Guild P-240 Memoir Review

What a wonderful guitar!

I was specifically looking for a parlor guitar and found what I believe is the finest parlor guitar available today… I had, after weeks of looking at Sweetwater's many fine offerings (and watching hours of YouTube videos), narrowed my choice to the Guild P-240 and I rejoice in that decision. Over the past fifty-five years, I have owned many fine guitars and this one simply ranks… read more close to the top. It is such a lovely guitar that, when I put it next to my Martin CEO-5, it looks like a little sister to that guitar. The woods and materials are of the finest quality and the workmanship deserves top marks. The neck frets wonderfully and the tones are exquisite with the slotted headstock contributing to jewel-like sustains. This sweet little guitar will grace any parlor, stage or studio with a lovely tone and amazing ease of play. My only quibble is that I noted the P-240 did not come with a case - an odd note, easily surmountable. I chose the tooled leather Luna parlor guitar hard case and it is gorgeous - a word I don't think I've never used when referring to a case. The tooling, the plush interior and the furniture befit this guitar and I highly recommend it for the P-240 or any parlor guitar.Thank you to Alex Campos, my Sales Engineer since the beginning of my Sweetwater experience - all of which have been wrinkle-free, smooth and pleasant. Alex is professional, knowledgeable and a very nice guy - he is a credit to Sweetwater!

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Really nice Parlor Guitar

I was looking for a Parlor guitar and stumbled across the P-240 at Sweetwater. Really liked the looks of it and found one that had a top with a lot of character(Thanks to Sweetwater's compare ability's). Wasn't disappointed! Plays great out of the box. It has a thick neck which I particularly enjoy! The guitar looks awesome and records just fantastically with a tube mic. Had considered… read more a Parlor with a built in pickup but happy with my decision on this one.

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Sweet guitar

Just purchased a Guild P-240 Memoir parlor size guitar. I'll have to say that I was a little leery of buying a guitar made in China but I read some good reviews and saw some demo clips. I've been playing a dreadnaught (Guild '76 D25), which I love but was looking for something smaller, still strictly acoustic, with a lighter tone. This guitar fits the bill perfectly. Right out of… read more the box the mid and high range is clear and pure. The lower register is slightly muted to my ear, though still has a rich tone and responds well to a pick to bring out the bass. As with most guitars, I expect it will open up as it ages. The build quality on this guitar is excellent. There are absolutely no finish flaws and the materials (Sitka spruce top, mahogany back, sides, and neck, pau ferro fingerboard) are top quality with no blemishes. The mother of pearl rosette is nicely finished as well and the internal x-bracing has no excess glue and looks to be well installed. My only very minor complaint is that the nu-bone saddle seems a little flimsy. At this price point, I don't believe there's anything out there that comes close to this quality.

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Guild p-240 memoir

My third acoustic guitar and by far my favourite! Great sound and the size is perfect. Will buy another guild down the road.

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Excellent little guitar

The Guild P-240 is a absolutely flawless guitar in every respect from workmanship to sound. I love the slightly shorter scale and the extra spacing at the 1 3/4 nut - perfect for finger style. It"s also surprisingly responsive for it"s small size with punchy lows and sweet highs whether strummed or finger picked thanks to it"s solid spruce top. This guitar is perfect for the sofa,… read more porch, parlor or coffeehouse. It"s a very inspiring guitar to play, which leads me to my next point: Guild is building some stellar guitars that are consistent with their long heritage of quality —even the Chinese builds like this one. Guild acoustics have long been called a "poor man"s Martin" but I would say that Guild holds it"s own against any builder in quality and sound. This instrument is built to be a lifetime companion, which I hope it to be. They may even have to pry it from my cold fingers someday :) So, here"s my recommendation: if you are looking for a sweet little guitar with an intimate, mature tone in a vintage style package, then look no further.

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