Guild DS-240 Memoir.
- 'Slope Shoulder' style acoustic guitar
- Solid spruce top
- Mahogany back and sides
- Pau ferro fingerboard
This DS-240 Memoir is inspired by the early acoustic guitars made by Guild back in the 1920s. Its warm, clear, and appealing sound has been recorded on countless records, and you'll recognize it instantly in your head.
Elegant high-gloss lacquer finishes and a vintage-inspired "sloped shoulder" design give it a classic look. The Guild DS-240 Memoir features a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany sides and back, and vintage-style mother-of-pearl rosettes, paying homage to Guild's traditional aesthetic.
- Body shape: Slope Shoulder
- Construction: Semi-solid (top)
- Cutaway: No
- Top: Sitka Spruce
- Back and sides: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
- Bridge: Pau Ferro
- Nut: NuBone
- Color: Vintage Sunburst
- Finish: Satin
- Nut width: 44.5 mm
- Number of strings: 6 strings
- Factory string gauge: .012 - .053
About the Westerly Collection
This series pays tribute to the brand's golden era, renowned for its exquisite designs, impeccable craftsmanship, and high-quality materials.
About Mahogany
Using mahogany for the neck of a guitar provides tonal stability and slightly compresses the attack of the treble notes, adding warmth and body. It is a common choice in Les Paul-style models and many acoustic guitars.
About Guild Guitars
Guild is an iconic American company that has maintained its reputation for over 60 years by manufacturing acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and basses, following a tradition rooted in craftsmanship and quality.
These guitars are ready for any challenge. From the jazz scene in New York in the 1950s to Richie Havens' legendary performance at Woodstock or the Seattle Grunge movement in the 1990s… As their slogan says, “they're made to be played.”
EAN13: 0614252347426
Data sheet
- Direction
- Right-handed
- Cutaway
- No
- Electronic
- Without Preamp
- Neck
- Mahogany
- Fretboard
- Pauferro
- Body Finish
- Satin
- Gigbag-Case
- No
- Body Shape
- Dreadnought
- Solid Top
- Yes
- Top
- Spruce
- Solid Back
- No
- Solid Rosette
- No
- Nut Width
- 1.75"
- Back
- Mahogany
- Sides
- Mahogany
- Number of Frets
- 20








