed. It does not have the color of a rosewood back and sides or mahogany or etc for the b&s, but that's to be expected from a laminate b&s guitar. What it does have though is a great all-around mid rangey beautiful sound. Like I said, balanced and not too bright.....just right, especially for on stage. It's a good lookin' guitar to boot. Very nice.
He was doing some strumming and melody leads with it and it really sounded fantastic.
He did the sound check cuz the sound board guy did not show up, but he'll be there Sunday. So I played his guitar for a bit while doing all the levels.
I must say, I was very impressed with this 2nd-from-the-bottom-of-the-line series guitar! It has what I would call a dry (but "woodsy" dry), very pleasantly balanced sound and tone. Not too boomy, not to bright, but very lively sounding. Very nice, I'd say it's even on the warm side.
Also, asked him if he had it set up and he said no. Wow! The action out of the box is just dreamy. I had to play it standing up (which I never do) which is uncomfortable and awkward for me, but barre chords were an absolute breeze all the way up the neck. Again, wow.
The Fishman Isys T system sounded great too. Not Cole Clark or dual-source great or anything, but still very nice and natural sounding.
Overall, this guitar is a fantastic buy for the money. If anyone is thinking about this guitar, I do not think you'll be disappointed. It does not have the color of a rosewood back and sides or mahogany or etc for the b&s, but that's to be expected from a laminate b&s guitar. What it does have though is a great all-around mid rangey beautiful sound. Like I said, balanced and not too bright.....just right, especially for on stage. It's a good lookin' guitar to boot. Very nice.
He was doing some strumming and melody leads with it and it really sounded fantastic.
