Detail 01
Single cutaway
Provides access to the higher frets.
Product detailSKU #1500000277186
GuildOM-240CE Orchestra Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Guild’s OM-240CE combines a mid-sized orchestra body with a single cutaway, giving players access to the higher frets while retaining a design described as equally comfortable for strumming and fingerpicking. It pairs a solid Sitka spruce top with mahogany sides and an arched mahogany back, finished in matte polyurethane. Fishman-designed AP-1 electronics, based on an undersaddle piezo system, let the guitar move into amplified use. The 25.5-inch-scale, right-handed six-string layout has a Slim C neck profile.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Switching between strummed accompaniment and fingerpicked passages with access to higher frets
- Connecting an orchestra-body acoustic to an amplified setup through its AP-1 electronics
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players who do not want a cutaway body design
- Players requiring a case or gig bag with the guitar
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Fishman-designed AP-1 electronics
Provides onboard acoustic-electric operation through an undersaddle piezo system.
Detail 03
Arched mahogany back
The guitar uses an arched-back design.
Detail 04
25.5-inch scale length
Defines the listed playing scale.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
- 02The fingerboard and bridge may be pao ferro or rosewood, depending on production date.
- 03This is a right-handed, six-string guitar.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What does the cutaway add?
It gives access to the guitar’s higher frets.
02Can the OM-240CE be amplified?
Yes. It has Fishman-designed Guild AP-1 electronics with an undersaddle piezo configuration and preamp.
03Is it intended for both strumming and fingerpicking?
Yes. It is described as equally suited to both approaches.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Preamp
- Yes
- Preamp EQ
- 1-band
- Bridge
- Pao ferro or rosewood (depending on production date)
7 detailsPlayability
- Saddle and Nut
- Compensated bone/Bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1.69
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 25.5
- Neck Shape
- Slim C
13 detailsBody & build
- Feedback Filter
- No
- Color
- Natural
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Body Finish
- Matte polyurethane
- Body Type
- Orchestra/OM
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Pao ferro or rosewood (depending on production date)
- Country of Origin
- China
- Back and Sides
- Mahogany
- Body Style
- Slim C
- Tuning Machines
- Guild Vintage-Style Open-Gear
- Body Shape
- Slim C
- Neck Finish
- Satin
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- ✕ Sold separately
6 detailsOther
- Configuration
- Undersaddle piezo
- Headstock Overlay
- Not specified
- Tuner
- No
- Accessories
- None
- Bracing Pattern
- Scalloped X
- Cutaway
- Single
