Description
The full-bodied and powerful tone of this Guild dreadnought provides guitarists with a classic acoustic sound and balanced voicing. Built with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides, the D-140 features a bone nut and saddle, and a mother-of-pearl rosette. This model also has a 1¾” nut width on a vintage shaped Guild neck, iconic Chesterfield headstock emblem reminiscent of 1960s Guilds, period-correct tortoiseshell pickguard, and Guild’s new premium acoustic gig bag. Available in Natural or Antique Burst gloss finish.
Features at a Glance:
- All-solid-tonewood guitar in the tradition of vintage Guild dreadnoughts
- Solid Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides; gloss finish
- Scalloped Sitka spruce bracing
- Comfortable C-profile mahogany neck; gloss finish
- Rosewood fingerboard, 16" radius, dot inlays
- Rosewood bridge; tortoiseshell pickguard
- Bone nut and saddle, 1.75" nut width
- Guild vintage-style open-gear tuning machines
Specifications:
| Body Top | Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Body Back | Solid African Mahogany |
| Body Sides | Solid African Mahogany |
| Body Shape | D – Dreadnought |
| Bracing | Scalloped Sitka Spruce |
| Rosette | Three Ring with Mother-of-Pearl Center |
| Finish | Gloss Polyurethane |
| Body Depth Upper Bout | 3 3/4″ (95mm) |
| Body Depth Lower Bout | 4 3/4″ (119mm) |
| Body Length | 20″ (508mm) |
| Body Width Lower Bout | 15 3/4″ (400mm) |
| Body Width Upper Bout | 11 1/2″ (292mm) |
| Overall Guitar Length | 42″ (1067mm) |
| Guitar Weight | 2 kg |
| Body Binding | Ivory ABS |
| Top Purfling | Black, Ivory, Black, Ivory |
| Neck Material | African Mahogany |
| Neck Shape | C Shape |
| Scale Length | 25 1/2″ (648mm) |
| Nut Width | 1 3/4″ (44.5mm) |
| Nut Material | Bone |
| Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius | 16″ (406mm) |
| Fingerboard Inlays | 5mm Dots – Mother-Of-Pearl |
| # of Frets | 20 |
| Tuning Machines | Guild Vintage 18 Open Gear Tuners – Nickel |
| Hardware Finish/Plating | Nickel-Plated |
| Truss Rod | Dual Action |
| Truss Rod Wrench | 4mm Allen Key |
| Bridge | Rosewood |
| Bridge String Spacing | 2 1/8″ (55mm) |
| Saddle | Bone |
| Bridge Pins | Ivory Colored Plastic with Black Dot |
| Strings | D’Addario EXP16 – Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 – .053) |
| Case or Gig Bag | Guild Premium Acoustic Gig Bag |
| Endpin Strap Button | Nickel |
| Pickguard | Tortoiseshell |