Guild D-40 Traditional Acoustic Guitar Antique Burst

The best ever. I've played every guitar everywhere and this on was so good it literally made me shot my pants. It was totally worth it and it still makes me lay logs but not as frequently. Anybody that says different is a ducking liar and should be cancelled immediately. I love Guild.

Was excited to see this was available as I'd been looking for a Guild for a while. I strummed it once and absolutely fell in love with the tone. So excited to start playing it as my primary AG.

My D40 Traditional feels and sounds amazing. Thumping lows, prominent mids and crisp highs combine with smooth action to make it a true joy to play. I nearly always prefer to play with a pick, but one of the little things I love about this guitar is the impressive volume even when finger picking. Knowing that Martin and Gibson get so much attention in online review forums, it might help to make a comparison here between spruce-mohagany acoustics. Like a Martin D18, the Guild D40 is a full 25.5" scale. I think it absolutely rivals the D18 in volume and richness, though it swaps a little bit of bass in exchange for overall tonal balance. The D18 is more bluegrass, the D40 more rock n roll. The Gibson J45, on the other hand, boasts a very comfortable 24.75" scale that makes for a somewhat drier tone when strummed but extremely clear single-string articulation and a very fast neck. The J45 also, in my experience, cannot handle heavy strumming very well, though again it is a joy for playing lead - licks, solos, etc. The D40 neck doesn't lend itself quite as well to "athletic" playing and soloing as a Gibson shortscale, but to me it's significantly easier to play fast and to articulate singe strings that a Martin. To my mind, the Guild D40 offers an exceptional blend of both worlds - a better-sounding genuine acoustic guitar than the J45, and a faster, more playable full-scale neck than the D18. Three awesome guitars, to be sure, but I can't recommend enough the one that does it all. Gramted, no electronics come with the D40 . . . but that's easy to fix.

I have retired from playing professionally, but this guitar will hold up anywhere! It feels good. It sounds good. it plays good. I have a couple of other top-name guitars, but this is now my go-to axe!