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Guild M-20 Concert Acoustic Guitar - Natural Finish

6-string Acoustic Guitar with Mahogany Top, Mahogany Back and Sides, Mahogany Neck, and Rosewood Fingerboard - Natural
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One of Guild's Original Designs

This Guild M-20 6-string acoustic guitar marks Guild's return to the US-made model that was the first to roll off the company's Westerly, Rhode Island, factory line in 1967. This stripped-down guitar boasts a top, back, and sides constructed of solid mahogany. The M-20's concert body style's compact dimensions ensure that it's very comfortable to play and sings with a midrange-focused tone that is marvelous for strumming or fingerstyle playing. The Guild M-20 6-string acoustic guitar offers vintage-style looks, feel, and tone.

One of Guild's first acoustic guitars

The Guild M-20 6-string acoustic guitar is a modern version of the very first model to ever be produced by Guild's Westerly, Rhode Island, factory in 1967. And it appropriately coincides with the reintroduction of US-manufactured instruments for Guild Guitars. Even many of the materials and machines used in the crafting of the M-20 acoustic guitars came from the original Westerly factory and were responsible for many of the company's earlier models. Sweetwater is proud to offer you this piece of Guild's history.

Straightforward mahogany construction

The M-20's neck, top, back, and sides are constructed entirely from solid mahogany. This tonewood was chosen for its centered tone that exudes warmth without ever becoming muddy, and clarity that never sounds shrill. The rosewood fretboard and bridge further help to enhance the guitar's harmonic overtones, and the M-20's appearance is as warm and inviting as its tone. Minimal aesthetic appointments give the instrument a vintage look that works as beautifully onstage as it does around a campfire.

Comfortable concert body

Smaller-bodied acoustic guitars such as this Guild M-20 have been a popular option among players since the dawn of the instrument. Its concert-style body in particular is a favorite for this midrange-focused tone that helps each note come through loud and clear. This makes the M-20 a wonderful option for fingerstyle players and flatpickers alike. And the guitar's smaller dimensions are very comfortable for the performing guitarist that needs to have the M-20 slung over a shoulder all night long.

Guild M-20 6-string Acoustic Guitar Features:

  • 6-string acoustic guitar built to vintage Guild specs
  • All-mahogany construction offers a warm, balanced tone
  • Thin satin finish lets the wood vibrate freely
  • Minimal aesthetic appointments offer a vintage appearance
  • Concert body style is comfortable and even sounding

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Tech Specs

  • String Type: Steel
  • Number of Strings: 6
  • Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
  • Body Shape: Concert
  • Back & Sides Wood: Solid Mahogany
  • Top Wood: Solid Mahogany
  • Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Color: Natural
  • Body Bracing: X-Scalloped
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Shape: C shape
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid dots
  • Number of Frets: 20
  • Scale Length: 24.75"
  • Nut Width: 1.75"
  • Nut/Saddle Material: Bone/Bone
  • Bridge Material: Rosewood
  • Tuning Machines: Vintage style open-gear, 20:1 ratio
  • Strings: Coated Phosphor Bronze Light Gauge
  • Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case
  • Body Length: 18"
  • Body Width: 13.75" Lower, 10" Upper
  • Body Depth: 4.12" Lower, 3.25" Upper
  • Overall Length: 39"
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 99-744-0160

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Rated 5/5

The little guitar that could.

Over the past year I gradually realized that I wanted to switch from a dreadnought to a concert-body guitar for a variety of reasons: a more focused sound, less bass response (than a dreadnought), a more efficient instrument to play standing, and less feedback issues when playing live. I had researched several guitars from the main brands that met one or more of these criteria, and I'm sure that any of them would have been a good choice, but this Guild felt like the strongest choice among them.

It's got a great playable neck, a nice mellow warmth from the all-mahogany body, stays in tune well, and punches above its size. I keep my acoustics in D standard and that choice really accentuates the lower-mids of this guitar in a pleasant way.

I had a Baggs Anthem installed and opted for the full PLEK setup from Sweetwater--I wanted to have this thing street legal and ready to gig with as soon as I got it. I'm glad that I did--I can't explain the particulars of the PLEK setup but it came to me feeling 'broken in' and very comfortable. I'm still getting used to the Baggs Anthem but it's a great system and a slight tweak of the mic gain got it right into the ballpark (the set up of the Anthem by Sweetwater was great).

My sales rep, Ed, is always great and helped me out a lot with this. This guitar is precisely what I was looking for!
Music background: Gigging service musician / singer-songwriter
Rated 5/5

Excellent Guitar

Everything about this guitar is exactly as advertised and actually better IMO. Beyond build quality and playability, which is outstanding, is that it just has some special character that just begs you to play it. Embodies the soul of Guild history. It's a joy.

Sweetwater is the absolute best in all aspects. Amazing everything. Thank you so much
Rated 5/5

Very Nice Mahogany

Very nice mahogany guitar! And the great set up out of the box is appreciated. Thanks Guild and Sweetwater.
Rated 5/5

Great Guitar

This geeter looks/sound/feels fantastic. The Guild M20 is a killer concert guitar with big tone and big feel.
Rated 5/5

Gem in a plain package

I have never been happier with any other guitar I have owned over the last 50+ years. Build is immaculate. The neck is a bit on the slim side - appropriate to an instrument of this size. Yes, it is small (between a Martin O and OO, I think) but does not at all sound boxy. So comfortable to hold and play. A sweet, very resonant, dark mahogany tone - just what I was looking for! The thin nitro-cellulose satin finish lets the top really sing. Beautiful fretboard, well set up. Excellent fretwork.

Really wonderful to play fingerstyle. 1.75" nut, 2.25" at bridge - lots of room for your digits. 24.75" scale is my preference. Yes, this might make some lower tunings a bit iffy (that's physics) but I haven't really noticed this so far; I still have other guitars with long necks for that. Honestly, there is no one guitar that can do it all no matter what some folks say. But this one does all I have asked of it. A good strummer, too.

I don't think it would be possible to buy a guitar with much less visual bling. Unadorned except for pearloid dots on the fretboard, Western-ish pickguard, and simple, mother-of-pearl logo on the headstock. No fancy binding or purfling, very simple rosette. But the wood itself - naked under that satin finish - is rich and lush. A handsome guitar. There is something about it all that says "Stop looking - come and play me." Like it better be a player, to be so plain. And then you do play and you fall in love.

Thank you, Guild. And thank you, Sweetwater.
Music background: 50 years of self-taught playing

When customers come to Sweetwater looking for great, affordable acoustic guitars, we're always quick to tell them about Guild. At the same time, Guild has brought us some real beauties over the years, ranging from top-end acoustic guitars to timeless jazz boxes, and we're happy to say our most seasoned players agree that these instruments are second to none. As one of the prime Guild dealers, we know that when we sell one of these instruments, whoever gets it is going to love it and play it a lot, especially after we put it through our 55-point Evaluation to ensure it leaves our climate-controlled warehouse in perfect condition. Whether you're looking for your first acoustic guitar or your next archtop, ask your Sales Engineer about Guild.

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