Guild F-40 Prototype 2 - Natural - THIS IS A PROTOTYPE one of the first ever made!
- SKU:
- F40-Prototype
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Please Call - 1-855-643-2787
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Description
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.
specifications
body:
Body Top | Solid Sitka Spruce |
Body Back | Solid Mahogany |
Body Sides | Solid Mahogany |
Body Shape | Jumbo |
Bracing | Scalloped Sitka Spruce |
Rosette | ABS Ring |
Finish | Satin Varnish in Natural top |
Body Depth Upper Bout | 4″ (101 mm) |
Body Depth Lower Bout | 4 3/4″ (121mm) |
Body Length | 20 1/2″ (521 mm) |
Body Width Lower Bout | 17 1/4″ (438 mm) |
Body Width Upper Bout | 12 1/2″ (318 mm) |
Overall Guitar Length | 42″ (1067 mm) |
Guitar Weight | 4.5 lbs (2kg) |
Body Binding | ABS |
Purfling | Black and Cream ABS |
neck:
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | C Shape |
Neck Joint | Mortise and Tenon |
Scale Length | 25 1/2″ (648 mm) |
Nut Width | 1 11/16″ (43 mm) |
Nut Material | Bone |
Fingerboard Material | Indian rosewood |
Fingerboard Radius | 12″ |
Fingerboard Inlays | Perloid Dots |
# of Frets | 20 |
Tuning Machines | Guild Vintage Style Open Gear in Nickel with Cream Buttons, 20:1 Ratio |
Hardware Finish/Plating | NA |
Truss Rod | Single Action |
Truss Rod Wrench | 5/16″ / 8mm Socket Wrench |
features:
Bridge | Indian Rosewood |
Saddle Spacing | 2 1/8″ / 54mm |
Saddle | Compensated Bone |
Bridge Pins | Ivory Colored Plastic |
Strings | Coated Phosphor Bronze Light .012-.053 |
Case or Gig Bag | Guild Deluxe Humidified Wood Case |
Endpin | Ivory Colored Plastic |
Pickguard | Tortoiseshell |
Electronics | L.R. Baggs Element with Volume and Tone Control |