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.

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars - Page 9

Takamine GD30CE-N

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$526

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar, Build: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Mahogany,...

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Harley Benton D-120CE NT w/Bag

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$113

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

4.3 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120CE BK w/Bag

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$113

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

4.5 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120VS w/Bag

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$102

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Body Mahogany body

4.8 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120NT w/Bag

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$102

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

4.3 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120BK w/Bag

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$102

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

4.6 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$400

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Dreadnought design, Dovetail construction, Solid...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41S WN

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$343

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Acoustic Guitar, Dreadnought design, Dovetail construction, Solid sitka spruce...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line Superior-E VS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$274

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard radius 400 mm (15.75")

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought, Top: Selected solid...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Fender CD-140SCE Nat

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$412

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

Steel-String Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Scalloped...

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Fender CD-140SCE All Mah

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$412

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar with Pickup, Build: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid mahogany...

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Fender CD-140SCE Sunburst

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$423

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar, Body shape: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and...

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Ibanez PF15ECE-TBS Bundle

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$310

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

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Ibanez AW84CE-WK Artwood

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$371

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63")

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Style: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: solid okoume, Back and...

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Yamaha FGX830C NT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$824

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar, With cutaway, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Rosewood, Neck: Nato,...

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Yamaha FG830 TBS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$549

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Rosewood, Neck: Nato, Fretboard and bridge:...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FG830 NT

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$501

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar, Top: Solid spruce, Back and sides: Rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia), Neck: Nato,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Yamaha FG800M

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$320

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Fingerboard Walnut fingerboard

Acoustic Guitar, Top: solid spruce, Back & sides: Nato, Neck: Nato, Fingerboard: Walnut, 20 Frets, Nut...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Guild D-20 VSB USA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$2,177

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

Guild D-20 ATB, Steel-string guitar, Body shape: Dreadnought, Body: Solid mahogany, Neck: Mahogany, Fretboard: Rosewood...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild D-240E Westerly Archback

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$549

Nut width 42.9 mm (1.69") Scale 648 mm (25.51")

Steel String Guitar with Pickup, Build: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce, solid, Back and...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Guild D-140 Nat Westerly

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$853

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Dreadnought, Top: solid spruce, Body: solid mahogany, "Westerly...

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Guild D-120 Nat Westerly

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$794

Nut width 44.5 mm (1.75") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Neck profile C-shape neck

Acoustic Guitar, Style: Dreadnought, Body: Mahogany, solid, "Westerly Concert Scalloped"...

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Guild D-20 Nat USA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$2,062

Nut width 44 mm (1.73") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 20 frets Body Mahogany body

Guild D-20 Nat, Steel-string guitar, Shape: Dreadnought, Body: Mahogany, solid, Neck: Mahogany, Fretboard: Rosewood...

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Ibanez AW54-OPN

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$258

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63")

Steel-String Guitar, Body style: Dreadnought, Solid Mahogany top, Back and sides: Okume, Neck: Nato,...

4.9 AudioFu Score

Ibanez AW54CE-OPN

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$366

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 651 mm (25.63")

Steel-String Guitar, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid okoume, Back and sides: Okoume,...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120VS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$91

Nut width 42.5 mm (1.67") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets Body Mahogany body

Acoustic Guitar, Standard Series, Dreadnought with dovetail construction, Top: Spruce,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Maton SRS60C w/ Case

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$2,291

Nut width 44.1 mm (1.74") Frets 21 frets

Steel String Guitar, Build: Dreadnought with Venetian cutaway, Solid Sitka spruce top, Back and...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D-120CE NT

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, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Spruce, Back and sides: Mahogany, Neck:...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$285

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets Body Sapele body

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Dovetail...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Ibanez PF15ECE-TBS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$285

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar, Design: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Spruce, Back & Sides: Okoume, Neck:...

4.4 AudioFu Score

Ibanez PF15ECE-BK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$291

Nut width 42 mm (1.65") Scale 650 mm (25.59") Frets 20 frets

Steel-String Guitar, Design: Dreadnought, Top: Spruce, Back & Sides: Okoume, Neck: Nyatoh, Scale:...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Gretsch G5034TFT Rancher Bigsby

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$996

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 635 mm (25") Body Mahogany body

Steel-String Guitar, Design: Dreadnought, Top: Curved laminated spruce, Body:...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Ibanez AW65ECE-LG

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$384

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Frets 20 frets

Steel String Guitar, Dreadnought, Cutaway, Solid cedar top, Back and sides: Okume, Neck: Nyatoh,...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton HBD120CEBK Bundle France

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$148

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

4.7 AudioFu Score

Brümmer Acoustic Steel CLD-10S Set

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$194

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

4.6 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15M

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$194

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets Body Sapele body

Steel-String Guitar, Design: Dreadnought with dovetail construction, Top: solid...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-16S

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$194

Nut width 43 mm (1.69") Scale 643 mm (25.31") Frets 20 frets

Acoustic Guitar, style: Dreadnought, Solid Sitka spruce top, Scalloped X-bracing,...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$285

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

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Type: Dreadnought with cutaway, Solid spruce...

4.7 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10SCE BKS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$228

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

Acoustic Guitar with Pickup, Build: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10S NS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$171

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

Acoustic Guitar, Design: Dreadnought, Top: solid spruce, Back & Sides: Sapele,...

4.6 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton HBD120 CE BK Bundle

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$228

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

4.7 AudioFu Score

Fender CD-60 NA Bundle

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$201

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

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Epiphone J-45 Studio NA

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$343

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

Steel-String Guitar, Advanced Jumbo Series, Top: Solid sitka spruce, Body: Mahogany, Neck:...

4.5 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D120BK Bundle English

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$125

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

4.8 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton HBD120CEBK Bundle UK

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$136

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

4.3 AudioFu Score

Maton EA80C

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$4,001

Nut width 44.1 mm (1.74") Scale 648 mm (25.51") Frets 21 frets

Steel String Guitar with Pickup, Australian series, Body shape: Dreadnought with cutaway, Top: Solid...

4.8 AudioFu Score

Yamaha F370 TBS

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$214

Frets 21 frets

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

4.3 AudioFu Score

Harley Benton D120BK Bundle

Dreadnought Acoustic Guitars

$125

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

4.3 AudioFu Score

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Takamine GD30CE-N

Harley Benton D-120CE NT w/Bag

Harley Benton D-120CE BK w/Bag

Harley Benton D-120VS w/Bag

Harley Benton D-120NT w/Bag

Harley Benton D-120BK w/Bag

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41SE WN

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-41S WN

Harley Benton Custom Line Superior-E VS

Fender CD-140SCE Nat

Fender CD-140SCE All Mah

Fender CD-140SCE Sunburst

Ibanez PF15ECE-TBS Bundle

Ibanez AW84CE-WK Artwood

Yamaha FGX830C NT

Yamaha FG830 TBS

Yamaha FG830 NT

Yamaha FG800M

Guild D-20 VSB USA

Guild D-240E Westerly Archback

Guild D-140 Nat Westerly

Guild D-120 Nat Westerly

Guild D-20 Nat USA

Ibanez AW54-OPN

Ibanez AW54CE-OPN

Harley Benton D-120VS

Maton SRS60C w/ Case

Harley Benton D-120CE NT

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15MCE

Ibanez PF15ECE-TBS

Ibanez PF15ECE-BK

Gretsch G5034TFT Rancher Bigsby

Ibanez AW65ECE-LG

Harley Benton HBD120CEBK Bundle France

Brümmer Acoustic Steel CLD-10S Set

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-15M

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-16S

Harley Benton Custom Line CLD-1048SCE NS

Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10SCE BKS

Harley Benton HB Custom Line CLD-10S NS

Harley Benton HBD120 CE BK Bundle

Fender CD-60 NA Bundle

Epiphone J-45 Studio NA

Harley Benton D120BK Bundle English

Harley Benton HBD120CEBK Bundle UK

Maton EA80C

Yamaha F370 TBS

Harley Benton D120BK Bundle

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