Faith PJE Legacy Series electro-acoustics

Ben Morgan-Brown tries all three of Faith’s new Legacy series

Faith consistently wins ‘best buy’ awards from reviewers and is highly regarded for taking luthier designs from the renowned UK builder Patrick James Eggle and translating them into affordable, Far Eastern made guitars.

For players looking to move up to a medium priced acoustic, or perhaps for a pro who wants a guitar that’s of a professional standard but inexpensive enough to take on the road, Faith’s Legacy series should have something to offer. It gives buyers a choice of three body shapes, each designed to suit a specific taste. What they have in common is the usual Faith mix of high quality woods and build and where they differ is in shape. The Mars is a drop-shoulder dreadnought (PJE Kanuga), the Neptune, a baby-jumbo (PJE Saluda); and an orchestra-model, the Earth (PJE Linville).

All three have solid Canadian Sitka spruce tops, torrefied to ‘age’ them, mated to African Khaya mahogany backs and sides. They also feature solid high-figure, flamed maple bindings, figured ebony fingerboards and bridges, bone nuts, saddles and bridge pins and solid figured ebony pickguards.

Amplification is via Fishman’s ‘Flex-Blend’ pickup and pre-amp system which promises users the best of both worlds and is certainly an attraction compared with the usual under-saddle piezo system found on many electro acoustics. The Flex-Bend is the next stage up in amplifying an acoustic guitar to make it sound at its best, by combining a piezo pickup with an internal condenser mic, so that the player can set the balance between the two to his taste and get a more natural sound than would be possible with a piezo alone.

Which one would suit your style? Check out Ben’s review.

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Specifications

Faith PJE Legacy Series

UK Price RRP £1229 (Mars), £1259 (Earth) and £1299 (Neptune)

Pickguard:       Macassan Figured Ebony

Top Wood:       Torrefied Canadian Sitka Spruce

Back Wood:     African Khaya Mahogany

Side Wood:      African Khaya Mahogany

Binding:          Solid Flamed Maple

Bracing Material:         Quarter-Sawn Spruce

Bracing Pattern:          Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design

Rosette:           5mm Abalone with Fibre Border

Neck:              Mahogany

Neck Finish:     Satin

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 HeadGrover Rotomatic 18:1 Nickel

Trussrod:          2 Way

Nut / Saddle:    Natural Bone

Nut Width:       45mm / String Spacing 55mm

Bridge:            Macassan Figured Ebony

Bridge Pins:     Natural Bone

Finish Type:     PU Lacquer High Gloss all-over

Preamp / Pickup:   Fishman Flex Blend / Condenser Mic

Hardcase:        Faith Premium Hardcase Included

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