Guild F-2512E Maple Westerly Archbac

Having lived with this guitar for a while, I'm in a good position to evaluate it now without the bias of new guitar syndrome.

The maple construction lends itself to a bright tone, possible lacking a little at the bass end despite the large body.

The electronic system is better than adequate. You can't quite get the jangle of a true electric 12 sting like a Gretsch or Rickenbacker, but you can get close. Acoustically, it records well with condenser mics.

The less than good.....the nut was poorly cut, the high A string is cut far too deeply such that one often misses it when picking.

The tuners are of a lower quality than one might expect for a guitar at this price point.

Both issues are fixable - a new nut and replacement tuners but really shouldn't have to be fixed in the first place.