Guild M-240E, Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar – 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 M-240E Westerly Acoustic-electric Guitar at a Glance:

• 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 Acoustics: a heritage built on great woods and features

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.

Comfortable concert body you can’t keep your hands off

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.

Guild AP-1 pickup captures this Westerly’s natural acoustic voice

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.

Guild M-240E Westerly Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• 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

A great-playing Guild that knows where it came from: the M-240E Westerly acoustic-electric!

Tech Specs

• String Type:Steel
• Number of Strings:6
• Body Shape:Concert
• Left-/Right-handed:Right-handed
• Color:Natural
• Finish:Satin Polyurethane
• Top Wood:Solid Sitka Spruce
• Back & Sides Wood:Mahogany
• Body Bracing:Scalloped X-bracing
• Binding:White ABS
• Neck Wood:Mahogany
• Neck Shape:Slim C
• Radius:16″
• Fingerboard Material:Pau Ferro
• Fingerboard Inlay:Pearloid Dots
• Number of Frets:20
• Scale Length:24.75″
• Tuning Machines:Guild Vintage-style Open Gear
• Bridge Material:Pau Ferro
• Nut/Saddle Material:Bone/Bone
• Nut Width:1.688″
• Electronics:Guild/Fishman AP1 with Sonicore pickukp
• Strings:D’Addario, .012-.053
• Body Length:18″
• Body Width:13.8″ Lower Bout, 10.25″ Upper Bout
• Body Depth:4″ Lower, 3.25″ Upper
• Overall Length:39.5″