Why are dreadnoughts often considered the 'standard' acoustic guitar shape?

Their large size and powerful sound have historically made them a reliable choice for many genres and playing situations.

How does the bracing pattern affect a dreadnought's tone?

Bracing influences the guitar's resonance and structural integrity; different patterns emphasize different tonal characteristics like clarity or warmth.

I'm a beginner. Is a dreadnought the best choice for me?

While versatile, the larger size can be challenging. Consider trying different sizes to see what feels comfortable and allows for easy playing.

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Harley Benton HBD120CEBK Bundle

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$136

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

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Yamaha F370 BL

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$205

Frets 21 frets

Steel String Guitar, Top: Spruce, Bottom and sides: Nato, Neck: Nato, Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FX370C BL

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$343

Scale 634 mm (24.96") Frets 21 frets

Steel-string guitar, Cutaway, Top from spruce, Back and sides made of nato, Nato neck, Fretboard:...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FX370C TBS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$342

Scale 634 mm (24.96")

Steel-string guitar, Cutaway, Top spruce, Back and sides: Nato, Neck: Nato, Rosewood fretboard...

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Yamaha FX370C NT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$342

Scale 634 mm (24.96") Frets 21 frets

Steel string guitar, Cutaway, Top spruce, Back and sides: Nato, Neck: Nato, Rosewood fretboard and...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Fender CD-60 NA V3

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$178

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31")

Fender CD-60 NA, Steel-String Guitar, Dreadnought shape, Top from laminated spruce, Bottom & sides from laminated...

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Fender CD-60 BK V3 DS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$169

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Fingerboard Walnut fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce laminated, X-Bracing, Back and sides: Mahogany...

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Yamaha F370 NA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$205

Frets 21 frets

Steel String Guitar, Top: Spruce, Bottom and sides: Nato, Neck: Nato, Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia...

4.3 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FX310AII NT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$273

Scale 634 mm (24.96")

Steel String Guitar, Top: Spruce, Bottom and sides: Meranti, Neck: Nato, Fretboard: Rosewood...

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Yamaha F310P TBS Set

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$228

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 634 mm (24.96")

Steel-string guitar, Spruce top, Back & Sides: Shorea, Nato neck, Fretboard: Rosewood (Dalbergia...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Yamaha F310P NA Set

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$251

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 634 mm (24.96")

Steel String Guitar, Top: Spruce, Back and sides made of meranti, Nato neck, Rosewood fretboard...

4.3 AudioFu Score

Yamaha F310 TBS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$158

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 634 mm (24.96")

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Harley Benton D-120CE BK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$102

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Style: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Spruce, Body: Mahogany,...

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Harley Benton D-120BK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$91

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Jatoba fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Type: Dreadnought, Dovetail construction, Top: Spruce, X-Bracing, Back and...

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Harley Benton D-120NT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$91

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Jatoba fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Type: Dreadnought, Spruce top, X-Bracing, Body and sides: Sapele, Neck: Nyatoh,...

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Fender CA STD Redondo CE IPG FRD

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$224

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01")

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Back and sides:...

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Fender CA STD Redondo CE IPG BLK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$237

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01")

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Back and sides:...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Fender CA STD Redondo CE BPG NAT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$226

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01")

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Back and sides:...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Fender CA STD Redondo CE BPG 3TS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$249

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01") Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Spruce, Back and...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Fender CA STD Redondo IPG BLK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$178

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 305 mm (12.01")

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: Sapele, Neck: Okoume,...

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Taylor Gold Label 717e

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$3,438

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

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Taylor Gold Label 517e SB Cream

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$2,882

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

*Note:* Register your Taylor guitar to extend your warranty to 12 years.

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Martin Guitar GPE Inception Maple LH

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$6,304

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Left-handed model, Style: Grand Performance,...

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Martin Guitar GPCE Inception Maple LH New

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,960

Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Left-handed model, Type: Grand Performance...

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Martin Guitar GPCE Inception Maple New

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,960

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String with Pickup, Type: Grand Performance with cutaway, Top: Spruce,...

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Martin Guitar D-18 1955 CFM IV 70th LH

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$7,163

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Left-handed model, Limited edition - on the occasion of...

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Martin Guitar D-18 1955 CFM IV 70th

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$7,163

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Limited edition - on the occasion of the 70th birthday of...

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Martin Guitar D Jr E Street Legend Burst

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,374

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 632 mm (24.88") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: Sapele, Neck:...

4.3 AudioFu Score

Takamine GD37CE PW

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$893

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 644 mm (25.35") Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Maple, Set-in...

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Takamine GD21CE SM

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$629

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, With cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Mahogany, Bolt-on...

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Ibanez V44CE-WK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$182

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 250 mm (9.84")

Steel-String with Pickup, With cutaway, Back and sides: Meranti, Top: Meranti, Neck: Meranti,...

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Martin Guitar HD28

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,157

Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, 2025 model, Type: D - Dreadnought, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Solid...

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Martin Guitar D35

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,157

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, 2025 model, Type: Dreadnought D-14 Fret, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: Rosewood,...

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Martin Guitar D18

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$4,297

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, 2025 model, Type: D - Dreadnought, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Solid...

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Martin Guitar D18 Satin

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$3,724

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, 2025 model, Type: Dreadnought, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Solid...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FG5G NT High Gloss

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,717

Nut width 44 mm (1.73") Scale 634 mm (24.96") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Back and sides: Solid mahogany, Top: Solid spruce with A.R.E. (Acoustic...

4.3 AudioFu Score

Yamaha TAG3 C Sandburst

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,833

Nut width 44 mm (1.73") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, With TransAcoustic-2...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Yamaha TAG3 C Natural

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,833

Nut width 44 mm (1.73") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, With TransAcoustic-2 technology:...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Martin Guitar DX2E Ziricote Burst

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,008

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Style: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: High...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Takamine GB7C w/Softcase

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,753

Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Garth Brooks Signature Modell, Type: Dreadnought with...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Takamine P5DC w/Softcase

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$1,948

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 644 mm (25.35") Fingerboard Rosewood fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Pro Series, Style: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: solid spruce,...

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Gibson Songwriter EC Custom

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$5,094

Nut width 44 mm (1.73") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: solid Sitka spruce,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE w/Case

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$331

Nut width 48 mm (1.89") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 400 mm (15.75")

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Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10SC w/Case

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$285

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

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Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10S w/Case

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$217

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets

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Guild D-50 ATB USA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$3,610

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Steel-String Guitar, Type: Dreadnought, Top: Solid Sitka Spruce, Back and sides: Solid rosewood,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Guild D-40 Standard PSB VG USA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$3,208

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Dreadnought, Top: solid sitka spruce, Back and sides: solid...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Martin Guitar D42 Modern Deluxe

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$8,023

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 645 mm (25.39") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Ebony fingerboard

Steel-String Guitar, Type: Dreadnought 14-fret, Top: Solid spruce with Vintage Tone...

4.8 AudioFu Score

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Taylor Gold Label 717e

Taylor Gold Label 517e SB Cream

Martin Guitar GPE Inception Maple LH

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Martin Guitar GPCE Inception Maple New

Martin Guitar D-18 1955 CFM IV 70th LH

Martin Guitar D-18 1955 CFM IV 70th

Martin Guitar D Jr E Street Legend Burst

Takamine GD37CE PW

Takamine GD21CE SM

Ibanez V44CE-WK

Martin Guitar HD28

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Yamaha FG5G NT High Gloss

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