Guild F-40 Standard Pacific Sunset Burst w. Case

Description

If you are looking for the powerful and overwhelmingly present tone that American vintage jumbo guitars are most often known for, we would be happy to point you in the direction of a Guild F-40 Standard Jumbo. It is an American-made workhorse built from exceptional solid woods, with cutaways of spruce, mahogany, and rosewood, resulting in a versatile and dynamic guitar where the mahogany defines the tone with full, warm, and articulate tonal characteristics. The F-40 Standard's "C"-shaped mahogany neck provides good and even playability, supported by the carefully crafted rosewood fretboard. The whole package is rounded off with first-class hardware, including a hand-cut bone saddle and a vintage nitro high-gloss finish that allows the wood to breathe so the tone can mature.

The F-40 Standard is based on a traditional recipe of spruce and mahogany. Its solid Sitka spruce top gives the guitar volume and projection, which, when played softly, becomes more delicate without losing dynamics. The top is supported by a solid mahogany body, which adds a warm foundation and tones down intrusive overtones. This leaves you with a sound that is harmonious and rich, yet remarkably focused. Inside the F-40, the solid top is supported by scalloped and forward-shifted X-bracing in Adirondack spruce, which provides excellent note separation and tonal balance.

The F-40 jumbo body is a classic American design that dates back to the F-48 Navarre model that Guild built in the 1970s. The F-48 Navarro was only built for a few years and is now highly sought-after collector's items. The F-40 Standard retains the F-48's best qualities with an emphasis on American craftsmanship and vintage-inspired appointments.

The F-40 Standard manifests its vintage heritage with high-quality hardware and beautiful appointments. On the headstock, open-gear tuners with a 20:1 ratio are mounted to give the guitar good tuning stability and to facilitate easy and quick tuning. The bone saddle and nut provide optimal contact between the strings and the guitar's body, and the F-40 Standard's nitrocellulose high-gloss finish allows the wood to vibrate and breathe more freely, so that the tone in the guitar has the best chance to mature and develop as the guitar gets older and more played in.

The Guild F-40 Standard is handmade in California and includes a hand-signed, numbered certificate of authenticity and comes with a Guild guitar case with a built-in Humicase® climate control system.

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