Acoustic Guitar Magazine | 8 years ago
This slope-shouldered dreadnought shares several characteristics with the S6—it also has a pressure-tested, solid cedar top and laminated wild cherry back and sides. But it sports Adirondack spruce bracing, a compound-curve top that increases structural integrity, an Indian rosewood fingerboard, a compensated TUSQ saddle, a custom-polished finish, a double-function truss rod, and a set-neck system that resists warping and changes due to climate. The body has white binding on the top and back and an attractive herringbone rosette.
The construction overall is rock solid, inside and out.
The guitar comes equipped with a Fishman Sonitone preamp and pickup system, which for good reason is becoming ubiquitous in the guitar trade.
The silver leaf maple neck has a somewhat thick profile, but I didn’t find it uncomfortable. And the roomy 1.8-inch-wide TUSQ nut lends itself to fingerpicking.
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At-a-Glance Seagull Coastline Momentum
BODY Slope-shouldered dreadnought, solid cedar top, laminated wild cherry back and sides, 25.5-inch scale, compensated TUSQ saddle
NECK One-piece, silver leaf maple, Indian rosewood fingerboard, 1.8-inch TUSQ nut
EXTRAS Fishman Sonitone electronics
PRICE $605 MSRP, $499 street
Made in Canada
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