Faith Mercury Parlour Electro Acoustic Guitar, Hi Gloss Natural

Full Description

Capturing the essence of the spruce and rosewood construction, the Hi-Gloss range from Faith are finished with a lacquer that brings out the tonewood's natural beauty better than any artist ever could.

Faith Acoustic Guitars are the choice of thousands of musicians around the world. Made from nothing but all-solid tonewoods, they sound great amplified or unplugged. Patrick James Eggle, a world-renowned Luthier and founder of Faith guitars, has been making guitars since he was 15 years old. Since then he has developed the Faith brand - an understated company who nonetheless produce fantastic quality instruments. With the Faith brand, Eggle draws on his long experience of guitar design to deliver guitars that strive for a perfect balance between tonewood quality and bracing patterns.

Many famous artists have called upon the Faith brand when launching their careers, and the guitars they select stay with them, becoming part of their sound and approach to the music. Tom Clarke, the frontman of Conventry-based band The Enemy, has been using his selection of Faith guitars (Saturn, Saturn12, Venus) for live unplugged gigs around the UK. Paul Smith (Maximo Park) is another high profile artist who chooses Faith Guitars. Irwin Sparkes, the excitable frontman of catchy indie/pop sensations The Hoosiers, plays a Faith Mercury Model, and hold the name in high regard for the excellent playing feel and design. He comments: "Since playing Faith acoustic guitars, I play fewer mistakes, more often!".

Features/Specifications:

Body & Bridge:

• Body Shape: Parlour
• Top: Solid Engelmann Spruce
• Back: Solid Rosewood
• Sides: Solid Rosewood
• Binding: Solid Flamed Maple
• Bracing: Quarter-Sawn Spruce
• Rosette: 5mm Abalone with Fibre Border
• Bridge: Macassan Figured Ebony
• Bridge Pins: Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots

Neck & Fingerboard:

• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Satin
• Neck Joint: PJE Bolt-On Design
• Fingerboard: Macassan Figured Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 16"
• Fingerboard Inlays: M.O.Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret
• Nut/Saddle: TUSQ
• Nut Width/Bridge: Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm

Accessories & Hardware:

• Machine Heads: Grover Rotomatic Gold
• Strings: D'Addario EXP11 Coated (12-53)
• Finish: Hi Gloss
• Case: Faith Hardcase
• Pickup/Preamp: Shadow Nanoflex II Pickup / SH863 Preamp