Martin D-15 vs Seagull S6

Comparison of the Martin D-15 vs Seagull S6

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• Martin
• Seagull S6
• Guitar
• Martin D-15
• D-15
• Seagull Guitars
• Martin Guitars

[LiberTBo]

What did you shoot this video with?

[scupking]

@LiberTBo

A flip video

[scupking]

This was just a fun comparison. These are the only 2 acoustics I had at the time. I have since sold the S6. This video was more of to show how 2 completely different wood types sound. I personally like the deep sound of the Martin. Both are good guitars.

[missing101]

For the price you paid for the Martin, yeah I guess you like it better.

[LiberTBo]

@scupking - The reaso I asked is that the screen view size is diminished. This is an excellent informative video with the exception of the poor viewing quality. I prefer a more enhanced field.When you adjust this up to full screen, it's fuzzy and the pixels crash. You might want to consider using better filming equipment of get a friend to shoot it for you,

[theo9952]

@MonnsterMan Taylor use to make a moderate-priced all solid wood smaller ''jumbo'' type guitar, the Taylor214 which was one of the best sounding guitars i 've ever played. Sadly by the time i could afford to buy it they had replaced the solid sapele back and sides with laminate rosewood, ...which put me off...

[theo9952]

@MonnsterMan the S6 folk has laminate back and sides, just like the dreadnaut. When i decided to buy a smaller body guitar i opted for the MaritimeSWSminy jumbo instead. It is very comfortable to hold due to smaller body depth and size generally, is quite wide at the nut (1.9 inches) it's short scale and yields a beautiful sound of the kind one would expect from an all solid wood smaller guitar. I think its worth considering before you go for the folk.

[CruisinMac]

I don't understand this compare other than cuz they are the only 2 gtrs he owns to compare maybe. They are TOO different. Diffs: 1 is SW, 1 is solid top only...1 has LT stings, the other Med...1 is an entry level gtr, the other a med tier gtr...they are both made of completely different woods. This may be a fun compare but a "fair" one would be with one of Seagull's Maritime or Artist series guitars, at least the teirs would be close to same and strings should be the same too. jus my 2 cents

[MonnsterMan]

@theo9952 I totally agree with you on the S6 being a little "loose" in it's reliability of playing. They can sound awesome to so-so, I don't know why that is. I am probably going to get an S6+folk. Only because I can't find what I want in a Martin. Short scale and at least a 1 3/4 nut width. No Dread, I need a smaller body style now. Taylor seems to be a bust also!

[theo9952]

@MonnsterMan

2. ...it's just that i find interesting the comparison between these two guitars and i find them both very good-sounding although i can tell the difference. It is also a fact that the all-solid Martin will improve with age more that the solid-top S6. One other fact about the S6's... not all of them play and sound as  good as this one here. One has to pick and chose carefully among several to find the best -sounding.