My husband has been very happy with both Seagull and their other line LaPatrie. He is admittedly not much of a musician - but for the first time he actually enjoys playing. They sound as good as our Martin and are more comfortable to play, didn't need a second mortgage to buy and they don't get the infamous Martin crack or need major & expensive repairs - like the Martin.

Martins are a great guitar - don't us wrong- but talk about high maintainence. Ours is a older 0-18 that had some hardship's in its life.

Another thing about the Goudin company - they stand behind their work and if you do have a problem - it gets fixed or they replace the guitar- that simple.