UPDATE: NGD - Simon and Patrick S&P6 acoustic

[bassbiscuits]

Courtesy of FB marketplace I picked this up locally last week. I gig a fair bit with either an old Crafter DE7 or an equally old Yamaha FG512SJ but always have an eye for another good acoustic in my life.

 

So this is a 1998 Simon and Patrick, made in Canada by the same group of makers responsible for Godin, Seagull, Art & Lutherie et al. Solid cedar top, laminated cherry sides and back. 
 

It was filthy and dusty, so I immediately gave it a clean, some lemon oil and a new set of Martin 12-54 strings. 
 

What can I say - it’s really really loud! Perfectly placed between bright and warm with solid punchy low end (similar to my Crafter, which is also cedar). Really articulate. Dropped D tunings work a treat too. 

 

Feels like it hasn’t been played very much at all (apart from some strumming marks on the body’s ultra-thin finish) so for the next few weeks I’m just gonna play and play it and see how it settles. 
 

But so far so good. 

Edited Monday at 22:02 by bassbiscuits

[Inga]

looks in really good nick mate!!

[bassbiscuits]

Update: five months and a handful of gigs later, and crikey the finish on these things doesn’t take much punishment. 
 

It’s an astounding guitar - easy to play, rich and sonorous (perhaps thanks to its thin finish?) but the poor thing already looks like it’s been in the wars. 
 

Anyone else with one of these had similar experiences? 

I don’t particularly mind -  just a bit surprised as none of my other guitars (including a well-gigged Crafter I’ve been playing for 20 years) have a mark on them. 
 

Edited Monday at 22:35 by bassbiscuits

[Owen]

I have one from the early 90's. I am quite a light guitarist and do not actually play much acoustic. So it lasted very well. Then one of my son's friends picked it up when they were rehearsing here. The finish got battered pretty quickly. I feel your pain. 

[Skybone]

On 27/10/2025 at 22:01, bassbiscuits said:

It’s an astounding guitar - easy to play, rich and sonorous (perhaps thanks to its thin finish?) but the poor thing already looks like it’s been in the wars. 

I think you've hit the nail on the head there, it's rich & sonorous because of the cedar top and the thin finish.

 

Keep going like that, it'll only get better and better.