Simon and Patrick Concert Hall Showcase Mahogany Burnt Umber - Ltd

Having owned this guitar for a month and a half, I have to agree with all the comments above. The best way to choose the right guitar is to find one that you want to pick up and play. This is a definite contender.

Bought this guitar couple of months ago and already I'm picking this thing up more than all of my other guitars. The sound is amazing, the workmanship is excellent and the playability is very, very good. The only reason I gave it an overall rating of 4.5 was because of a couple of small dings on the headstock of the guitar. They are not really noticeable but they are there when you look. These guitars are used by many musicians that go in the store and try them out before they buy, its unavoidable. Anyhow, i have 12 guitars and many of them high end models but this one rivals them all. It is quickly becoming my favourite. Keep up the good work S&P!

I purchased and returned two other guitars before settling on this guitar. I am fussy. Long and McQuaid is patient with their customers (thankfully!). When I took this guitar home, I knew immediately it was the one. Love everything about this guitar! The tone is amazing as is the playability. Just finished playing some John Lennon songs. Loved every minute!

I wasn't intending on buying another acoustic, I was just burning some time. This guitar haunted me from the moment i picked it up. It has a nice balanced feel, the neck is very nice, and the tone is incredible. Very balanced and articulate. The finish is perfect, the woods just beautiful and to it all with a TRIC case for under $1000, I couldn't be happier. I will be putting a Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking pickup in it, and I know she'll be with me forever.

This guitar is a real treasure....I had been looking for a concert hall sized acoustic for a while...soon as i played this one I had to have it...It is very beautiful looking but the sound is what keeps you wanting it.. I spent alot of time trying out other similar guitars and found that this one while a bit mid heavy as you would expect for a guitar this size also had a complexity to the sound..very big sound for a smaller guitar as well. A little bit of research and an email to Simon and Patrick and i found out that the top wood is indeed spruce...but its Adirondack Spruce. Adirondack spruce is known for its complexity and character and alot of pre-war guitars had these same tops. The bracing is also Adirondack Spruce..a favoured wood for bracing because of its resonance. The Fingerboard and Saddle are Ebony, Not Rosewood. This guitar is comparable to guitars that cost many more thousands of dollars.. i would recommend that you snap them up..they are a limited run and won't be here long

I use this to play mostly fingerstyle blues. I had no intention of buying this guitar when I walked into the story, but after picking up it I became enchanted by it. I looked at the $1000 price tag and thought, "worth it." A few months later, I like it even more. A honey of a guitar. Really resonant, round sound. It's hard to explain, but the sound has body to it, it has a resonance that goes beyond your ears. You can feel it in your body. It's not super loud, and the bass is not huge. Probably more suited to fingerstyle than strumming. But it's really well balanced, each string is well-articulated, and it feels and sounds like a high end instrument.

This is a BEAUTIFUL guitar! Wonderful to play and OMG what a sound!!!!