Overview
Guild F-40 Traditional Jumbo Acoustic Guitar
The Guild F-40 Traditional embodies the features that make jumbo-sized acoustics some of Guild’s most beloved and revered models. Using a high-grade solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides, Guild adds scalloped Adirondack braces for power, nuance and responsiveness.
Solid Sitka Spruce top construction with Solid African Mahogany back and sides.
Jumbo body style.
Tortoiseshell and ABS Rings rosette and Guild Peak Logo with Chesterfield - Mother-of-Pearl headstock logo.
Comfortable c-shaped neck.
Indian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.
DR Dragon Skin+ Strings.
Finance
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Features
The F-40 Traditional’s three piece mahogany and walnut neck is topped with an Indian rosewood fingerboard and is joined to the body with an authentic dovetail joint. This classic jumbo is handsomely appointed with a tortoiseshell pickguard, rosette, and binding, a genuine mother-of-pearl Guild peak and chesterfield logo inlaid on the headstock, and nickel-plated open gear tuners. A lustrous nitrocellulose lacquer provides an elegant finish to this masterpiece, optimizing the beauty and resonant qualities of its premium woods.
Each F-40 Traditional includes a hand-signed, numbered certificate of authenticity, and ships with a Guild humidified hardshell case. Available in Natural or with an Antique Sunburst top. Proudly made in the USA*.
Specs
Body:
- Body Shape ~ F- Jumbo
- Body Top ~ Solid Sitka Spruce
- Top Bracing Pattern ~ Scalloped X
- Soundhole Diameter ~ 4" (102mm)
- Rosette ~ Tortoiseshell and ABS Rings
- Top Purfling Inlay ~ Black and White ABS
- Top Binding ~ N/A
- Body Sides ~ Solid African Mahogany
- Side Purfling Inlay ~ N / A
- Body Back ~ Solid African Mahogany
- Back Purfling Inlay ~ N / A
- Body Binding ~ Tortoiseshell
Neck:
- Neck Material ~ Mahogany with Walnut Center Strip
- Scale Length ~ 25 5/8" (651mm)
- Neck Shape ~ C Shape
- Nut Width ~ 1 11/16" (43mm)
- Neck Thickness 1st Fret ~ 21mm
- Neck Thickness 9th Fret ~ 22.5mm
- Truss Rod ~ Dual Action
- Truss Rod Wrench ~ 4mm Allen Key
- Fingerboard Material ~ Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius ~ 12" (305mm)
- Fingerboard Inlays ~ 5mm Dots - Mother-of-Pearl
- Fingerboard Inlay Location ~ 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17
- Frets Total ~ 20
- Fingerboard Binding ~ N / A
Finish:
- Colour ~ Antique Burst
- Finish ~ Vintage Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Hardware:
- Bridge Material ~ Indian Rosewood
- Bridge String Spacing ~ 2 1/8" (54mm)
- Bridge Pins ~ Bone
- Saddle Material ~ Compensated Bone
- Hardware Finish / Plating ~ Nickel
- Nut Material ~ Bone
- Tuning Machines ~ Guild Deluxe Vintage Open Gear
- Endpin ~ Strap Button - Ivory Coloured Plastic
- Pickguard ~ Tortoiseshell
Other:
- Upper Bout Width ~ 12 1/2" (318mm)
- Lower Bout Width ~ 17" (432mm)
- Body Depth Upper Bout ~ 3 3/4" (95mm)
- Body Depth Lower Bout ~ 4 3/4" (119mm)
- Body Length ~ 20 1/2" (521mm)
- Overall Length ~ 42 1/2" (1080mm)
