With the Guild D-240E, the U.S. traditional manufacturer presents a traditional dreadnought Western guitar from its affordable Westerly series, which, in addition to a powerful sound, has high-quality materials and a timeless look. Thanks to a solid Sitka spruce top with Scalloped-X bracing, the instrument produces a powerful sound that is enriched with the warm bass frequencies of the laminated mahogany body. For comfortable playability, a flat mahogany neck with Slim-C profile and a Pau Ferro fingerboard with a nut width of 43 mm provide enough space in all 20 frets so that even complex fingering patterns can be easily mastered. The interaction of a compensated bridge inlay and a saddle made of bone also ensures clean intonation over the entire scale length of 648 mm, so that even the high registers can unfold their full potential. For amplified use, the manufacturer installs a Fishman Sonitone pickup system, which has a control unit in the soundhole and also allows the natural sound of the Dreadnought to be amplified. Visually, the guitar convinces with classic simplicity, which is only rounded off with discreet decorations. Chrome-plated open-gear tuners with a 16:1 transmission ratio also allow the six steel strings to be played precisely. 

The Guild D-240E at a glance:

• Electro-acoustic dreadnought western guitar.
• Solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped X-bracing
• Laminated mahogany back and sides
• Mahogany neck with Pau Ferro fingerboard and Slim C profile
• Bone nut with 43 mm nut width
• Compensated bone saddle
• Fishman Sonitone pickup system with control unit in sound hole
• Chrome-plated open-gear machine heads with 16:1 gear ratio
• Matte finish

Features:

• Manufacturer: Guild
• Series: Westerly
• Design: Dreadnought
• Cutaway: No
• Top: Sitka Fichte
• Solid Top: Yes
• Finish Top: Satin
• Bracing: Scalloped X
• Back & Sides: Mahogany
• Solid back & sides: No
• Finish Back & Sides: Satin
• Binding: Multi-Ply
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Slim 'C'
• Fretboard: Pau Ferro
• Inlays: Dot
• Number of Frets: 20
• Nut type: Bone
• Nut width in mm: 42.8
• Scale in mm: 648
• Bridge: Pau Ferro
• Bridge Inlay: Bone, compensated
• Tuners: Open Gear
• Hardware: Nickel
• Number of Strings: 6
• Manufacturer pickups: Fishman
• Pickup System: AP-1 Active Acoustic Piezo
• Tuner: No
• Rosette: Three Ring
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Bridge Pins: Plastic, white
• Colour: Natural
• Case included: No
• Gigbag included: No