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 (F-40E).
| Body Shape |
F - Jumbo |
| Body Top |
Solid Sitka Spruce |
| Top Bracing Pattern |
Scalloped X |
| Soundhole Diameter |
4" (100mm) |
| Rosette |
ABS Ring |
| Top Purfling Inlay |
Black and White ABS |
| Body Sides |
Solid African Mahogany |
| Body Back |
Solid African Mahogany |
| Body Binding |
White ABS |
| Neck Material |
Mahogany |
| Scale Length |
25 5/8" (651mm) |
| Neck Shape |
C Shape |
| Nut Width |
1 11/16" (43mm) |
| Neck Thickness 1st Fret |
21mm |
| Neck Thickness 9th Fret |
22.5mm |
| Truss Rod |
Single Action |
| Truss Rod Wrench |
8mm Socket Wrench |
| Fingerboard Material |
Indian Rosewood |
| Fingerboard Radius |
12" (305mm) |
| Fingerboard Inlays |
Pearloid Dots |
| Frets Total |
20 |
| Color |
Natural (NAT) |
| Finish |
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Finish - Top |
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Finish - Back and Sides |
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Finish - Neck |
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Bridge Material |
Indian Rosewood |
| Bridge String Spacing |
2 1/8" (54mm) |
| Bridge Pins |
Ivory Colored Plastic |
| Saddle Material |
Compensated Bone |
| Hardware Finish / Plating |
Nickel Plated |
| Nut Material |
Bone |
| Endpin |
Ivory Colored Plastic |
| Pickguard |
Tortoiseshell |
| Strings |
D'Addario EXP16 - Coated Phosphor Bronze Light (.012 - .053) |
| Included Case |
Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case |
| Upper Bout Width |
12 1/2" (318mm) |
| Lower Bout Width |
17 1/4" (438mm) |
| Body Depth Upper Bout |
3 3/4" (95mm) |
| Body Depth Lower Bout |
4 3/4" (119mm) |
| Body Length |
20 1/2" (521mm) |
| Overall Length |
42.5" (1080mm) |