Guild GSR F-40 Cocobolo Acoustic Guitar

Introduced in 1954, the F-40 Valencia was one of the original Guild flat-top models. Its unique Grand Orchestra body shape features a wide 16" lower bout and a narrow shoulder area (upper bout) that results in a guitar that is incredibly well-balanced, responsive and versatile. This limited special run version of the F-40 model pairs a solid Carpathian spruce top with solid Cocobolo back and sides to create an elegant and refined guitar with a strong and beautiful voice.

Carpathian spruce (Picea abies) is a superior tonewood that comes from Europe's Carpathian mountains. With an excellent strength-to-weight ratio and a slightly brighter tap tone than some other types of European spruce, Carpathian spruce is considered by many to be the ultimate top wood for guitars. It has a strong, clear voice with exceptional resonance that results in a touch sensitive and dynamic guitar.

Cocobolo (Dalbergia retusa) is a beautiful tropical hardwood that grows along the Pacific seaboard of southern Mexico and Central America. A true rosewood, it is highly prized for its rich and complex tonal properties and its distinctive grain pattern and color. Its warm, robust sound and black-streaked brown-red color have led many to compare it closely to Brazilian rosewood.

You will be stunned by how these exceptional tonewoods respond with the F-40's unique shape and dimensions to create one of the most amazing-sounding and visually striking Guild guitars to date!

Other special features include ivoroid body binding, Cocobolo headcap with pearl logo, ebony fingerboard with pearl "G" inlay at the 12th fret, ebony bridge with bone "Parisian eye" bridge pins, abalone rosette, custom gold Gotoh® open-back tuners with engraved buttons, and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Each guitar includes a hand-tooled Guild® leather strap and a Planet Waves® soundhole humidifier. A tortoise pickguard is also included in the case if you wish to install a pickguard on the guitar (professional installation is recommended).


Limited availability!


Model Name       GSR F-40
Model Number 385-6610-(821)
Category Small Body Guitars
Body Style Grand Orchestra
Top Solid Carpathian Spruce
Bracing Guild Scalloped Red Spruce
Back Solid Cocobolo
Sides Solid Cocobolo
Bridge Ebony
Neck 3-Piece Mahogany/Walnut/Mahogany
Fretboard Ebony, 12" Radius, (305 mm)
Width at Nut 1-11/16" (43mm)
No. of Frets 20
Scale Length 25-1/2" (648 mm)
Hardware Gold-Plated
Machine Heads Gotoh® SE700 Series Gold-Plated Open-Back Tuners with White "G"-Shield Buttons
Pickups None
Controls None
Pickup Switching None
Finish High Gloss (Nitrocellulose Lacquer)
Colors (821) Natural
Unique Features Cocobolo Headcap with Mother-of-Pearl Logo and "G" Inlay,
Bone "Parisian Eye" Bridge Pins,
Mother-Of-Pearl Dot Position Inlays with "G" Inlay at 12th Fret,
Abalone Rosette,
White "G"-Shield Buttons,
16" Lower Bout,
Dovetail Neck Joint,
Red Spruce Scalloped Braced Top,
Tortoise Shell Pickguard Included in Case,
Ivoroid Body Bindings,
Bone Nut and Saddle,
Case Includes Deluxe Hardshell Case
Strings D'Addario® EXP 16 Coated Phosphor Bronze, Gauges .012 to .053
Introduced 11/2009
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