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. 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.
PLEASE NOTE: This guitar has a very superficial hairline crack in the finish on the top of the guitar. (Not in the wood itself.) Our tech has thoroughly evaluated it and confirms that the guitar has no structural damage. We have discounted the guitar by $200 because of this. There is one photo to show the crack, which is circled in yellow highlighter.
Specs:
Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Body Back: Solid African Mahogany
Body Sides: Solid African Mahogany
Body Shape: Jumbo
Bracing: Scalloped Adirondack Spruce
Rosette: Tortoiseshell and ABS Ring
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose in Natural
Body Depth Upper Bout: 3 3/4″ (95mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout: 4 3/4″ (119mm)
Body Length: 20 1/2″ (521mm)
Body Width Lower Bout: 17 1/4″ (438mm)
Body Width Upper Bout: 12 1/2″ (318mm)
Overall Guitar Length: 42.5″ (1080mm)
Body Binding: Tortoiseshell
Purfling: Black and White ABS
Neck Material: Mahogany with Walnut Center Strip
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
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Wrench: 4mm Allen Key
Bridge: Indian Rosewood
Bridge Spacing: 2 1/8″ (54mm)
Saddle:Compensated Bone
Bridge Pins: Bone
Case or Gig Bag: Deluxe Humidified Wood Case
Endpin:Ivory Colored Plastic
Strings D’Addario: EXP16 – Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053)
Pickguard: Tortoiseshell
Item # 385-3440-821
