OM-240E Westerly Archback : Well made, sounds great

I bought this guitar in mid 2023, now after 6 months, I would recommend the guitar to anyone as a reasonably priced, good quality acoustic that looks lovely and sounds great. It plays nicely, with enough volume for my purposes when finger picking and when giving stronger strums it has a good lively response. It sounds great when plugged in. The pickup sounds very bright and natural.

If I had any criticism it is that the two control knobs (wheels, really) to adjust tone and volume aren't labelled and, at first, it is guesswork to which is which and which way they turn to raise level/adjust tone. But you get used to it. The knobs sit hidden inside the sound hole so they preserve the traditional acoustic look of the guitar which is nice.

Overall I am very happy with the purchase - in part because I have always loved the Guild brand from afar. The guitar lives up to the reputation