Richwood Master Series are all handmade acoustic guitars made of premium selected tonewoods professionally set-up before packing. Our D-40 guitar is built from the same wood combination as the D-20. The appointments are a bit more luxurious and the sound however is tighter and more focussed due to the gloss lacquer. The effect of satin of gloss lacquer is very clear in this comparison. Where the D-20 is light sounding the D-40 has more focus and has a high register that has more body.The traditional dreadnought shape is perfect for strumming or any flatpicking techniques. The big body can be driven perfectly with a pick. The sound will have a lot of low-end that carries well. Of course you can play fingerstyle on a dreadnought but if you play fingerstyle solely we recommend our A or P models. The solid sitka spruce top and the mahogany sides and back sound lively and light with a more focussed sound than our D-20 guitar. The D-40-CE has a cutaway to allow for easier access to the higher frets. The installed Fishman Isys+ pickup system will amplify your acoustic sound very naturally. A perfect fit! Try a D-40-CE and we’re sure you have found a partner for years to come.The technical and aesthetical advanced features include bone fittings a double action trussrod voluted headstock joint cotton capped X-braces mahogany back braces high grade Derjung machine heads USA D'Addario EXP16 coated phosphor bronze strings.specsbody shape : dreadnought cutawaybracing design : X scalloped with mahogany back bracesscale length: 650 mmnut width : 43 6 mmbody length : 500 mm lower bout width: 405 mmbody thickness : 96/120 mmtop material: solid A grade Sitka spruceback & side material : laminated mahoganyneck material : Indonesian mahoganyfingerboard material : Indian rosewoodfingerboard binding material : Indian rosewoodfingerboard radius : 14 bridge material : Indian rosewoodtop color : naturalbody finishing : glossyneck finish : satinrosette : 3 rings black & ivorytop purfling : 3-plyside binding : blackback binding : blacktrussrod : active two-waytop position dots : 7 mm + 5 mm white pearl shellside position dots : 2 mm white pearl shellfrets : 2.4*1.1 mm 18% nickel silvernut & saddle material : genuine bonemachine heads : Derjung Deluxe chromestrings : D'Addario EXP-16bridge pins : black color white corepickguard : imported 129 black Dstrap button : chromeelectronics : Fishmann Isys+extra : additional genuine bone saddle and 1 x saddle underlayment