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.
