The Loar LH-309-VS

Amazing guitar really nice and playable out of the box , action was good and no dents from delivery very impressed with guitar , New set of strings needed however going to try and wear them in , sounds great plugged in and has a range of different sounds you are able to achieve using the tone and volume control , lots of fun playing on it , love the head stock deceration , 10/10

Sound - Acoustic it sounds bright and colourful and balanced which is very nice , also it is fairly loud unlike many other similar guitars , Plugged in it gives a nice warm texture and provides lots of tonal options which all sound incredible

Looks - This thing looks amazing , was a bit worried about the sunburst finish on it when I saw it online but in the flesh it looks dazzling the spruce top gives a massive different to the tone and sound of this guitar

Thanks Thomann for awesome delivery and keeping me updated which was very nice

I did a lot of research before purchasing this guitar, reading reviews and watching videos on youtube etc, and every review I read / saw, made me want this guitar more and more. All I can say is this review will add to the already good reviews I have read.
This is a fantastic sounding guitar, both acoustically and electric. the playability, as previous reviews state can take a while to get used to, due to its fairly large neck. however i have quite small hands and I use my thumb on the bass stings a lot and I still have no problems. took about 2 days of playing to get used to but it plays like a dream. I replaced the strings with medium gauge phosphor bronze acoustic strings and it really brings out the natural sound of the guitar acoustically.
I highly recommend this guitar. As an arch top guitar it is associated mainly with jazz playing, but I play blues, country and rockabilly and it sounds great for these styles.

Since purchasing this guitar I have played it extensively at home and used it on a handful of gigs. I have also been to the luthier twice for a set-up and for further refinement. In general, I'm pleased with it. The sound is very good with a nod towards the Charlie Christian era of early amplified guitars. It seems well balanced although the high E-string is not quite as present as it might be which requires me to compensate for this slightly in my playing. (A higher gauge of string might be called for; at the moment I'm using D'Addario half-round 11s.) It is very feedback-resistant for an archtop guitar. The jury is still out as far as the tuning is concerned: I tried fitting an acoustic strap tied onto the headstock but this pulled it out of tune quite badly and even with a strap button fitted the tuning does not yet seem quite stable. As far as the workmanship goes the volume and tone pots were very poorly fitted but everything else seems okay. I would recommend this guitar for its price but I would advise buyers to exercise caution and be prepared to have to play around with it to make it work properly.