Faith Guitars Eclipse Venus Cutaway Electric/Acoustic Guitar

The Venus is the now iconic shape that brought Faith Guitars to the consciousness of so many players over the years. The combination of a 15″ lower bout and a slimmer depth of body looks to classic OM or Auditorium body-shapes for inspiration, and makes the Venus the perfect compromise. It is still big enough to deliver a big acoustic performance, yet remains small enough for the player to jump around on stage with no problem. Faith Eclipse series were conceived as ‘stage guitars’: instruments that offered workhorse functionality and optimum performance capability. Using the same structure and tonewood combination as the Natural Series – Spruce and Mahogany – the Eclipse models are finished with a Black stain and a clear PU lacquer all over. The lacquer serves to control the tonewood resonance a little, resulting in a more predictable and focussed tone when performing on stage. Further to their aesthetic appeal, Eclipse models feature solid Flamed Maple binding as well as using Macassan Ebony for the fingerboard, bridge, headplate and heelcap.  

Specifications

Top Wood	Solid Engelmann Spruce (Black Gloss)
Back Wood	Solid Mahogany (Black Gloss)
Side Wood	Solid Mahogany (Black Gloss)
Binding	Solid Flamed Maple
Bracing Material	Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce
Bracing Pattern	Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design
Rosette	5mm Abalone with Fibre Border
Neck	Mahogany (Black)
Neck Finish	Gloss Black
Neck Joint	Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
Fingerboard	Macassan Figured Ebony
Fingerboard Radius	16″
Fingerboard Inlays	Mother of Pearl ‘F’ at 12th Fret
Machine Head	Grover Rotomatic Chrome
Trussrod	2 Way
Nut / Saddle	TUSQ / Shadow Hex Saddle System
Nut Width	Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm
Bridge	Macassan Figured Ebony
Bridge Pins	Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots
Finish Type	Gloss Black Top, Back and Sides
Preamp / Pickup	Fishman INK3 Preamp with undersaddle pickup
Hardcase	Included

Dimensions

 

Upper bout	290mm
Lower bout	385mm
Depth at neck	100mm
Depth at base	115mm
Body Length	490mm
Soundhole Diameter	100mm
Scale Length	645mm
Fingerboard Radius	16 inch

Categories: Acoustic Electric Guitars