Acoustic Guitar Review - Seagull Maritime SWS Mini-Jumbo

[rubiksterman]

brilliant........

[PeteWojMusic]

I'll tell you what, I own this guitar, as well as a Seagull S6... I've gotta say, they sound soooo good that they hang right there with my higher end Gibson Hummingbird, Gibson J-45, Gibson Advanced Jumbo, Taylor GA4, Breedlove OM/SReh, Larrivee P-09, etc.... NO JOKE. The guitar in THIS VIDEO sounds as good if not better than 2k, 3k, and 4k dollar guitars.... For 700 bucks, this guitar is a STEAL. The Seagull S6 is also one of the best guitars for the money. $350 and it sounds incredible!!!

[karjur78]

absolutely amazing, very nice mini jumbo...

[borrowmeadolla]

My Dad is a Taylor die hard, made him try a $600 Seagull 12 string back to back against of one his precious $3k Taylor 12 strings, both in tune, he strummed the Taylor AFTER, and said...."Yuck." I have a one off Seagull in a never repeated color/wood combo, people hear it and think I spent a fortune for a Seagull "Custom Shop" lol...I tell them, nope, its just a Seagull. These guitars will fool you, don't be misled by the price. These will be sought after one day.

[Rexicano]

@borrowmeadolla

Lots of people buy Taylors because of the name; and many of them are terrible.

LOWDEN is the best. There's a reason Bensusan plays them so much (off and on for 30 years).

[Sjorsieboy93]

Beautiful playing!

[FolkGuitars]

check out seagull artist videos on my channel

/watch?v​=QcHoyyODYE0

[Hairs626]

I just bought this a couple of hours back! Loving it! Particularly amazing for fingerstyle so if you're into guys like Andy Mckee, Peppino D'Agostino, Craig D'Andrea, Don Ross etc etc and are on a budget..this guitar is the way to go!

Also the Quantum I pickup, though not the best in the market, is a good add! It sounds really great! :)

[Wheetking]

How nice is this!!! I'm buying a Seagull this week as a gift, this vid helps in that decision, thanks!

[BassGuitarJake]

Such a nice guitar, and this fella knows how to play it.

[MartinusVk]

what is name of this song?)

[Lexaltis1976]

is that maritime gloss element 29310 ?

[Lexaltis1976]

Nice sound !!!

[zentatonic]

Just bought this guitar. It rules.

Nice job on the vid and great playing.

[CovertHID]

As soon as you started playing it put a smile on my face :)

What song were you playing?

[kotedo]

i bought it because of this video. nice guitar, smaller than i thought, fantastic feeling , thick neck and has all, that a fingerpicker would ever demand-. thx for that nice review. i bought it for 639 €.

[romekdo77]

@kotedo where did you buy it?

[philweinstock]

@kotedo Hey K - The sound of Doug playing has me coming back to this video again and again - Do you feel the "full rich" sound is there? I know some of the impressive sound has to do with being in DADGAD tuning - Now that you have had the instrument for a while what do you think? Beside this guitar I am considering a Blueridge BR-73AS (OOO style not mini-jumbo) - do you dislike anything about the guitar?

Let me know what you think - thank you Phil W

[audiotrax2000]

Every video on YouTube I've seen of the Seagulls' sounds amazing. What microphone are you using? Thanks

[4bysixstrings]

could anyone tell me the name of the song he is playing?

[InTheMiddle95]

This kinda sounds like Andy Mckee...

[wisesatyr72]

you shouldve played White Summer in that DADGAD tuning

[p796]

GREAT SOUND!!! Which would you choose: Yamaha CPX/APX 900 or this Seagull?

What strings did you have on this Seagull?

Great vid.

[JEP177777]

@p796 I have one -- I use Rotosound Super Bronze 10s - contact core (in the pink box). They sound really good and because the wrapped strings are not covered at the bridge it enhaces the action, which is already good. Godin strings are good too!

[mcneely2818]

@p796 well, yamaha makes great instruments, but the cpx/apx series are mostly designed to be played through a PA or acoustic amp, to get the piezo-ey sound, and I don't believe the apx series features solid back and sides, but don't quote me. The seagull would be geared more toward the natural acoustic tone, this model more so for fingerstyle players.

[guitartec]

so I guess this guitar can't be strummed? sure would like to hear that

[rick375]

question. between the mini jumbo body and the dread body which one produces a deeper bass?

[MrLizardisle]

@rick375 2. i also like the way it sounds when strummed, not as excessibly big as my Guild j-55 but nontheless  very much up to the task.

I hope i have helped with my description.

[unclejes7]

you look more like Norm MacDonald to me.. by the way, do you know if that seagull comes with a case

[ilikepickles47]

does he look a tiny bit like Steven Seagal? kind of a coincidence.

[loicome]

You play amazing!

[SuperOxideDimutase]

Seagull makes the best guitar for the buck, and then some.

[CsokEEEEEE]

sound is good and the guitar is fantastic:-)

[TheDJJerome]

I've got one of these, and it's the best acoustic I've ever played. I definitely recommend it, it's got a pretty good price for the quality too.

[MrLizardisle]

sounds really good. funny thing though, very few guitar players seen to care about the fact that laying one's bare forearm  across the sounboard of their instrument, affects significantly its free vibration and therefore its sound.

[TheMiraclePoop]

random question, but i'm looking at this guitar and is it just the light or is the guitar really that yellow in person?

[YoungFireStudios]

looks like tom hanks

[DuskY1991]

Great guitar, tried one today and I really want one. I however need to know if this thing will take mediums (13-56). I hope someone can tell me.

[tuikun02]

@DuskY1991 Yes, see their FAQ at their website

[AlanSturgess]

Great to hear relevant descriptions followed by two superb demonstrations. Wish I'd known about this guitar and its wider nut before I bought my Faith full-sized jumbo (which is great - but I would really like that wider neck).

[Dashrendar2507]

Great job, very well recorded audio and video. It realy shows how the guitar sounds. I don't realy like the satin neck too, it's not very cool when your hands get sweaty. Very great video overall :)

[journeyquest1]

sorry dont like the satin neck. causes problems when your hand gets sweaty.

[DuskY1991]

Will this one take mediums (13-56) too?

[antitaleban]

I love the tone of these Canadian guitars. Warm and very pleasant tone from these guitars... And they're really value-for-money too.

[gnrmanmatt]

same, i actually just got a norman guitar yesterday :P

[8rrichards]

This is a very well done video. It gives you a very good sense of how the guitar sounds.  Nice playing and nice audio. I wish all demos were as well recoreded.

[darshdarshu]

u r an AMAZING Player....

May GOD bless u with eternity.....

[romerni]

great!! could you send me tab of the song you are playing??

thank you!

[joshtoh310]

Anybody know what's the name of the tune that he was playing?

[MyNewPlay]

Doug, I'm so glad you pointed out the easy playing finger style features. Even though I'm a singer song writer, I have week hands and have been looking for something with a short scale, wide spacing and sweet, balanced sound. I really appreciate your sharing your impressions here on YouTube. Thanks.

[dizzybee3]

thank you.

[emontes9452]

very nice,can you sent me the tabs of your song?

[SwampDog1957]

Nice demo, Doug.

Bill G