Guild Guitars

D-40 TRADITIONAL

Finish options:

D-40 TRADITIONAL NATURAL

Solid Sitka Spruce top construction with Solid African Mahogany back and sides.
Dreadnought 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.
Natural and Antique Burst gloss finishes.

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. Available in Natural or with an Antique Sunburst top. Proudly made in the USA*.

D-40 Natural and Antique Sunburst acoustic guitars leaning against a shelf in guitar workshop, surrounded by stacks of wood blocks.

BODY

Body Shape	D - Dreadnought
Body Top	Solid Sitka Spruce
Top Bracing Pattern	Scalloped X
Soundhole Diameter	3 7/8" (98mm)
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	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17
Frets Total	20
Fingerboard Binding	N / A

FINISH

Color	Natural (NAT) or Antique Burst (ATB)
Finish	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	Ivory Colored Plastic
Pickguard	Tortoiseshell

ELECTRONICS

Electronics	N / A
Controls	N / A

OTHER

Upper Bout Width	11 5/8" (295mm)
Lower Bout Width	16" (406mm)
Body Depth Upper Bout	4" (101mm)
Body Depth Lower Bout	5" (127mm)
Body Length	20" (508mm)
Overall Length	41 3/4" (1061mm)