FLCEHG - Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro SRP: £1,035.00

FLCEHG - Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro
FLCEHG - Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro FLCEHG - Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro FLCEHG - Lyra Nylon String Cut/Electro
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Model Overview

Designed as the perfect nylon stringed guitar for non-classical specialists, the Faith Lyra has a specially profiled neck that is slimmer than a traditional classical guitar. However, unlike other 'hybrid' guitars, it is not so narrow that proper fingerstyle technique is inhibited. So, you're well served whether playing Rodrigo or Radiohead.

Although standing proud in its own right as the first nylon stringed guitar we have produced, the Faith Lyra does share many characteristics with our hugely popular HiGloss series guitars. Its solid Red Cedar top and solid Rosewood back and sides are finished with the same all-over high gloss finish used on all HiGloss guitars. This helps to bring the beautifully warm and rich traditional tonal character of a cedar and rosewood nylon stringed instrument to life, whilst also delivering an incredible level of natural resonance and volume. It’s all there at your fingertips.

The Lyra features a Mahogany neck with a figured Ebony fingerboard and a figured Ebony bridge alongside a 5cm Indonesian Rosewood soundhole border.

This model is fitted with a Fishman Sonitone preamp and pickup specifically designed for nylon stringed guitars, the controls for which are mounted discreetly just inside the soundhole of the guitar. It is a modern stage ready nylon guitar that still maintains an all-important traditional aesthetic.

Fishman Pre-Amp / Pickup

This Faith Guitar is fitted with a discreet Fishman Sonitone preamp system which features a volume and tone control mounted to the underside of the inside of the soundhole. The sonicore piezo strip is mounted under the saddle. The battery is located in a special bag affixed inside the guitar attached to the neck-block. The output jack is combined with the strap button at the base of the guitar.

Specification

Top Wood Solid Red Cedar
Back Wood Solid Rosewood
Side Wood Solid Rosewood
Binding Macassan Figured Ebony
Bracing Material Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce
Bracing Pattern Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design
Rosette 5cm Indonesian Rosewood with Abalone Border
Neck Mahogany
Neck Finish Satin
Neck Joint Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
Fingerboard Macassan Figured Ebony
Machine Head Gold Plated with Pearloid Buttons
Trussrod 2 Way
Nut / Saddle TUSQ (PQ-6116)/(PQ-9110)
Nut Width Nut 48mm / String Spacing 56mm
Bridge Macassan Figured Ebony
Finish Type High Gloss Top, Back and Sides
Preamp / Pickup Fishman Sonitone / Fishman Sonicore
Hardcase Included
Strings D’Addario EJ30

Dimensions


Upper bout275mm
Lower bout370mm
Depth at neck93mm
Depth at base96mm
Body Length490mm
Soundhole Diameter80mm
Scale Length650mm

Spares & Accessories

Are you looking for spare parts or accessories for your Faith Guitar? CLICK HERE (opens in a new window) for our range of spares and accessories.

Where to Buy

UserReviews

99.3%
of owners would recommend their Faith Guitar to a friend or family member **
** Based on 2758 online registrations.
"A beautiful instrument, with balanced tone across the full range. I play classical, folk and a few Latin/jazz pieces - the fingerboard is ideal and playing requires less effort than my previous classical guitar. In the shop, I played it for half an hour, then went back and bought it the next day."
Alex 
United Kingdom
on 17/02/2024
"Only just bought it, but a thing of beauty, lovely to play, sounds great."
Mark  
United Kingdom
on 17/08/2023
"Very nice looking instrument. Good playability.
Great value as it includes electronic pick up and
hard case."
Geoffrey 
United Kingdom
on 19/01/2023
"Beautiful looking and sounding instrument. Think it may need a little setup."
Alan John 
United Kingdom
on 19/07/2022
"Excellent, wanted a semi classical instrument to help expand my musical knowledge "
Colin 
United Kingdom
on 22/12/2021
"Great tone, and great guitar overall. The neck impressed me. Fast, soft and smooth. This guitar should be more expensive. Really top notch. Build quality is insane at this price point. "
Andreas 
Norway
on 18/05/2021
"Superbly built and set up. Too new to give full verdict on sound as the instrument is sounding better each time I come to as it is opening up, which is how it should be. Early indications are that it is what I've been searching for."
Roy 
United Kingdom
on 23/04/2021
"Very pleased with the sound and feel of the guitar, I normally play acoustic and wanted to try a Classical sound. The Faith Lyra meets that need, sounds great and plays well. The Fishman pick ups are very good and provide warmth and depth of intonation."
Lloyd 
United Kingdom
on 27/07/2020
"Absolutely beautiful! "
Ann 
United Kingdom
on 01/06/2020
"Really love the Lyra. Excellent build quality as is to be expected from Faith. Neck width is perfect making an easy to play guitar with beautiful balanced tone and sustain. Shame there's no fretboard inlay like in the demo. "
Paul 
United Kingdom
on 07/02/2020