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 bodylooks 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.
Specification
| 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 |
