Seagull and Epiphone acoustics

[Wayne27]

Which one generally has better higher end acoustic guitars, Seagull or Epiphone? I’m trying to decide between Seagull Guitars Maritime SWS Mahogany and Epiphone DR500Masterbilt.

[ICTGoober]

Seagull - hands down.

[Mincer]

I'd say Seagull, too.

[beaubrummels]

Seagull. I have an S6+ spruce top cherrywood back and sides. With new strings it sounds like a Martin, with old dead strings it sounds like a Gibson. Either way, it always sounds like a million dollar record.

[Erlend_G]

Heard good things about Seagull-

Tried a brand new Epiphone ; that I didn't like at all. It was very heavy, not very resonant- and hard to play! :o

Might have been just "that one" guitar though... :/

I'd say Seagull. .

[ehdwuld]

I have an Epiphone Hummingbird
it and the masterbuiilt series have the shorter scale
that I like

The master built I looked at before getting my Hummingbird was a very fine instrument
And doesn't compare to the standard Epiphone line

Seagull is nice too

That pointy shaped headstock looks like a penis to me

[ICTGoober]

Why the hell do people get so hung up about peghead shapes?

[GuitarStv]

Of all the ones that I've played, seagull. You can find a decent epi acoustic, but the seagull guitars are much more consistently nice.

[ArtieToo]

Why the hell do people get so hung up about peghead shapes?

My next acoustic will be a Seagull. But it's not because of the shape per se. It's because it's a straight string pull across the nut. That's important to me.

[ehdwuld]

My next acoustic will be a Seagull. But it's not because of the shape per se. It's because it's a straight string pull across the nut. That's important to me.

I like straight too
but aesthetically it's just not pleasant
PRS does that with a bit more flourish

[ICTGoober]

It's called simple elegance, troglodytes.

[ArtieToo]

. . . but aesthetically it's just not pleasant

I agree.

[Mincer]

I like the Seagull headstock, and it seems to balance with the body really well. I think ergonomically, it works with the straight string pull, which is important to a lot of people on an acoustic.

[ArtieToo]

. . . which is important to a lot of people on an acoustic.

But not just acoustic. It's the reason I don't like pointy, hockey-stick, and/or Dean headstocks.

[Wayne27]

Thanks for the help everyone!