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CTGull Global Moderator MOD/ADMIN Posts: 4,634 Location: Connecticut Playing guitar since: Early 80's & 2011	Holy SCHIST!!!! Jul 20, 2023 17:48:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CTGull on Jul 20, 2023 17:48:00 GMT -5 Someone paid $602 for a crappy all plywood Seagull Minstrel guitar!!! shopgoodwill.com/item/172298697 This one was made in 1989. I found one of these for $60 and it was so bad I scrapped it!! TOTAL CRAP!!
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Holy SCHIST!!!! Jul 20, 2023 18:48:15 GMT -5

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Post by Derick on Jul 20, 2023 18:48:15 GMT -5

Jul 20, 2023 17:48:00 GMT -5 CTGull said:

Someone paid $602 for a crappy all plywood Seagull Minstrel guitar!!!

shopgoodwill.com/item/172298697 This one was made in 1989.

I found one of these for $60 and it was so bad I scrapped it!! TOTAL CRAP!!

CTGull ,

And 55 people bid on the crappy guitar.

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CTGull Global Moderator MOD/ADMIN Posts: 4,634 Location: Connecticut Playing guitar since: Early 80's & 2011	Holy SCHIST!!!! Jul 20, 2023 19:10:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CTGull on Jul 20, 2023 19:10:39 GMT -5 I didn't look that closely!! WOW!! A little research goes a long way!! That's the WORST deal I've ever seen on ShopGoodwill!! It MIGHT be worth $60!! Actually, it MIGHT be worth the shipping!!
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VCgull New Member Posts: 29 Location: Ventura County, Calif.	Holy SCHIST!!!! Jul 20, 2023 20:03:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by VCgull on Jul 20, 2023 20:03:32 GMT -5 I just checked Reverb and saw a few, ranging from $229 up to $1200, supposedly handmade by Mr. Robert Godin himself. Specs show it's a wild cherry laminate body, presumably the same material used on the S6 back and sides.
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Holy SCHIST!!!! Jul 21, 2023 3:39:05 GMT -5

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Post by CTGull on Jul 21, 2023 3:39:05 GMT -5

From my many conversations with Michel at Godin Guitar:

Minstrel guitars were not considered as Seagulls per sey, even if they were built at the same factory.
The Minstrel was in production from '85 to '92 and approximately 6000 were built.

It's an all laminated model and I guess management wanted to keep it apart of the Seagull line since all Seagull models had solid tops.

I'd have to assume an all laminate model would have to be considered a cheaper model that one with a solid top. Yes, they are fairly rare. $1200 for a "modern" plywood guitar is insane!!

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Post by Derick on Jul 21, 2023 7:14:27 GMT -5

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, think that's what they say.
At that rate, I could possibly get £6,000 for my new Squire Telecaster, but it's not for sale.

Faith Mercury, Parlour Guitar.
Tanglewood TW40 Sundance Historic, 12 freter. Solid Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides.
Takamine GY93E-Nat, Parlour Guitar, solid Spruce top.
Epiphone ES339, semi acoustic Electric guitar,
Fender Mex Stratocaster, White with Maple neck.
PRS se Custom, 24 fret, Mahogany back with Maple cap.
Tanglewood TW 45 Re Sundance Reserve, All solid wood, Cedar Top,Mahogany back and sides.

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Holy SCHIST!!!! Aug 7, 2023 18:21:37 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Aug 7, 2023 18:21:37 GMT -5

the Lys is a better guitar, if you can find
one that isn't warped and/or split

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Holy SCHIST!!!! Aug 23, 2023 17:12:09 GMT -5

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Post by RobertW on Aug 23, 2023 17:12:09 GMT -5

the top is laminate also. ;(

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Seagull Amber Trail CW Mini-Jumbo Spruce/Maple Long scale (2012)
Seagull Coastline Cedar 12 Cedar/Cherry (2015)
Ibanez Artwood Parlour 2 AVN3-NT Spruce/Mahogany (2015)
Martin GPCPA5K Stika Spruce/Koa HDL/Birch Stratabond/Morado Fretboard (2015)
Gretsch Mahogany Boxcar Round-Neck Resonator (2015)
Alvarez ABT60 Baritone Spruce/Mahogany (2016)
Sigma 000M-15 Mahogany, Rosewood Fretboard (2018)

CTGull Global Moderator MOD/ADMIN Posts: 4,634 Location: Connecticut Playing guitar since: Early 80's & 2011	Holy SCHIST!!!! Aug 23, 2023 17:33:47 GMT -5 RobertW likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by CTGull on Aug 23, 2023 17:33:47 GMT -5 Aug 23, 2023 17:12:09 GMT -5 RobertW said: the top is laminate also. ;( YES! I had one. I was not impressed.
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Post by bucketcrabjohnny on Apr 5, 2024 11:36:20 GMT -5

I purchased a used SEAGULL (It has the bird in the circle logo on the headstock) Minstrel guitar, serial no. 1693; which should date it to late 1982 or early 1983 according to the serial number spread sheet:

Seagull SKUs v2024.3.20.1 1.xlsx (56.85 KB)

- not after 1985 as posted here.

Anyway, the guitar is a laminate top and of course does not sound as good as my S6 cedar-top; but it is a beautiful looking guitar, easy to play and with this pick-up in the sound hole:

www.amazon.com/Triple-System-Dual-Coil-Sound-Hole-Humbucker-Microphone/dp/B0C855KHF4?th=1

- it sounds great for an outdoor gig or at an open-mic where a solid top (especially a cedar-top) might be effected by the weather or humidity. I was busking at the sea-shore here in Victoria, British Columbia and my cedar-top would not stay in tune with that humidity, wind and temperature fluctuations.

I really like the guitar; it was a great CAD$200 purchase and the Justpro pick-up was an an even better buy. With the action set low, the guitar is easy to play and stays in tune for hours even with this old wood-chopper hacking out chords.

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