Faith Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop Acoustic Guitar
Catalogue No: igFAI-FECM-BNC
Inspired by Beth Neilson Chapman with the innovative 'scoop' cutaway, this little parlour style guitar is made of all solid wood - the top is Engelmann spruce, the back and sides are mahogany. This little guy certainly packs a punch, and is a lot louder than you'd think with the size of it. Comes with a hard case too!
£810.00
-£143.00
£953.00
What they say
A little beauty, this Mercury is a traditional short-scale parlour model. With the neck joining the body at the 12th fret - rather than the 14th - the strings are held at a slightly lower tension than on regular models. Another implication of the 12th fret join is that the bridge is shifted further from the soundhole.
These features result in a guitar that is physically easier to play, sounds much bigger than you would imagine and is also simple to handle and transport.
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.
Specs
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: 240mm
Lower bout: 340mm
Depth at neck: 96mm
Depth at base: 110mm
Body Length: 500mm
Soundhole Diameter: 100mm
Scale Length: 610mm
Fingerboard Radius: 16 inch
igFAI-FECM-BNC
Inspired by Beth Neilson Chapman with the innovative 'scoop' cutaway, this little parlour style guitar is made of all solid wood - the top is Engelmann spruce, the back and sides are mahogany. This little guy certainly packs a punch, and is a lot louder than you'd think with the size of it. Comes with a hard case too!