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Guild USA D-40 Standard Natural Acoustic Guitar
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The store is open 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays.
The stock information shows the quantity of units that are available to purchase at the Guildford store and the quantity of units that are available at our off-site Guildford warehouse. These stock levels are updated in real time.
Our Click and Collect service is available at our Guildford store from 10am - 6pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 5pm on Sunday. You can either choose Click and Collect as your delivery option online or, during store opening hours, call our sales team on 01483 456777 for assistance with placing your order.
If you have placed your order online, you will receive a confirmation email of your order and a separate follow-up text or email to confirm when your item is ready for collection.
Please do not come to the store before you have received the follow-up message, as your order may not yet be ready at the store.
If the only available stock is in our off-site warehouse it can be brought to the store location for you to try - you just need to contact the store within opening hours. Please note any requests received after 3.30pm will not arrive at the store until the following morning.
Please be aware that stock availability can change quickly both online and in-store, so we would always recommend placing your Click and Collect order as soon as possible to reserve your item.
SKU: GUSD40NTS
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Product Description
The dreadnought-sized D-40 Standard Natural acoustic guitar is crafted in the USA and features an elegant Natural Vintage Gloss finish. The acoustic-electric D-40E Standard Natural includes an L.R. Baggs Element VTC pickup system.
Dreadnought Body Shape
A perennial favorite of flatpickers and strummers and the most recognizable body shape by far, the dreadnought dates back more than a century, with Guild introducing its first dreadnoughts in the early 1960s. Characterized by square shoulders, a wide waist, and a relatively flat lower bout, dreadnought guitars are renowned for their robust lows, punchy mids, crisp highs, and powerful projection—and the D-40 Standard Natural guitar’s forward-shifted scalloped Adirondack spruce top bracing enhances those qualities while also increasing overall responsiveness. The ultra-thin Natural Vintage Gloss nitro lacquer finish has both satin and gloss qualities that highlight the natural beauty of the tonewoods and give the instrument a worn-in vintage look and feel.
Premium Tonewoods
The D-40 Standard Natural is meticulously constructed of the finest quality tonewoods. Wood choices and combinations contribute significantly to an acoustic guitar’s sound, and qualities such as hardness, density, and flexible strength distinguish different tonewoods. The D-40 Standard Natural guitar’s solid African mahogany back and sides provide warmth and an earthy richness, while a solid Sitka spruce top adds brightness and clarity, resulting in a powerful, well-balanced sound. The guitar’s mahogany neck topped with an Indian rosewood fingerboard and the Indian rosewood bridge complement the other tonewoods.
Features
- Guild D - Dreadnought body shape
- Solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides
- Integrated L.R. Baggs® Element VTC pickup system (D-40E only)
- Natural Vintage Gloss nitro finish
- Mahogany C-Shape neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard
- Pearloid rosette and Guild Peak headstock inlay
- Indian rosewood bridge, compensated bone saddle, bone nut
- Tortoiseshell pickguard, white body binding
- Guild Deluxe Vintage open-gear tuners with cream buttons
- Guild Deluxe humidified hardshell case included
Specifications
Body
- Body Shape: D - Dreadnought
- Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Top Bracing Pattern: Scalloped X
- Soundhole Diameter: 3 7/8" (98mm)
- Rosette: ABS Rings
- Top Purfling Inlay: Black and White ABS
- Body Sides: Solid African Mahogany
- Body Back: Solid African Mahogany
- Finish: Vintage Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- 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 - Pearloid
- Fingerboard Inlay Location: 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17
- Frets Total: 20
Hardware
- Bridge Material: Indian Rosewood
- Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8" (54mm)
- Bridge Pins: Ivory Colored Plastic
- Saddle Material: Compensated Bone
- Nut Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Guild Deluxe Vintage Open Gear
- Endpin: Ivory Colored Plastic
- Pickguard: Tortoiseshell
