Guild M-240E Concert Acoustic Electric in Natural

Archback Acoustic from Guild's Westerly Series

Guild's iconic arched back makes its return in the compact Westerly M-240E acoustic-electric. The purpose of this trademark feature is twofold: principally, it reduces weight and increases live projection. But it also pays tribute to some of Guild's popular models, like the D-25 and F-30. The result is a great-playing, easy-traveling guitar with Guild's unmistakable look. The Westerly M-240E harks back to Guild's golden-era flat tops with some exciting vintage specs, including a concert-sized body made from premium woods, a classic Guild C-shaped neck, and a retro red tortoiseshell pickguard. The M-240E includes the AP-1 pickup for a clean sound that plugs straight into a PA.

• Guild Acoustics: a heritage built on great woods and features
• Comfortable concert body you can't keep your hands off
• Guild AP-1 pickup captures this Westerly's natural acoustic voice

Guild's heritage as one of America's premier early guitar makers is acknowledged in the M-240E. Solid Sitka spruce and mahogany meet in a compact concert body with an arched back for a big sound and great playing experience. A real bone nut and saddle deliver golden-era sustain and clarity. And a 1960s red tortoiseshell pickguard gives this guitar a look that was made to be seen.

Sweetwater guitarists love small-bodied acoustics for home recording and playing around the house. The concert-sized Guild M-240E is no exception. This little guitar plays great and knows how to cut through a mix. Its classic mahogany/spruce construction produces a warm, natural tone with complex overtones and surprising projection that can fill a room with music.

The Westerly series' AP-1 piezo pickup is one of the better options we've seen in this price range. The sound is full and dynamic onstage, and it pairs great with a microphone for recording parts at home or in the studio. Volume and tone controls are mounted directly in the soundhole for easy access, and for a look that won't detract from your guitar's natural beauty.

• Iconic arched back pays tribute to Guild's early acoustics
• Unique design is lighter and louder than comparably sized guitars
• Comfortable concert body can fill a room with music
• Vintage-profiled C-shaped neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard plays comfortably
• 1960s red tortoiseshell pickguard looks great onstage
• Bone nut and saddle enhance sustain and clarity
• 1-11/16" nut width suits strummers to fingerstylists
• 24.75" scale length has a slinky-smooth action
• Guild AP-1 pickup system provides a clean sound for the stage and studio