Washburn WD32SW Help

All I can tell you is that from my experience with Guitars under 800$ is that some costing 250$ sound and play better than more expensive ones MSRP dosn't mean a thing if it feels like crap when you hold it or if it sounds thin.
My suggestion is to set a price range for yourself and play all the guitars in that range and decide what feels and sounds best to you.I would avoid the 3500$ Martins and such unless you decide you may buy one of those cause you will here and feel a difference with the real high end pices but I was in Music Stop the other day and one of the best sounding guitars I played was a 250$ Yamaha.
But I was looking in the up 600$ range.
Play em and the guitar will pick you almost as much as you pick It.
Good luck hopr this helps.
And one more thing even if you leave without one a hours in the music store is better than a few hours thinking about it

From what I've seen they're fine guitars. The WD32SW is a solid wood guitar. Spruce top and solid Sapale back and sides. Sapale is almost identicle to mohagany as far as tone. The solid woods will help it age and mature with time and playing. I'd expect it to have a nice warm tone...Sound like a good deal to me.  As far as what to check...I judge a guitar foremost by it's tone. Tone is really a personal interpretation. 2 people will hear and descibe the tone of the same guitar diffrently (usually). So bottom line, If it sings to you, It's good...You'll know when you hear it..Second I look at build and playability. There's lots to look at here..How's the action? Is the neck straight? Any cracks? Any previous repairs? Is the bridge lifting or cantering? Any severe bellying around the bridge (some is normal and to be expected)? A good way to check for problems here is to tap  (Please don't use your fingernails)  the top of the guitar and listen for any rattles that may indicate a lose brace. Play all along the neck checking for buzz. Check the saddle and make sure it hasn't been cut really low to compensate for some stuctural/neck issue. Check the neck joint and all the bindings for any trouble signs...These are just some of the basic things to look at... And lastly I look at it's apperance. I'd buy a ugly guitar that sounded great rather than a pretty one that sounds only so-so. From what I've seen ,as far as pics of the guitar your looking at, I don't think you need to be concerned about the looks anyway   Again it sounds like a fair deal to me...I'd buy it based on what I've read of them. Hope some of that was helpfull...lol I kinda rambled on a bit Peace and good luck with the guitar!