The Guild D-40 Standard in Pacific Sunset Burst offers bold tone and vintage styling in a USA-made dreadnought built to inspire. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides, this guitar projects with clarity, warmth, and strong midrange punchperfect for flatpicking and vocal accompaniment. The 25 5/8″ scale mahogany neck sports a comfortable C profile and rosewood fingerboard with 5mm pearloid dot inlays, delivering smooth playability up and down the neck. A nitrocellulose vintage gloss finish and tortoiseshell pickguard give this dreadnought classic Guild visual appeal, complemented by open-gear deluxe tuners and white ABS body binding. Finished with a bone nut and saddle for optimal tone transfer and a set of DR Dragon Skin coated strings, this American-crafted dreadnought comes ready for the stage or studio with a deluxe humidified wood case included. SPECSBody Shape: D – Dreadnought Body Top: Solid Sitka Spruce Top Bracing Pattern: Scalloped X Soundhole Diameter: 3 7/8″ (98mm) Rosette: ABS Rings Body Sides: Solid African Mahogany Body Back: Solid African Mahogany Body Binding: White ABS 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: 8mm Socket Wrench 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 Fret Type: Jescar 43080 Fingerboard Binding: N/A Color: Pacific Sunset Burst (PSB) Finish: Vintage Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Bridge Material: Indian Rosewood Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/8″ (54mm) Bridge Pins: Ivory Colored Plastic Saddle Material: Compensated Bone Hardware Finish / Plating: N/A Nut Material: Bone Tuning Machines: Guild Deluxe Vintage Open Gear Endpin: Ivory Colored Plastic Pickguard: Tortoiseshell Electronics: N/A Controls: N/A Strings: DR Dragon Skin Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .054) Included Case: Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case 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) Why Choose The Acoustic Shoppe?When you choose to purchase from us, you’re not just making a transaction; you’re investing in an exceptional experience. As a small business, and an authorized acoustic instrument dealer, we take immense pride in going the extra mile for our customers. We handle warranty concerns on your behalf, provide in-depth brand reviews, offer virtual consultations, and share high-quality content, featuring photos and videos of our products. Our dedicated team, all passionate musicians, deeply understands the significance of finding the perfect instrument. With on-site instrument inspections by our skilled repair tech, personalized recommendations, and a sincere commitment to grasping your unique needs, we ensure that each purchase is the perfect match between instrument and musician. Our focus is on quality and customer satisfaction, not just sales numbers. We genuinely care about bringing your musical aspirations to life, and we find joy in doing so. We’re proud to have been voted NAMM Top 100 Dealer for over a decade, a testament to our commitment to excellence in the music industry. We genuinely care about bringing your musical aspirations to life, and we find joy in doing so. Choose us for an extraordinary shopping experience where we know you by name, and every purchase is driven by our love for music and our dedication to serving our valued customers.
