Guild D-140CE Black Acoustic-Electric Dreadnought Guitar
All-Solid Tonewoods with Stage-Ready Performance
The Guild D-140CE Black Acoustic-Electric Dreadnought combines the legendary craftsmanship and bold voice that have defined Guild guitars for more than 70 years with modern performance features that today's musicians appreciate. Featuring a striking high-gloss black finish, premium all-solid tonewoods, and professional Fishman electronics, the D-140CE is equally at home on stage, in the studio, or around the living room.
Built with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides, the D-140CE delivers the powerful projection, rich overtones, and balanced response that have made the dreadnought one of the world's most popular acoustic guitar designs. Scalloped X-bracing enhances resonance while allowing the top to vibrate freely, producing outstanding volume and dynamic range for both fingerstyle players and aggressive strummers.
The smooth Venetian cutaway offers comfortable access to higher frets, making solos and lead work effortless. When it's time to plug in, the Fishman GT-1 pickup system faithfully captures the guitar's natural acoustic voice, making it an excellent choice for live performances, church worship, recording sessions, and open mic nights.
Elegant appointments—including a beautiful mother-of-pearl rosette, Guild's iconic Chesterfield headstock emblem, ivoroid binding, and vintage-style open-gear tuners—give the D-140CE Black a timeless appearance that matches its exceptional tone.
Every Guild D-140CE Black includes a Guild Premium Acoustic Gig Bag with a soft microfleece interior, providing excellent protection whether you're traveling across town or across the country.
Every Guitar Receives a Professional Calido Guitars Setup Before Shipping
Every Guild D-140CE Black purchased from Calido Guitars is professionally inspected and set up in our shop before it ships. We carefully check the neck relief, string action, nut and saddle, intonation, tuning stability, electronics, and overall playability to ensure your guitar arrives performing at its very best. Rather than shipping factory-sealed instruments without inspection, we make sure every guitar meets our high standards so you can spend more time playing and less time making adjustments.
Whether you're a beginner, an experienced guitarist, or a performing musician, you can buy with confidence knowing your Guild guitar has been personally prepared by the team at Calido Guitars before it leaves our shop.
Why You'll Love the Guild D-140CE Black
The Guild D-140CE Black is the perfect guitar for players who want professional-quality tone, dependable stage performance, and stunning visual appeal without stepping into boutique pricing. Its all-solid wood construction produces a rich, mature sound that continues to improve with age, while the Fishman electronics and comfortable cutaway make it equally capable for live performance and everyday enjoyment. Whether you're leading worship, performing on stage, recording, or simply playing at home, the D-140CE Black offers the premium craftsmanship and legendary Guild tone that musicians have trusted for generations.
Features
- Solid Sitka spruce top for exceptional clarity, projection, and dynamic response
- Solid African mahogany back and sides for warm, balanced tone with rich overtones
- Classic dreadnought body delivers powerful volume and full-bodied sound
- Comfortable Venetian cutaway provides easy access to upper frets
- Scalloped X-bracing enhances resonance and sustain
- Fishman® GT-1 pickup system with discreet soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge for smooth playability and lasting durability
- Bone nut and saddle for improved sustain, tone, and tuning stability
- Guild Vintage 18 open-gear tuning machines with precise 18:1 gear ratio
- High-gloss black finish with elegant ivoroid binding
- Mother-of-pearl rosette and iconic Guild Chesterfield headstock emblem
- Includes Guild Premium Acoustic Gig Bag with soft microfleece interior
Specifications
- Body Shape: Dreadnought Cutaway
- Top: Solid Sitka Spruce
- Back & Sides: Solid African Mahogany
- Bracing: Scalloped X-Bracing
- Finish: High-Gloss Black Polyurethane
- Binding: Ivoroid
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Bridge: Rosewood
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Nut Width: 1 3/4" (44.5 mm)
- Nut Material: Bone
- Saddle Material: Bone
- Tuning Machines: Guild Vintage 18 Open-Gear, 18:1 Ratio
- Electronics: Fishman® GT-1 Pickup System
- Controls: Soundhole-Mounted Volume and Tone
- Rosette: Mother-of-Pearl
- Headstock Inlay: Guild Chesterfield Emblem
- Included Case: Guild Premium Acoustic Gig Bag with Microfleece Interior
- Orientation: Right-Handed
Perfect For
- Singer-songwriters seeking rich, full dreadnought tone
- Worship leaders and church musicians needing reliable plugged-in performance
- Gigging musicians who want professional-quality sound and craftsmanship
- Recording artists looking for balanced all-solid wood acoustic tone
- Fingerstyle players and flatpickers alike
- Bluegrass, folk, country, rock, Americana, and contemporary acoustic styles
- Players upgrading to an all-solid wood acoustic-electric guitar
- Anyone wanting legendary Guild craftsmanship with premium features at an exceptional value
Experience the bold sound, timeless craftsmanship, and stage-ready versatility of the Guild D-140CE Black Acoustic-Electric Dreadnought Guitar. With all-solid tonewoods, premium appointments, professional Fishman electronics, and Guild's renowned attention to detail, this is an instrument designed to inspire years of exceptional music making.