Our GAD-F40 has an original grand orchestra-style body based on the 1955 F-40 Valencia body shape. It features a 16” lower bout, solid Sitka spruce top, solid figured maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard and bridge, bone nut and saddle, ebony bridge pins, and wood binding. Available in Blonde (801) and Black (806).
Model Name GAD-F40
Model Number 381-0600-(Color #)
Category Guild® Acoustic Design Grand Orchestra
Body Style Grand Orchestra
Top Solid Spruce
Bracing Guild® Scalloped Spruce
Back Solid Flamed Maple
Sides Solid Flamed Maple
Bridge Ebony
Neck 1-Piece Mahogany
Fretboard Ebony, 16" Radius, (406.4 mm)
Width at Nut 1-3/4" (44.45mm )
No. of Frets 20
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Hardware Chrome
Machine Heads Grover® Vintage Style Chrome-Plated Open-Back Tuners
Pickups None
Controls None
Pickup Switching None
Finish High Gloss (Polyester)
Colors (801) Blonde,
(806) Black
Unique Features 14th-Fret Neck/Body Joint,
16" Lower Bout,
Strap Button with Internal Block Reinforcement,
Dovetail Neck Joint,
Special Spruce Scalloped Braced Top,
Ebony Bridge Pins,
Tortoise Shell Pickguard,
Wood Bindings,
Bone Nut and Saddle,
Ornate Mother-of-Pearl Position Inlays,
Mother-of-Pearl Headstock Inlay,
Case Includes Deluxe GAD Hardshell Case
Strings D'Addario® Phosphor Bronze, Light .012 to .053
Introduced 1/2007