The Guild D-40 Traditional embodies the features that have made the D-40 one 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. The D-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 dreadnought 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 D-40 Traditional includes a hand-signed, numbered certificate of authenticity, and ships with a Guild humidified hardshell case. Proudly made in the USA.
Body Top Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Back Solid Mahogany
Body Sides Solid Mahogany
Body Shape Dreadnought
Bracing Scalloped Adirondack Spruce
Rosette Tortoiseshell and ABS Ring
Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose in Antique Sunburst
Neck Material 3-Piece Mahogany/Walnut/ Mahogany
Neck Shape C Shape
Neck Joint Dovetail
Scale Length 25 5/8″ (650.9 mm)
Nut Width 1 11/16″ (43 mm)
Nut Material Bone
Fingerboard Material Indian rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 12″
Fingerboard Inlays 5mm MOP Dots
# of Frets 20
Tuning Machines Guild Vintage Style Open Gear in Nickel with Nickel Buttons, 20:1 Ratio
Hardware Finish/Plating NA
Truss Rod Dual Action
Truss Rod Wrench 5/16″ / 8mm Socket Wrench
Bridge Indian Rosewood
Saddle Spacing 2 1/8″ / 54mm
Saddle Compensated Bone
Bridge Pins Bone
Case or Gig Bag Deluxe Humidified Hardshell Case
Endpin Ivory Colored Plastic
Strings D’Addario EXP16 – Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
Pickguard Tortoiseshell
Body Depth Upper Bout 4″ (101 mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout 5″ (127 mm)
Body Length 20″ (508 mm)
Body Width Lower Bout 16″ (406.4 mm)
Body Width Upper Bout 11 5/8″ (295.3 mm)
Overall Guitar Length 41.75″ (1060.5 mm)
Body Binding Tortoiseshell
Purfling Black and Cream ABS
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