Faith Naked Mercury

Whilst seeking to make Faith guitars that were more accessible to a larger number of musicians Faith creator, Patrick James Eggle and the rest of the Faith team, set out to strip back their guitar designs whilst still retaining all the key Faith elements. Faith pride themselves on producing hand-crafted, all-solid, immensely resonant guitars and this hasn't changed with this Naked series.

All Solid Top, Back & Sides

The Naked Mercury guitar consists of a Solid Engelmann Spruce top and Solid Mahogany back and sides; a two-stage satin finish all over; a rosewood fingerboard, bridge and head plate; chrome plated Machine heads; and a 2mm abalone sound hole rosette.

Rich Tone Woods

The FKM Mercury has a Mahogany back and sides and as such delivers a tone focused on the mid-range. The tonal characteristics would look like a frown if visualised on a frequency curve; lower at the bass, curving up through the middle and dipping again at the top end. The Mercury's tone is warm and sweet meaning all the notes blend well together. This makes the Naked series ideal for strumming and accompaniment purposes and means it will sit comfortably in a mix when recorded.

Natural, Resonant Finish

Faith believe Satin finished guitars sound livelier as the unrestrained tonewood can move more freely allowing more sympathetic resonance throughout the instrument and creating a more naturally 'woody' tone. This tone is equally evident in the Naked Series which has a simple 2-stage satin finish on the top, back and sides letting the guitar breathe and move with no restriction.

Specifications

Body & Bridge:

• Top Wood: Solid Engelmann Spruce (2 Stage Satin)

• Back Wood: Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)

• Side Wood: Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)

• Binding: N/A

• Bracing Material Quarter-Sawn Spruce

• Bracing Pattern: Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design

• Rosette: 2mm Abalone

• Bridge: Indonesian Rosewood

• Bridge Pins: Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots Finish

• Finish Type: 2 Stage Satin all over

Neck & Fingerboard:

• Neck: Mahogany

• Neck Finish: Satin

• Neck Joint: Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design

• Fingerboard: Indonesian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 16"

• Fingerboard Inlays: Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret

• Nut/Saddle: NuBone

• Nut Width: Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm

• Trussrod: 2 Way

Pickups and Hardware:

• Machine Head: Faith Precision Chrome