I have a 30 year-old Castilla acoustic, model CS-78, made in Korea, that I purchased new around 1978. It takes steel strings and has a pick guard. It's a basic beginner guitar. The body is smallish, but it has good bass note sound. The hardware isn't great; mine needs repair because it has loose parts that buzz. I don't want to invest the money in it because I don't know that it's worth it. I don't want to pay more for repair than it's worth.

I use this guitar when I want to take it with me to play someplace (like to the beach) but don't want to damage my Takamine.

It's the perfect instrument for a young teenager to learn on. That was why I bought it in the first place. :)