Guild GAD-40CE Acoustic Guitar - Natural
About Guild
Guild's signature excellence in acoustic flat-top guitar design has made its name synonymous with fine quality and craftsmanship.
From three models introduced in 1954—the F-30 Aragon, F-40 Valencia and F-50 Navarre—Guild founded an acoustic empire. The famous D-40 Bluegrass Jubilee and D-50 Bluegrass Special dreadnoughts were introduced in 1963 (at the insistence of Guild veteran Mark Dronge, Al's son), and Guild's flagship dreadnought, the D-55, first appeared in 1968. These guitars and many other Guild six- and 12-string acoustic flat-tops enjoyed widespread use and acclaim from artists and amateurs alike well into the ensuing decades.
The Guild GAD-40CE
The Guild GAD-40CE has the world’s most popular acoustic body shape; one that has been used for more than 70 years. This model features Fishman® Acoustic Matrix Electronics.
To accommodate modern playing styles, we added a Venetian cutaway for easy access to higher registers. The guitar features a solid mahogany back and sides, a solid spruce top with scalloped bracing and a one-piece mahogany neck with traditional dovetail neck joint. Other features include an Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, ebony pearl dot-inlayed bridge pins and strap buttons, classic pearl fingerboard inlays, wood binding, bone nut and bone compensated saddle, Grover® Rotomatic™ tuners and a wooden arched case.
Guild GAD-40CE Acoustic Guitar Specifications
Body: Single Cutaway Dreadnought Body Shape
Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
Bracing: Guild Scalloped
Back: Solid Mahogany
Sides: Solid Mahogany
Bridge: Ebony
Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
Fretboard: Ebony (12" Radius)
Width at Nut: 1-3/4"
No. of Frets: 20
Scale Length: 25.5"
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Grover® Rotomatic™ Die-cast Tuners
Pickups: Fishman® Acoustic Matrix Natural I Under Saddle Pickup with Endpin Jack
Pickup Switching: N/A
Finish: High Gloss (Polyester)
Colors: (821) Natural, (850) Ice Tea Burst
Unique Features:
Dovetail Neck Joint,
Ornate Mother-of-Pearl Position Inlays,
Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement,
Abalone Side Dot Position Inlays,
Mother-of-Pearl Headstock Logo,
Ebony Bridge Pins with MOP Dots,
Ebony End Pin with MOP Dot,
Bone Nut and Saddle,
Dark Mahogany Body Bindings,
Tortoise Shell Pickguard,
Back Center Wood Mosaic Inlay
Case: Includes Deluxe GAD Hardshell Case
Strings: Replace with Guild L350 Phosphor Bronze, p/n 3500350000
Gauges .012, .016, .025, .032, .042, .053
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This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 20 April, 2008.
