B-240E

Guild pioneered acoustic bass guitar design in the mid-1970s with the B-50, which featured a jumbo body shape, arched mahogany back, and an easy to play, 30 3/4” scale length. The subsequent B-30 expanded this legacy and Guild acoustic basses can be heard across musical genres, from Jack Cassidy to Nirvana’s famed MTV Unplugged Acoustic performance.

Decades later, these vintage features are back with our B-240E. Designed to embody both tradition and innovation while delivering value and accessibility as part of the Guild Westerly Collection, the B-240E offers bassists a workhorse acoustic instrument with big tone that plays with ease.

Built with a solid Sitka Spruce top over an arched mahogany back and mahogany sides, the B-240E offers warm and rich bass tones that hold their own in acoustic jams and higher amplified volumes using the onboard Guild x Fishman BT-1 Pickup System. The B-240E features a Pau Ferro fingerboard and bridge, slim C shape neck profile, 1 5/8” bone nut and bone saddle, tortoiseshell pickguard, and a mother-of-pearl rosette inlay. The tuning machines offer stable and smooth intonation with an 18:1 gear ratio and Fishtail buttons in a sleek Smoked Black finish. Available in Antique Charcoal Burst finish exclusively at Guitar Center. Also available in Natural and fretless (B-240E and B-240EF).

BODY

Body Shape

B - Jumbo Bass

Body Top

Solid Sitka Spurce

Top Bracing Pattern

Scalloped X

Soundhole Diameter

3 7/8" (98mm)

Rosette

Mother-Of-Pearl / ABS Rings

Top Purfling Inlay

Black / White / Black ABS

Top Binding

N / A

Body Sides

Mahogany

Side Purfling Inlay

N / A

Body Back

Arched Mahogany

Back Purfling Inlay

N / A

Body Binding

Ivory ABS

NECK

Neck Material

Mahogany

Scale Length

30 3/4" (781mm)

Neck Shape

C Shape

Nut Width

1 5/8" (41mm)

Neck Thickness 1st Fret

22mm

Neck Thickness 9th Fret

24mm

Truss Rod

Dual Action

Truss Rod Wrench

4mm Allen Key

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

16" (406mm)

Fingerboard Inlays

5mm Dots - Mother-Of-Pearl

Fingerboard Inlay Location

3, 5, 7, 9, 12 (x2), 15, 17, 19, 21

Frets Total

23

Fingerboard Binding

N / A

FINISH

Color

Antique Charcoal Burst (ACB)

Finish

Polyurethane

HARDWARE

Bridge Material

Rosewood

Bridge String Spacing

1 5/8" (41mm)

Bridge Pins

Ivory Colored Plastic with Black Dot

Saddle Material

Bone

Hardware Finish / Plating

Smoked Black

Nut Material

Bone

Tuning Machines

Guild G-Shield Closed Gear Bass

Endpin

Strap Button - Nickel

Pickguard

Tortoiseshell

ELECTRONICS

Electronics

Guild/Fishman BT-1 with Volume and Tone Controls

Controls

N / A

OTHER

Upper Bout Width

12 5/8" (321mm)

Lower Bout Width

17" (432mm)

Body Depth Upper Bout

3 7/8" (99mm)

Body Depth Lower Bout

5 1/4" (133mm)

Body Length

21" (533mm)

Overall Length

47 7/8" (1216mm)

Due to ongoing product development efforts, exact specifications are subject to change from time to time.

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