Guild F-40E Standard Pacific Sunset Burst USA-Made Jumbo Acoustic Guitar - Spruce/Mahogany with Pickup and Case
The jumbo-sized F-40 Standard Pacific Sunset Burst acoustic guitar is crafted in the USA and features a beautiful Pacific Sunset Burst Vintage Gloss finish. The acoustic-electric F-40E Standard Pacific Sunset Burst includes an L.R. Baggs® Element VTC pickup system.
- Guild F - Jumbo body shape
- Solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides
- Integrated L.R. Baggs® Element VTC pickup system (F-40E only)
- Pacific Sunset Burst Vintage Gloss nitro finish
- Mahogany C-Shape neck with Indian rosewood fingerboard
- Indian rosewood bridge, compensated bone saddle, bone nut
- Tortoiseshell pickguard, white binding, Guild Peak headstock inlay
- Guild Deluxe Vintage open-gear tuners with cream oval buttons
- Guild Deluxe humidified hardshell case included
Jumbo Body Shape
Guild jumbo acoustic guitars have been renowned for their robust sound for more than 50 years. Their large size and rounded bodies create a spacious internal chamber that produces a powerful bass response, making them especially popular with country, rock, and other guitarists that play with a moderate to heavy attack. The F-40 Standard Pacific Sunset Burst combines that large body shape with carefully selected tonewoods and forward-shifted scalloped Adirondack spruce top bracing to deliver a well-balanced tone with exceptional depth and projection. The ultra-thin Pacific Sunset Burst Vintage Gloss nitro lacquer finish has both satin and gloss qualities that highlight the natural beauty of the tonewoods and give the instrument a worn-in vintage look and feel.
Premium Tonewoods
The F-40 Standard Pacific Sunset Burst is meticulously constructed of the finest quality tonewoods. Wood choices and combinations contribute significantly to an acoustic guitar’s sound, and qualities such as hardness, density, and flexible strength distinguish different tonewoods. The F-40 Standard Pacific Sunset Burst guitar’s solid African mahogany back and sides provide warmth and an earthy richness, while a solid Sitka spruce top adds brightness and clarity, resulting in a powerful, well-balanced sound. The guitar’s mahogany neck topped with an Indian rosewood fingerboard and the Indian rosewood bridge complement the other tonewoods.
L.R. BAGGS ELEMENT VTC PICKUP SYSTEM
The F-40E Standard Pacific Sunset Burst includes a factory-installed L.R. Baggs Element VTC pickup system with Volume and Tone controls that faithfully reproduces the guitar’s acoustic sound when amplified or recorded. By detecting soundboard movement rather than picking pressure, the pickup captures the full and balanced tone of the guitar while eliminating the high-frequency "quack" typical of undersaddle pickups. The Volume and Tone controls are positioned nearly out of sight under the top edge of the soundhole, along with the built-in low-frequency compressor (the “C” in VTC), which reduces boominess and feedback. The system is powered by an internally located 9-volt battery.