Achieve incredible clarity, balance and volume with our jumbo-shaped F-40, made in Southern California. Featuring a solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides, this jumbo acoustic checks all the boxes for players who prize outstanding projection and enhanced mid-range. Its predecessor, the F-48 Navarre, was only produced from 1972 to 1976 and original versions are a rare treasure. Today’s reissue manifests the same vintage charm with timeless and tasteful appointments such as a tortoiseshell pickguard, white ABS binding, and Guild’s peak logo inlaid on the headstock. Premium materials such as an East Indian rosewood bridge and fingerboard, 20:1 open-gear tuners, and a hand-cut bone nut and saddle all match today’s standards for fine acoustics. A satin varnish finish gives this guitar its familiar broken-in look and feel, while allowing the tone woods to “breathe” and reach their sonic potential.
Each F-40 ships with a Guild archtop wood case with a built-in Humicase® humidification system. Finish options include satin varnish in Natural, or Antique Burst with Cabernet back, sides and neck. A discreet, USA-made LR Baggs Element VTC pickup is also available.
Made in USA
Features
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F-40 ATB:
- Style: Jumbo Acoustic Steel String
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid African Mahogany
- Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC (F-40EATB)
- Case: Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case Included
- Made in USA
Guild USA
Body:
| Body Top | Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Body Back | Solid Mahogany |
| Body Sides | Solid Mahogany |
| Body Shape | Jumbo |
| Bracing | Scalloped Sitka Spruce |
| Rosette | ABS Ring |
| Finish | Antique Burst with Cabernet back, sides and neck. |
| Body Depth Upper Bout | 4″ (101 mm) |
| Body Depth Lower Bout | 4 3/4″ (121mm) |
| Body Length | 20 1/2″ (521 mm) |
| Body Width Lower Bout | 17 1/4″ (438 mm) |
| Body Width Upper Bout | 12 1/2″ (318 mm) |
| Overall Guitar Length | 42″ (1067 mm) |
| Guitar Weight | 4.5 lbs (2kg) |
| Body Binding | ABS |
| Purfling | Black and Cream ABS |
Neck:
| Neck Material | Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | C Shape |
| Neck Joint | Mortise and Tenon |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2″ (648 mm) |
| Nut Width | 1 11/16″ (43 mm) |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Fingerboard Material | Indian rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius | 12″ |
| Fingerboard Inlays | Perloid Dots |
| # of Frets | 20 |
| Tuning Machines | Guild Vintage Style Open Gear in Nickel with Cream Buttons, 20:1 Ratio |
| Hardware Finish/Plating | NA |
| Truss Rod | Single Action |
| Truss Rod Wrench | 5/16″ / 8mm Socket Wrench |
Features:
| Bridge | Indian Rosewood |
| Saddle Spacing | 2 1/8″ / 54mm |
| Saddle | Compensated Bone |
| Bridge Pins | Ivory Colored Plastic |
| Strings | Coated Phosphor Bronze Light .012-.053 |
| Case or Gig Bag | Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case |
| Endpin | Ivory Colored Plastic |
| Pickguard | Tortoiseshell |
| Electronics | L.R. Baggs Element with Volume and Tone Control |
| Item # | Without Pickup: GUILD-F40-ATB With Pickup: GUILD-F40E-ATB |
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.
