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 HiGloss series guitars use a gloss-lacquered Solid Engelmann Spruce top matched to HiGloss finished Solid Rosewood on the back and sides. The classic combination of Spruce and Rosewood delivers a bright and harmonically rich timbre. Faith HiGloss guitars are bound with Solid Flamed Maple and feature Macassan Ebony fingerboards, headplates, heelplates, bridges and bridge pins. Electro models feature the Shadow NanoFlex II undersaddle pickup and Shadow Performer Tuner preamp system. All HiGloss series Faith Guitars are complete with a Faith Hardcase
Top Wood | Solid Engelmann Spruce |
Back Wood | Solid Rosewood |
Side Wood | Solid Rosewood |
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 Head | Grover Rotomatic Gold |
Trussrod | 2 Way |
Nut / Saddle | TUSQ (PQ-6116)/(PQ-9110) |
Nut Width | 43mm / String Spacing 55mm |
Bridge | Macassan Figured Ebony |
Bridge Pins | Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots |
Finish Type | High Gloss Top, Back and Sides |
Preamp / Pickup | Shadow Performer Tuner Preamp / Shadow Nanoflex 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 |