Guild D-240E Acoustic Electric Guitars

Guild’s iconic arched back makes its return in the Westerly D-240E dreadnought acoustic-electric. The purpose of this trademark feature is twofold: principally, it reduces weight and increases live projection. But it also pays tribute to some of Guild’s popular models, such as the D-25 and F-30. The result is a great-playing, easy-traveling guitar with Guild’s unmistakable look. The Westerly D-240E harks back to Guild’s golden-era flat tops with some exciting vintage specs, including a body made from premium woods, a classic Guild C-shaped neck, and a retro red tortoiseshell pickguard. The D-240E includes the AP-1 pickup for a clean sound that plugs straight into a PA.

Guild D-240E Westerly Acoustic-electric Guitar at a Glance:

• Guild Acoustics: a heritage built on great woods and features
• Guild AP-1 pickup captures this Westerly’s natural acoustic voice
• Engineered for a comfortable playing experience

Guild Acoustics: a heritage built on great woods and features

Guild’s heritage as one of America’s premier early guitar makers is acknowledged in the D-240E. Solid Sitka spruce and mahogany meet in a traditional dreadnought body with an arched back for a big sound and great playing experience. A real bone nut and saddle deliver golden-era sustain and clarity. And a 1960s red tortoiseshell pickguard gives this guitar a look that was made to be seen.

Guild AP-1 pickup captures this Westerly’s natural acoustic voice

The Westerly series’ AP-1 piezo pickup is one of the better options we has seen in this price range. The sound is full and dynamic onstage, and it pairs great with a microphone for recording parts at home or in the studio. Volume and tone controls are mounted directly in the soundhole for easy access, and for a look that won’t detract from your guitar’s natural beauty.

Engineered for a comfortable playing experience

The D-240E’s clean playability will help channel all your creative ideas into beautiful music. Seasoned players will notice right away the D-240E’s slinky string action all along the 25.5″ scale length C-shaped neck. The 1-11/16″ nut width spaces out strings suitably for strumming, flatpicking, or fingerstyling, with a good amount of real estate that neither feels cramped nor causes you to reach uncomfortably.

Guild D-240E Westerly Acoustic-electric Guitar Features:

• Iconic arched back pays tribute to Guild’s early acoustics
• Unique design is lighter and louder than comparably sized guitars
• Dreadnought body captures the traditional acoustic tone: big, woody, and vibrant
• Matte finish looks great under stage lights
• Vintage-profiled C-shaped neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard plays comfortably
• 1960s red tortoiseshell pickguard looks great onstage
• Bone nut and saddle enhance sustain and clarity
• 1-11/16″ nut width suits strummers to fingerstylists
• 25.5″ scale length has a slinky-smooth action
• Guild AP-1 pickup system provides a clean sound for the stage and studio

A great-playing Guild that knows where it came from: the D-240E Westerly acoustic-electric!

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