Guild Guitars new Arched Back Acoustic Models

GUILD GUITARS ADDS QUINTET OF ARCHED BACK MODELS TO THE WESTERLY COLLECTION

Guild Continues its Tradition in Arched Back Acoustics with Five New Models

SANTA MONICA, CA – Five new affordable arched back models join Guild’s Westerly Collection. Guild’s first arched back model appeared in the mid-1950s, a feature that’s become synonymous with the Guild brand ever since. Guild’s newest arched back models are available in four classic body shapes: dreadnought (D-240E), concert (M-240E), orchestra (OM-240CE and OM-240E), and jumbo 12-string (F-2512E Maple). These five guitars feature Guild’s AP-1 pickup, bone nuts and saddles, rosewood bridges and fingerboards, tortoiseshell pickguards, fully bound bodies, mother-ofpearl appointments, and padded deluxe gig bags. As renowned for 12-strings as they are for arched back models, Guild offers the best of both worlds with the F-2512E Maple, built with a solid Sitka spruce top paired with an arched maple back. All other models feature solid Sitka spruce tops with arched mahogany backs. Guild’s signature arched back design allows for great volume and projection, long sustain, and a lush, full sound. Guild continues to play to its strengths, while upholding the same commitment to quality and sound the brand has always been known for.

Street Price Ranging from $399-$499

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About Guild Guitars
Established in 1953, Guild is one of the world’s historic guitar manufacturers with a long-standing
reputation for building iconic musical instruments. From the New York jazz scene in the 1950s,
Richie Havens’ legendary performance at Woodstock, to Seattle’s Kim Thayil of Soundgarden,
Guild guitars helped create some of the greatest music in history. With a tradition built on old world
craftsmanship, quality, and value, Guild guitars have always been made to be played. For more
information, visit www.guildguitars.com.