The Seagull S8 is a departure from the norm when it comes to today’s lower-cost mandolin offerings. The Seagull S8 Mandolin Sunburst EQ offers great feel and superb sound via a hand-finished neck, a solid Sitka spruce top and a Custom Polished Finish. A friend owned a Seagull 12-string for many years and it was a real workhorse. Seagull's S8 Mandolin SG features a maple neck through body with a solid Sitka spruce top and laminate maple body with a clean semi-gloss natural finish. This is a review of the Seagull S8 Mandolin SG which features in Issue 38 of Guitar Interactive magazine, which is FREE to subscribe to and view NOW, along with more reviews, interviews and guitar lessons. Recent Arrivals; Vintage; Instruments; Electronics; Accessories; Contact Us; Account; Our Story. Main menu. For more information go to www.iguitarmag.com. The new Seagull S8 Mandolin with maple neck through body has a solid sitka spruce top featuring a semi-gloss custom polished natural finish. The S8 includes Seagull’s proprietary preamp with volume and tone controls, which are conveniently placed directly on the mandolin’s top. The S8 includes Seagull’s proprietary preamp with volume and tone controls, which are conveniently placed directly on the mandolin’s top! Founded in 1972, Elderly Instruments started as a small store with a handful of instruments. The Seagull mandolin is definitely a road less traveled design, and for me at least, it's good to see people not making … I used to play that guitar from time to time and always liked it. Seagull S8 Mandolin. If you're looking for something under $500 the S8 would hands-down be my recommendation (if the tone suits you) As a travel mandolin the S8's smaller body is welcome as well. The Seagull S8 Mandolin Sunburst EQ offers great feel and superb sound via a hand-finished neck, a solid Sitka spruce top and a Custom Polished Finish. The 13.875" (352.4) scale fingerboard is rosewood and the 1.19" (30mm) top nut, bridge and compensated saddle are Tusq by Graphtech. $429. SKU: S8M-NAT. Note that you'll probably want to the get the Seagull S8 gig bag (which Amazon doesn't sell, $50 elsewhere), as standard mandolin … Although it is an attractive and well-built mandolin, its sturdy construction and reduced internal volume make it more suited to playing situations where its bass-light tonality and loud volume will be valued by players and audiences alike.