FKM - Naked Mercury SRP: £539.00

FKM - Naked Mercury
FKM - Naked Mercury FKM - Naked Mercury FKM - Naked Mercury FKM - Naked Mercury
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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

The Spruce top and Mahogany body of each of the Faith Naked instruments is 100% solid tonewood – in keeping with all other Faith series. However, the cosmetics and non-essential dressing has been stripped away, leaving the guitars in their natural, Naked state. Satin finished all over, the tonewood is almost entirely unrestricted in its resonant movement, so the tone delivered is far beyond what is normally expected at this price level.

All Naked guitars are now supplied with a padded Faith Gigbag

Specification

Top Wood Solid Engelmann Spruce (2 Stage Satin)
Back Wood Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)
Side Wood Solid Indonesian Mahogany (2 Stage Satin)
Binding N/A
Bracing Material Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce
Bracing Pattern Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design
Rosette 2mm Abalone
Neck Mahogany
Neck Finish Satin
Neck Joint Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
Fingerboard Indonesian Ebony (2017 models onwards - until Dec 2016, Solid Rosewood)
Fingerboard Radius 16"
Fingerboard Inlays Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret
Machine Head Faith Precision Chrome
Trussrod 2 Way
Nut / Saddle NuBone (LC6116)/(LC9110)
Nut Width Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm
Bridge Indonesian Ebony
Bridge Pins Ebony with Ablone Dots
Finish Type 2 Stage Satin all over
Hardcase Gigbag Included

Dimensions


Upper bout240mm
Lower bout340mm
Depth at neck96mm
Depth at base110mm
Body Length500mm
Soundhole Diameter100mm
Scale Length610mm
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.
"I am delighted with my Faith guitar. It's a stunning first guitar purchase for me and I'm so grateful to everyone at A Strings in Pontypridd for their help and advice. "
David 
United Kingdom
on 05/04/2024
"Excellent guitar , the build quality, sound and looks are worthy of a much higher priced instrument. Faith produce quality guitars at a reasonable price."
Gerald 
United Kingdom
on 19/12/2023
"Brilliant guitar. Lovely action. Wonderful sound goes on forever!"
George 
United Kingdom
on 03/12/2023
"Just the right size for me. Lovely bright tone for a smaller guitar. very well made and really pleased with the look, quality and sound."
Shirley 
United Kingdom
on 23/11/2023
"Fantastic guitar really well made brilliant at this price point "
DAVID 
United Kingdom
on 22/10/2022
"Fantastic guitar really projects sound for a small guitar "
DAVID 
United Kingdom
on 16/10/2023
"Only just got it. Have played a friends a few times so I was impressed enough to buy one. Unfortunately in Australia there are not too many around so I could buy the model I really wanted, but hey with a little more "Faith" I may just order from overseas, just means I can't try it first."
Gary 
Australia
on 09/08/2023
"I enjoy playing the Faith Mercury Naked, has a bright sound (not always my favourite) yet the action is very good."
Richard 
United Kingdom
on 01/12/2022
"My third Faith, first Parlour guitar. Impressed with sound. Build quality seems good except fret ends. Wish we had a more robust US dealer presence. Would love to buy your hard case but shipping from UK to the U.S. would double cost."
Edward 
United States
on 08/01/2023
"Lovely sounding and easily playable parlour guitar"
Viv 
United Kingdom
on 11/08/2022
"Very happy with it. Love the parlour size"
James  
United Kingdom
on 23/04/2022
"Beautiful instrument. Small in size but big in sound."
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 28/02/2022
"Great projection, but still a very sweet sound with nice balance."
John 
Australia
on 11/02/2022
"It sounds great, looks well made. It was a bit of a worry buying online however arrived beautifully packaged from Barnes and Mullins and obviously quality checked before being packed."
Martin 
United Kingdom
on 20/10/2021
"Pleased with it. "
Baddrul 
Malaysia
on 01/10/2021
"It's great; such a warm tone and rich sound for a parlour. Love it."
Pete 
United Kingdom
on 18/09/2021
"Just Great!"
Stephen 
United Kingdom
on 11/09/2021
"Great Parlour/Travel guitar. Bright tone and excellent resonance. Love it !"
Malcolm 
United Kingdom
on 18/05/2021
"Sounds fantastic.

It's so acoustically responsive I can hear it ring when we are talking in the room whilst it's just hung up on the wall!"
Chris 
United Kingdom
on 03/01/2021
"Very good design, sound, finish and workmanship. Extremely good value."
Shiel 
United Kingdom
on 30/12/2020
"This is my third Faith guitar. I already have a naked Saturn and a High Gloss Jupiter. I was looking for something small totravel with and also for playing at home. It is very comfortable to hold and play and I am astounded by the "big" sound & tone that I get from it. I am very satisfied with it!"
John 
United Kingdom
on 13/12/2020
"I AM THRILLED WITH MY GUITAR. THE BUILD QUALITY IS FANTASTIC WITH A SOUND TO MATCH. TO GET AN ALL SOLID WOOD GUITAR OF THIS QUALITY IS AMAZING. THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE BRIDGE PINS SEEM A BIT TOO LOOSE AND DONT STAY IN VERY WELL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE 3 BIGGEST STRINGS."
simon 
United Kingdom
on 26/06/2020
"Best value (sound quality)guitar I have bought.
Great little gituar with a full voice, lots of bang for the buck. "
Brian 
United Kingdom
on 17/06/2020
"Excellent build quality and value for money. Love the sound quality and amount of sustain from such a small guitar."
Adrian 
United Kingdom
on 22/04/2020
"I typically play Taylor acoustic 6 string and a Martin 12 string. I was looking for a small travel or parlor guitar to practice on while working security job...the Faith Mercury appeal to me because of size and online recommendations, but I was shocked by the tone and playability...I now spend 95% playing my Faith guitar...they are affordable and fantastic."
Gene 
United States of America
on 07/10/2018
"it is just sublime by its sound and its quality of manufacture."
BUTTIGIEG 
France, Metropolitan
on 06/03/2020
"Exellent well constructed instrument , looks good , comfortable to play with no sharp fret edges , great tone !"
James 
United Kingdom
on 15/01/2020
"I bought this guitar after borrowing one from a friend. The guitar is lovely, but the supplied strings are awful. I had to replace the string peg on the bottom E (6th) because when the string tightened the peg kept popping out. I have a video clip if you'd like to see it."
Pat 
United Kingdom
on 29/11/2019
"I love it"
Tyler 
United States of America
on 25/10/2019
"Excellent Quality and sound"
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 21/10/2019
"Best acousticc guitar i have owned, great kooks great sond and great playability"
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 21/10/2019
"Best guitar i have used, perfect sound, and playability, great action"
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 21/10/2019
"Best guitar i have used, perfect sound, and playability, great action"
Robert 
United Kingdom
on 21/10/2019
"Love it!"
John 
United Kingdom
on 31/05/2019
"Brilliant guitar love it"
Peter  
United Kingdom
on 30/05/2019
"It a brilliant guitar very happy with it "
Peter 
United Kingdom
on 30/05/2019
"Love it, great guitar for the price and has a lovely rounded sound with plenty of bass for the size"
Darren 
United Kingdom
on 05/05/2019
"Perfect"
Matt 
United Kingdom
on 25/11/2018
"Really pleased with this. Nice and tidy inside, very clean tone, fun to play. Bought as a travel guitar. The deluxe case is worth the extra money, looks solidly built. "
Jim  
United Kingdom
on 18/01/2019
"The Naked Mercury does exactly what it says on tin. Its a small bodied, all-solid parlour guitar, great for travelling or small gigs. The fact that it is all solid, combined with the outstanding quality from Faith, leads me to believe that Faith makes the best value for money guitars on the market, and in my opinion, the Mercury is one of the best in the range."
Jacob 
United Kingdom
on 27/08/2018
"pretty good so far"
IAN 
United Kingdom
on 14/07/2018
"Fantastic travel guitar, great sound for such a small body. Easy to play."
Tony 
United Kingdom
on 27/06/2018
"Trs belle guitare trs bien quilibre: des graves puissants et des aigus brillants. Une projection impressionnante au vu de sa taille. Ravie de mon acquisition."
Cathy 
France
on 18/04/2018
"It's incredible! I love it. :D Sounds lovely, looks awesome."
Jamie 
United Kingdom
on 13/04/2018
"its a good looking instrument"
Prashant 
United States
on 07/03/2018
"The guitar has pick up fitted 2 small dials on the edge of the sound hole jack point at base/ guitar strap. Is this a standard pre amp fitting?
The guitar is fabulas over the moon with the sound and looks."
Alan 
United Kingdom
on 16/02/2018
"Brilliant. Such a sweet sounding little guitar, makes me want to pick it up and strum without all the hassle of getting my electric guitars out of cases and amps warmed up. Definitely a keeper around the house."
Stephen 
United Kingdom
on 08/01/2018
"excellent acoustic guitar"
siddhesh 
India
on 15/08/2016
"I was looking for a "sofa" guitar and chose the Mercury over the Mini Neptune and Saturn as I thought the sound quality was better, the electro element not being a priority. I am delighted with the purchase and look forward to many hours of pleasure with it, unfortunately I will have to wait until Christmas!"
Philip 
United Kingdom
on 02/12/2017
"Beautiful
I was looking for a smaller size guitar. Tried other popular makes but the naked mercury parlour just sounded a cut above the rest."
Sue 
United Kingdom
on 30/09/2017
"Excellent design and quality for the price."
Brian 
United Kingdom
on 08/09/2017
"Beautiful, perfect."
Randy 
United States of America
on 09/03/2017
"my new Faith parlour has a Lovely tone, a beautiful slim unusual looking body and a minimalistic look which is gorgeous. its all about the beauty and simplicity of the wood and the lovely tone on this guitar. Very happy"
Martin 
United Kingdom
on 02/01/2017
"Delighted with it. Crisp, sparkly sound, responsive, everything I would have hoped for. Close miked I reckon it will be a good recording guitar. I already have a Saturn Hi -Gloss 12 string which I have been very pleased with. Jude has a Venus which I may try out when pay day comes lol."
Ian 
United Kingdom
on 26/9/2016
"Beautiful guitar, very well made and really sings. Delighted with purchase. "
James 
United Kingdom
on 12/06/2016
"I'm very happy of buying my new guitar brand Faith. I have been looking for small body guitar aka parlor. "
jindrich 
Czech Republic
on 06/05/2016
"So far Great. Well made, great sound."
Anthony 
United States
on 03/05/2016
"A beautifully made guitar with fantastic playability and setup. I love the tone of this instrument. You can really hear the wood doing its job. "
Jon 
United Kingdom
on 25/04/2016
"great sound,very portable light weight and really nice finish. I do think you should do a naked mercury with a preamp option though."
Daniel 
Ireland
on 14/01/2016
"By far the best parlour I've played at this price range. "
Will 
United States of America
on 10/12/2015
"Wanted something different from my normal dreadnought style. Came across the beautiful Faith Naked Mercury Parlour and just had To buy one!! Love the sound and the quality of Faith guitars."
Dennis 
United Kingdom
on 03/10/2015
"Magical maker of heavenly music O:-) Best musical instrument I've ever owned."
Colin 
United Kingdom
on 16/09/2015
"Fantastic guitar."
Mark 
United Kingdom
on 27/07/2015
"its got a beautiful tone. just love it!"
sukhmani 
India
on 21/05/2015
"A beautiful natural pure wood sound, feel and looks ..Love the concept of a natural acoustic guitar ., It is a Naked instrument .. Pure and uncluttered with no fancy stuff I don't want ..you can squeeze the notes out of this instrument like juice .. Play soft .. Hard .. In between ..its a joy ..I'm a electric player and used to my simple no nonsense guitars and this fits the bill nicely."
Anthony  
United Kingdom
on March 2015
"Very versatile for a small bodied guitar. The satin finish lets its resonate and gives a big sound when picked or strummed. Really nice, playable neck. It seems well made and finished. Despite the lack of appointments it still has a classy look"
Nicholas 
United Kingdom
on 11/03/2015
"Am still trying it out, but definitely sounds very good for the price range :)"
Scott 
United Kingdom
on 14/11/2014
"very playable with a soft full sound"
colin 
United Kingdom
on 13/11/2014
"It needed a little tweak setting it up, and I find the nut spacings a little too close (ie: it can feel cramped), but it is an excellent guitar, plays very well, sound great and is better in many ways than the Taylor GS-Mini I was comparing it with."

United Kingdom
on 08/11/2014
"This is a fantastic guitar for the money. Although it has a very stripped down look, the build quality is great. The tone is just lovely."
John 
United Kingdom
on 27/10/2014
"I really like the look, feel and sound of the guitar but have found one or two small flaws to the finish of the fingerboard. "
Bill 
United Kingdom
on 22/10/2014
"As a student of fingerstyle blues this guitar is perfect - the mid-tones ring out beautifully. I also like the 'naked' wood finish without any glossy coating. It has the smell and feel of a great instrument."
Ben 
United Kingdom
on 12/10/2014
"a dream come true !!"
michael 
United Kingdom
on 26/09/2014
"Very pleased with the feel of the guitar and the tone. Went to three other stores to look at Parlour guitars - was very lucky to be advised to try this guitar. Far better sound than the Martin and Taylor. "
Stevan 
United Kingdom
on 20/09/2014
"Really, really impressed with this guitar. It's slightly larger than most parlours, which gives it a much 'roomier' sound. The build quality and materials are excellent, the sound is beautiful. Custom Light strings seem to really sing on it!"
Adam 
United Kingdom
on 03/09/2014
"Bought this guitar 24 hrs ago and I've hardly put it down. It's simplicity belies its grace. Beautifully balanced tone and resonance and surprisingly loud. Simply brilliant"
Brian  
United Kingdom
on 11/01/2014
"Sweet, resonant and set-up well my yourselves and the shop, a joy to play"
Graham 
United Kingdom
on 23/12/2013
"Best acoustic guitar i have played :))"
Ian 
United Kingdom
on 24/10/2013
" A surprisingly loud, bright and dynamic sound for such a small body, very resonant too. "
David 
United Kingdom
on 21/08/2013
"Amazing!!"
Andy 
United Kingdom
on 11/08/2013
"This guitar is just the finest guitar, superbly constructed and exquisite to play. The richness of its tone and voice is stunning and such a delight even to just look at. Thank you very much for making this graceful guitar. "
Peter 
United Kingdom
on 15/06/2013
"Excellent build quality, setup and sound."
Jim 
United Kingdom
on 18/05/2013
"As a Musical Instrument repairer, I was very surprised at the quality of this guitar. The sound and the way it played right out of the box was unbelievable. I have guitars from Martin, Lowden, Guild, Takamine. This Guitar is brilliant."
stephen 
United Kingdom
on 14/05/2013
"Initially i loved the simplified look of the guitar. Its the sheer play ability and brightness of tone that make this guitar highly enjoyable as well as inspiring. The guitar fits and feels perfect to play. Great quality."
Rob 
United Kingdom
on 06/02/2013
"I like it"
Ryuki 
China
on 05/02/2013
"Lovely guitar - bright and vibrant with a strong mid range. Build quality is excellent, finger board feels comfortable, set up out the box is perfect. No tuning issues. Perfect!"
Greg 
United Kingdom
on 19/01/2013