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Seagull Guitars S6 Original Presys II Acoustic-electric Guitar - Burnt Umber

6-string Acoustic-electric Guitar with Solid Spruce Top, Wild Cherry Back and Sides, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Burnt Umber
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Great Dreadnought for Learning, Writing, and Performing

Seagull's S6 Original Presys II acoustic-electric guitar offers smooth playability and great tone at an exceptional price. Its pressure-tested solid spruce top and wild cherry back and sides deliver a warm, detailed tone with loads of dynamic range. Seagull innovations such as the integrated set neck and compound curved top offer increased tuning stability, resonance, and projection. And Seagull also loaded this guitar with Fishman Presys II electronics for great tone when you need to plug in. The Seagull S6 Original Presys II acoustic-electric is an affordable guitar with great features.

Unique compound-curve spruce top

Robert Godin, owner of Seagull Guitars, has never been satisfied with good enough. His tireless search for a better guitar has created quite a few innovations that are found in every Seagull guitar. For instance, the S6 Original’s top is pressure tested for rigidity and stiffness to ensure maximum harmonic vibration. Its unique compound-curved construction adds structural integrity to the guitar and allows for thinner bracing. This method frees the spruce top to vibrate more freely delivering the most harmonically rich acoustic tone possible.

Innovative neck construction

Seagull has taken extra care to ensure that the neck offers and effortless playing experience. Their proprietary Integrated Set Neck design takes advantage of tennon and dovetail-syle designs to provide stable and consistent action that also reduces warping and twisting. Thanks to this integrated system, the S6 Original’s neck pitch is perfectly set. This Seagull design assures optimized sound and playability with great consistency from guitar to guitar.

Handcrafted in Canada

All of the guitars in the Seagull line, from this S6 Original model to the top-of-the-line Artist series guitars have been handcrafted in the small village of La Patrie in eastern Quebec, Canada, for over 25 years. About half of the population of this small town works creating these exquisite guitars. Most of the tonewoods are also harvested from Canadian forests. You'll love the attention to detail, the quality tonewoods, and Seagull's commitment to make the best guitar possible that this affords them. Grab a Seagull S6 Original Presys II and experience the difference.

Seagull Guitars S6 Original Presys II Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

  • Acoustic-electric dreadnought guitar
  • Pressure-tested solid spruce top yields loads of dynamic range
  • Wild cherry back and sides are warm and articulate
  • Modified dreadnought body shape cuts unwanted boominess
  • Maple Integrated Set Neck offers a flawless playing experience
  • Fishman Presys II electronics sound great plugged in
  • Straight string pull offers better tuning stability
  • Handcrafted in Canada

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Dreadnought
  • Back & Sides Wood: Wild Cherry
  • Top Wood: Solid Spruce
  • Finish: Semi-gloss
  • Color: Burnt Umber
  • Body Bracing: Fan Bracing
  • Binding: White
  • Neck Wood: Silver Leaf Maple
  • Neck Shape: D
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Circular
  • Number of Frets: 21
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Nut Width: 1.8"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Tusq/Tusq
  • Bridge Material: Rosewood
  • Tuning Machines: Seagull Closed Gear
  • Electronics: Fishman Presys II
  • Strings: Godin, .012-.053
  • Case Included: Sold Separately
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 051991

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Seagull S6

This is my 2nd Seagull guitar. Fit, finish, sound and playability are top notch. Highly recommended.

Also, Sean at Sweetwater has stayed in touch with me on this purchase. He was very helpful with my purchase. Definitely buying my next guitar and my future purchases from him.
Music background: Worship Guitar
Rated 5/5

This is the guitar you're looking for

I've been learning on a Jasmine S34C for quite some time. I wanted to step up to a nicer guitar and looked and played many guitars before finding this one. I was looking for something under $1000.

I spent days at a guitar center trying all brands. I narrowed to a few. I tried the Yamaha FG830 (too much base), Taylor GS-mini (nice but too small), Martin DX2E (played nice but I could not get rid of the buzzing) and then a Seagull S6 from the the big online retailer which turns out it was an "S6 slim" with a narrow nut. That S6 Slim was in what they called Tennessee Red which turns out is the same as this burnt umber. I really liked that guitar but I needed the wider nut as I have big fingers.

I am so glad I found a real Seagull S6 in the same beautiful red color here at Sweetwater. This one even has the electronics which was a plus. It's nice to have a built in tuner too. The folks at Sweetwater are great. They keep you informed all along the way. The packaging was far superior to the other retailer.

The action out of the box was a little high (2.75mm) for me but a couple quarter turns on the truss rod brought it down to 2.25mm which is perfect for me. I also installed Elixir 10-47 strings as I primarily focus on finger style. The tone is just wonderful and the playability keeps me coming back to it several times a day.

In my opinion, the Seagull S6 is the best acoustic guitar for under $1,000. If you're on the fence about getting one, go for it!
Music background: Beginner to Intermediate Fingerstyle Guitarist
Rated 5/5

Beautiful Guitar

Sound & Wood is outstanding. Wish the guitar would have come with a Gig Bag. Also Note, instructions indicate not to open the shipping Box for 24 hours.
Music background: Beginner
Rated 5/5

An outstanding guitar in all areas!

I own a Martin, a couple of Taylors and a Gibson J45 and heard a lot about Seagull and wanted to give one a shot. For the cost of a guitar made in Canada of Cedar and Cherry, this is an amazing guitar with an awesome sound for fingerpicking and strumming. It can boom loud if you want to strum hard and then soften nicely if you cut back. This is definitely a guitar to add to your collection. As usual, thanks to Tom Koch for the great customer service at Sweetwater, my go to spot for all my musical needs, someday I hope to visit.
Music background: Singer songwriter
Rated 5/5

Great guitar

I love the neck on this guitar Very comfortable
D shape the string spacing is perfect it came with godin 12-53 strings , the set up and intonation was perfect out of the box. This is a very playable fun guitar and As always the customer service at sweetwater is the best in the business. thanks joe!
Music background: Songwriter
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