FVHG-PERC - HiGloss Venus Cut/Electro - Percussive SRP: £1,229.00

FVHG-PERC - HiGloss Venus Cut/Electro - Percussive
FVHG-PERC - HiGloss Venus Cut/Electro - Percussive FVHG-PERC - HiGloss Venus Cut/Electro - Percussive FVHG-PERC - HiGloss Venus Cut/Electro - Percussive
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Model Overview

Designed for the fingerstyle or percussive guitarist who wants a whole new level of expressive performance, the FVHG-PERC uses Fishman's excellent INK BODY system which fuses the clarity of a traditional undersaddle piezo pickup with the tonal richness of a body sensor, located under the bridge plate. 

The revolutionary new body sensor allows for much greater note expression when playing fingerstyle, whilst also delivering a multitude of sonic effects when tapping and slapping various parts of the body. An all-important ‘body’ control located on the preamp fascia allows players to dial in the under-bridge pickup alongside the piezo pickup for full control over the level of percussive elements heard in the mix.

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 are designed to offer both visual and aural beauty. Using high grade Englemann Spruce for the top and highly-figured Rosewood for the back and sides, HiGloss models feature solid Flamed Maple binding and Macassan Ebony for the fingerboard, bridge, headplate and heelcap.

Tonally, this combination of wood is generally bright and 'zingy', delivering great clarity. Visualising this as a frequency curve, it would be shaped like a smile: high on the bass, dipping down through the middle and rising once again at the top end, lending itself to fingerstyle and solo pieces in particular.

 

Fishman Pre-Amp / Pickup

Ideal for percussive techniques, this Faith Guitar is fitted with a special, low-profile Fishman INK BODY preamp system with both a Sonicore piezo pickup located under the saddle and a body sensor located beneath the bridge plate. The preamp features a chromatic tuner, 3 band EQ, volume control, a frequency notch filter (for feeedback control), a brilliance control and a blend control to the mix of undersaddle and body sensor pickup. 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
Back Wood Solid Rosewood
Side Wood Solid Rosewood
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
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 Fishman INK BODY Preamp / Undersaddle Piezo Pickup & Bridge Plate Body Sensor
Hardcase Included

Dimensions


Upper bout290mm
Lower bout385mm
Depth at neck100mm
Depth at base115mm
Body Length490mm
Soundhole Diameter100mm
Scale Length645mm
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 2656 online registrations.
"Excellent! It is a beauty, the tone woods sound wonderful. The neck is surprisingly fast/easy to play."
Denise 
United States of America
on 26/06/2022
"Love the basic quality (all wood), sound & playability of the guitar. It is a little disappointing that (a) the tuning pegs are a little out of alignment on the back of the head stock (must of missed quality control) & (b) the top E string is no vibrating against the frets (the F is now sounding a little like a sitar !). Despite the issues generally pleased with the guitar."
Julian 
United Kingdom
on 09/08/2021
"Really nice, much better than I can do it justice at present "
Chris 
United Kingdom
on 12/05/2021
"Fabulous so far, but time will tell."
Peter 
United Kingdom
on 17/09/2021
"Wonderful design, perfect sound, nice to play. (I don't need 250 characters...)"
Ruud 
Netherlands
on 11/03/2021
"What a amazing guitar, very expresive, very plaisant to play, confortable. Wonderful in every details. I'm so happy"
Machado 
France
on 29/12/2020
"Lovely guitar. The sound inspires me to practice."
Steve 
United Kingdom
on 22/04/2020
"Chosen from others for its bright and clear sound and also the quality of design"
MONFORT 
France
on 28/10/2020
"Marvellous craftsmanship, fantastic playability."
Rick 
Netherlands
on 30/09/2020
"Lovely rich sound. Beautifully crafted instrument."
Carolyn 
United Kingdom
on 07/07/2020
"Thank-you for upgrading my FVHG to the Perc model because of the finish issues with the original guitar. The action is a tad high on this one, but I'm getting that adjusted. Overall I'm very pleased."
Darren 
United Kingdom
on 29/01/2020
"I could not be any more pleased. Great look. Bright sound. I love the case. I feel it was a great value and plan more Faith Guitars in Future."
Edward 
United States
on 01/02/2020
"Lovely guitar great playability and sound both plugged in and acoustically "
Alex 
United Kingdom
on 25/11/2019
"Only just got it, but very happy with it so far."
Paul 
United Kingdom
on 18/11/2019
"Beautiful instrument and a joy to play."
Kevin 
United Kingdom
on 19/10/2019
"I'm very impressed. Build quality is excellent as is wood quality. Setup was also very good. Overall a very well put-together instrument at a compelling price-point."
Jon 
United Kingdom
on 06/08/2019
"Great Guitar"
Jon 
United Kingdom
on 22/11/2018
"Really nice high gloss finish, tone , action. Great ink body onboard premp. Overall this is a superb guitar."
Shaun 
United Kingdom
on 24/06/2019
"Stunning quality, playability and sound. Genuinely as good (or indeed a bit better if Im honest) as my Taylor 214 DLX, for half the price. "
John 
United Kingdom
on 31/03/2019
"My new faith venus higloss percussive is a wonderful guitar, I believe it's the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen. I'm flashed.
It's my second faith guitar and I bought it online at Sound Affects Music in Ormskirk, Lancashire, just on base of pictures of the guitar.
Some years ago I bought a faith naked venus in a small guitar shop in Germany after an hour testing. I love my naked venus guitar and I play it allmost everyday. The last two years I write my own songs, inspired by my guitar and perform it with my acoustic band.
I'm pretty sure my new venus higloss percussive will inspire me to more songs. Greetings from Germany. Markus"
Markus 
Germany
on 18/12/2018
"Good Guitar with nice finish but would have preferred a lower action and a softer feel to the strings. Not an easy instrument to play but it has a great sound and good electronics. "
Terence 
United Kingdom
on 20/09/2018
"Absolutely beautiful and so easy to play"
Thomas 
United Kingdom
on 07/07/2018
"Good quality for the price."
Paul 
United Kingdom
on 21/03/2018
"It looks and sounds great!"
Milutin 
Slovenia
on 15/01/2018

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