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
- Back & Sides Wood: Solid African Mahogany
- Case: Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case Included
- Electronics: LR Baggs Element VTC (F-40E)
- Style: Jumbo Acoustic Steel String
- Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Made in USA
Gallery
140 – Historic Series
Back and Side Material | Select Solid Mahogany |
---|---|
Back Inlay | Black |
Binding | Black ABS |
Body Type | 0 |
Brace Material | Spruce |
Bridge & End Pins | Black ABS |
Bridge Material | Santos Rosewood |
Bridge Plate | Maple |
Fingerboard & Peghead Binding |
None |
Fingerboard Material | Santos Rosewood |
Fingerboard Position Inlays | M-O-P Dots |
Finish | Vintage-Toned High Gloss |
Headstock Style | Solid |
Heelcap | Black ABS |
Logo Inlay Style | M-O-P |
Neck Material | Select Mahogany |
Number of Frets Clear | 14 |
Number of Frets Total | 20 |
Nut Material | Bone |
Nut Width | 1 11/16 in. |
Peghead Overlay | Santos Rosewood |
Pickguard | Dalmatian Tortoise |
Plating | Nickel |
Saddle | Bone |
Scale Length | 25.6 in. (650mm) |
Side Inlay | None |
Soundhole Rosette | Traditional Multi-Ply ABS |
Top | Select Solid Sitka Spruce |
Top Bracing Pattern | Pre-war-style Forward Shifted X-Bracing |
Top Purfling | Multi-ply W-B-W |
Tuning Machines | Gotoh Vintage-style / Open-back / Butterbean Buttons |
Due to ongoing product development efforts, specifications are subject to change without notice.