FNBCEHG - HiGloss Baritone Neptune Cut/Electro SRP: £1,299.00

FNBCEHG - HiGloss Baritone Neptune Cut/Electro
FNBCEHG - HiGloss Baritone Neptune Cut/Electro FNBCEHG - HiGloss Baritone Neptune Cut/Electro FNBCEHG - HiGloss Baritone Neptune Cut/Electro
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Model Overview

The Faith Neptune Baritone HiGloss is the very first Baritone model we have produced. Featuring one of our favourite shapes – the baby-jumbo Neptune – the new Baritone features a longer neck and scale length (700mm) and is fitted with longer, higher gauge strings allowing it to be tuned to a lower register.

Here’s for the slightly technical bit…

A longer scale length means lower registers can be achieved without strings turning all floppy and sounding pretty horrible. The longer neck allows the use of heavier gauge strings which in turn means you can tune each string much lower than usual, yet maintain the correct, playable string tension.

So, you can still tune your Baritone in standard tuning and play the same chord shapes you’re used to, yet achieve a much lower sound. Common standard Baritone tunings include A D G C E A (a 5th lower) or a B E A D F♯ B (a 4th lower).

Where are Baritone guitars used?

A staple of a wide range of musical styles from jazz, hard rock, surf, and even fingerstyle acoustic music. The darker, slightly more ominous tone works perfectly for certain types of music and is nigh-on impossible to achieve on a standard acoustic guitar that typically operates in the higher tuning registers that therefore deliver a brighter sound.

A good Baritone should sound low enough in the mix to stand out from a standard acoustic yet still sit high enough to cut through above the bass. Our HiGloss Baritone features an all-over high-gloss finish that is particularly effective in aiding the natural resonance of the Neptune body shape while ensuring a fantastic level of clarity, string articulation and volume is achieved.

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.

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
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 45mm / String Spacing 56mm
Bridge Macassan Figured Ebony
Bridge Pins Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots
Finish Type High Gloss Top, Back and Sides
Preamp / Pickup Fishman INK3 Preamp with undersaddle pickup
Hardcase Included
Strings Daddario EXP23 Coated Phosphor Bronze Baritone, 16-70

Dimensions


Upper bout298mm
Lower bout405mm
Depth at neck105mm
Depth at base116mm
Body Length510mm
Soundhole Diameter100mm
Scale Length700mm
Fingerboard Radius16 inch

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.
"Love it! Great playing, sounding and looking!"
Shey 
United States of America
on 12/10/2023
"Its wonderful! Great tone and playability. Lots of guitar for the money"
Nicholas 
United Kingdom
on 04/07/2022
"I'm so pleased with it, it's a thing of great beauty!"
Kim 
United Kingdom
on 03/01/2021
"Excellent, the sound is immense and the construction beautiful. Having had some premium Taylors and Martins I must say I am very impressed and have already begun replacing my collection with Faith Guitars"
Jon 
United Kingdom
on 10/11/2020
"It's a thing of beauty - everything I'd hoped for! Beautifully made and set up.
The only thing I think would enhance it would be a pickguard."
Michael 
United Kingdom
on 08/07/2020