Guild DS-240 Memoir Acoustic Guitar – Vintage Sunburst

The Guild DS-240 Memoir is a beautifully crafted acoustic guitar that offers outstanding playability at an excellent value. It features a solid spruce top paired with stunning mahogany back and sides—a classic tonewood combination that delivers clear highs, warm mids, and a rich bass response. The glossy finish enhances the natural beauty of the mahogany. A comfortable C-shaped mahogany neck with a pau ferro fingerboard provides a smooth and responsive playing experience. Scalloped X-bracing not only strengthens the build but also enhances the guitar’s tone, ensuring it improves with age. With its vintage-inspired design and warm, balanced sound, the Guild DS-240 Memoir is an excellent choice for singer-songwriters, country players, fingerstyle musicians, and a variety of other playing styles.

The solid spruce top plays a crucial role in shaping the guitar’s dynamic range and articulation, ensuring a responsive touch and clear tonality. Complementing this, the mahogany back and sides contribute to a dry, punchy tone that excels in strumming, fingerpicking, and flatpicking. The combination creates the distinct, well-balanced sound that makes slope-shouldered guitars so popular.

Guild has built a strong reputation as one of America’s premier early guitar makers, and its dedication to quality craftsmanship is evident in the Guild DS-240 Memoir. Designed with a classic slope-shouldered dreadnought body, it delivers bold projection and a comfortable feel. A bone nut and compensated bone saddle enhance sustain and clarity, while a tortoiseshell pickguard adds a timeless aesthetic. Additional visual appeal comes from a mother-of-pearl rosette and the signature Guild Script headstock logo, completing the guitar’s vintage-inspired charm.