I own a Simon & Patrick (1986) which is made by Godin, same company which makes Seagulls. I played the Seagulls recently and, like my S & P, are simply fabulous for the price. I would strongly recommend the Seagulls -the emphasis is on quality so what you're paying for is a well-built guitar without the fancy bells and whistles (i.e. inlays, gold hardware, and other features which do not make the thing play or sound better). They also come with LR Baggs electronics.