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Here to help you write your own story—the Memoir DS-240. This retro-looking slope shoulder dreadnought is built with a solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides with a sleek, gloss finish. The vintage-inspired mother of pearl rosette and Guild Script Logo pay homage to the classic styling of instruments from the 1920s. The DS-240's sound is instantly warm, clear and inviting—almost as if its tone has been perfected over years of fireside strumming and family music-making.
I have heard for years that Guild made an acoustic guitar such that the intonation, tone & volume were rich and earthy, with a deep renosanince that, while showing off it's lows never sacrifices the mids or highs. A lot of acoustic guitars need time to to age to get to this level but this guitar was...
Published date
02/26/24
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Taylor W. 🇺🇸
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Very nice player!
It's got the typical and beautiful Guild workmanship, and it is very well finished. And for the price on this sloper, it can't be beat. I have two of these guitars. It can be a cannon if you replace the saddle and nut with bone, and use bone string pegs. I did all that for less than 50 bucks and onc...
Published date
09/06/23
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Jimmy 🇺🇸
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this guitar is worth every penny of its price and then some !!!
Meets every thing and more that I was looking for !
Published date
05/31/23
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Ty J. 🇺🇸
Verified Buyer
Soooo much guitar for the money
I have had my DS-240 for several months now and just love this thing. I truly look forward to playing it every day. The action was fairly high out of the box but with a quick setup the action is perfect and this guitar plays like a dream. The build quality, fit and finish are on point. I cannot imag...
Published date
05/03/23
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Buddy 🇺🇸
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Fantastic Guitar
Very good guitar, especially for the price. Excellent quality on fit and finish. The tone is very good for finger picking. Guild guitars are very under rated, but one of best consitant guitars you can own. This guitar is better than most of the ones I own. Intonation is perfect. I can play up and do...
Published date
03/24/23
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Questions & Answers
2 answered questions
Charles
Verified User
Q: Are the back sides on this guitar solid mahogany?
Answers on Content by By AMS Customer Service on Mon Apr 06 2026
A: Yes, back and sides are mahogany while the top is Sitka spruce.
By AMS Customer Service
04/05/26
Bluto
Verified User
Q: It would be most helpful if you guys could list the factory string gauges in the guitar specs!
Answers on Content by By AMS Customer Service on Wed Apr 09 2025
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