Guild OM-250CE
Overview
The Guild OM-250CE is a cutaway orchestra model acoustic-electric guitar built for players who want a balanced, articulate tone in a comfortable mid-sized body. It features a solid Sitka spruce top with solid Indian rosewood back and sides, a mahogany neck with a modified low-oval profile, and a 20-fret pau ferro fingerboard with a bone nut and saddle. The orchestra model body shape produces a balanced frequency response with clear note separation, moderate bass, present midrange, and sparkling highs that excel at fingerstyle playing, light strumming, and recording applications. Guild's Fishman Sonitone electronics with an undersaddle piezo pickup and simple volume and tone controls provide clean, natural amplified tone without cluttering the soundhole with visible preamp controls. The scalloped X-bracing enhances top responsiveness, and the rosewood back and sides contribute tonal depth and harmonic complexity. The cutaway allows comfortable access to the upper frets for melodic solo passages. Build quality reflects Guild's longstanding reputation for solid craftsmanship, with clean binding, quality tuning machines, and an appealing natural finish. This guitar is well suited for fingerstyle players, singer-songwriters, and recording musicians who prefer a refined, articulate tone over raw dreadnought power. The orchestra body size produces less overall volume than a dreadnought, which may limit its projection in ensemble settings without amplification.
Acoustic Guitars
A cutaway orchestra model with solid spruce and rosewood delivering balanced, articulate tone with clear note separation, featuring discreet Fishman Sonitone electronics for natural amplified sound.
Instrument Details
$999
Intermediate
Brand
Guild
Type
Orchestra Model Cutaway Acoustic-Electric
Made In
China
Year
2020
