FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop SRP: £979.00

FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop
FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop FECM-BNC - Eclipse Mercury Electro Scoop
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Model Overview

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. 

 

Fishman Pre-Amp / Pickup

This Faith Guitar is fitted with the refined, low-profile Fishman INK3 preamp system with the Sonicore piezo pickup located under the saddle. The preamp features a chromatic tuner, 3 band EQ and volume control. The output jack is located at the base of the guitar as part of the ingenious, easy-access battery compartment.

Specification

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 bout240mm
Lower bout340mm
Depth at neck96mm
Depth at base110mm
Body Length500mm
Soundhole Diameter100mm
Scale Length610mm
Fingerboard Radius16 inch

Spares & Accessories

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Where to Buy

UserReviews

99.3%
of owners would recommend their Faith Guitar to a friend or family member **
** Based on 2744 online registrations.
"The best guitar ever for me. Love it. Keep it forever."
Dmitry 
Russian Federation
on 11/12/2022
"Lovely guitar. Happy. One small point to note at purchase; the volume control is a little stiff on the Fishman Ink preamp. It works fine (please note if problems develop with its functionality)"
Robin 
United Kingdom
on 28/02/2023
"I bought this as B stock from PMT uk. Actually near mint condition. Its an amazing sounding guitar, its very easy play as its similar action and feel as my Gibson Les Paul."
John 
United Kingdom
on 19/10/2022
"I love it! I noticed them on Gareth Goliath's tutorial videos, saw one being sold cheaply, and will never go back - gorgeous, sherberty sound, great playability, perfect build quality. I now want a full size one..."
Peter 
United Kingdom
on 21/01/2022
"This is my first premium guitar so I have little to compare it to, however
The fit and finish is flawless, everything about it oozes quality and the Blood Moon finish is striking.
For me the setup out of the box is perfect, the action is nice and low making it incredibly playable.
The tone is warm and rich, and it sounds great through an amp.
In short, I love it and dont want to put it down"
Jonathan 
United Kingdom
on 05/06/2021
"Just been playing for a week or so. Happily surprised with the tone of something parlor sized. Great price point. The scoop is useful, although less so with Barre chords. Oh and I think it's beautiful in black :) "
Thomas 
United States
on 04/01/2021
"I am very pleased with it, it looks good and plays well. "
John 
United Kingdom
on 09/11/2020
"Beautiful guitar , very well made and finished, great tone and plays so well ,so pleased with my purchase ,great electrics and the built in tuner very accurate , my Taylor 12 fret cost over four times more than i paid for the Faith so brilliant value for money in the Faith."
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 21/09/2020
"I love it, went to look to the guitar to dismiss it but the tone is amazing! Though the setup was poor."
Nick 
United Kingdom
on 24/02/2018
"She's an absolute beauty but wish the neck was finished in satin and wish you would offer a 45mm nut across the range as an option."
Paul Alan 
United Kingdom
on 16/01/2019
"I AM INLOVE. "
Christina 
United States
on 20/12/2018
"Love it! Looks beautiful, perfect size for me, feels great play, great sound, good price. "
Patricia 
United Kingdom
on 05/10/2018
"Very impressed "
Joseph  
United Kingdom
on 04/06/2018
"Great all solid wood guitar love the smaller body and shorter scale. Very easy and comfortable to play. Good for strumming and finger picking. Nice action very well set up. Came with a humidifier which is very thoughtful and 3 different height nuts to cater for different playing styles. I have five acoustic guitars all solid wood and this is definitely up with the best of them."
Bryan 
United Kingdom
on 04/03/2018
"Very comfortable to hold and play with a great sound"
Georgina 
United Kingdom
on 10/03/2018
"I love it"
Alberto 
Finland
on 08/03/2018
"Pleasantly surprised by the quality at this price level,faultless finish and plays beautifully "
Kim 
United Kingdom
on 10/02/2018
"Stunning, sounds great "
Alan 
United Kingdom
on 01/07/2017
"absolutely perfect for finger style although i did get a lot of vibration noise at first but soon sorted by tightening everything up. love this guitar"
rick 
United Kingdom
on 20/5/2017
"Fantastic quality, I chose it over a Taylor that was 3 times the price. I already own a couple of Taylors and this guitar is comparable in build quality, & in tone. Very, VERY pleased with this guitar, now my 3rd Faith purchase!"
Kristina  
United Kingdom
on 10th May 2017
"Perfect"
Shay 
Ireland
on 22/03/2017
"Outstanding in every way! The detail, the extra bridges, the humidifiers. A lot can be said, I care about sound and playability. Musicradar gave it 5/5. I want to extend detail and rate it 10/10. Thank you Faith UK & Faith Indonesia for the extra good work."
Peter  
Denmark
on 06/02/2017
"Fantastic!"
Tommy 
United Kingdom
on 25/12/2016
"Really like it the tone is superb and it is very playable."
John 
United Kingdom
on 11/07/2016
"Love the warm rich sound it produces."
Alex 
United Kingdom
on 12/05/2016
"Really pleased so far, very clear and articulate. Ideal for the style I play."
Brian 
United Kingdom
on 01/02/2016
"It\'s a very fine guitar for finger style blues. Amplified it\\\'s near to my favourite electric guitars."
Marco 
Germany
on 04/12/2014
"Excellent"
gary 
United Kingdom
on 03/04/2015
"I'm only a beginner and I got the 'excellent piece of art work' only a couple of days ago but I love it."
Bola 
United Kingdom
on 10/04/2015
"Clear defined tones with a "bigger" sound than you'd expect from an instrument this size. Compact and powerful...what more do you need""
Lawrence 
United Kingdom
on 24/01/2015
"Perfect sound."
Milan  
Czech Republic
on 03 20 2015
"Great so far (just received it)."
Fabien 
France
on 20/02/2015
"really like it,plays and sounds fantastic, top quality build,nice case, just a lovely thing to hold and play, cant put it down, going to put some elixir polywebs on so should sound even nicer."
ron 
United Kingdom
on 13/02/2015
"I love it! The build quality is superb, and it sounds lovely. I am a relative beginner and learning with a electric fender strat but using the faith acoustic has really improved my guitar playing, as playing the faith is much harder on the hands!"
sarah 
United Kingdom
on 22/12/2014
"Fit and finish 10/10 Intonation 10/10 Tone 10/10 Case 10/10 Attention to detail is great"
Harvey 
United Kingdom
on 13/12/2014