Guild OM-140CE Nat Westerly

For quite a while I wanted to have a Guild guitar, but, for one reason or other, other things got prioritised… you know how it goes in life. Now finally I got the chance and decided for this one. Firstly all wood and secondly including a gig bag. Am I satisfied? I am over the moon! I have been playing for many years, in fact since I was a child and now, well, I'm much older… :-(
The workmanship is excellent and the setup is perfect (but that's always a personal thing). The playability is a joy and the sound is, even for a brand new guitar, fabulous… and will only get better! I have not tested the pickup yet, but I know these from before and am not worried. Optically it's extremely well designed and beautiful with perfectly matched wood.
The only drawback is possibly the gigbag which is quite nice but still just a gigbag. For serious transportation or even flying its really not suitable. Maybe the guitar should be made available also without the bag or a hardcase possibly - therefore one star less for features. However, and as usual, Thonmann's service and postage is excellent! Thank you.

I tried a few others when I was shopping for an acoustic, was initially looking at a Taylor that's twice the price of this. This played and sounded better in my opinion.
Its limited in that the onboard pick up system only has a tone and a volume control rather than the system in the Taylor but for half the price, that's to be expected and the plugged in sound of this Guild works just fine for me!
It's well set up, instantly playable and sounds great without being overly zingy in the top end which a lot of low-mid range acoustics suffer from.

The finish on the fingerboard is slightly rough on one side and you can see the imperfections quite obviously which is the only thing I can criticise this guitar on. This does not affect the playability whatsoever so is merely an aesthetic issue. Everywhere else, its finished beautifully.

The gig bag is fine. Nothing special but nothing bad either. Will be perfectly suitable for the job is does.

All in all, for the price of this, it's absolutely superb and I would recommend this guitar to anyone looking for a low-mid range acoustic for strumming or finger picking. This is my first ever Guild guitar and will not be my last! Were it not for the slightly rough finish issues on the fingerboard, this would have been a 5 star review.