Faith FECV12 Eclipse Venus Acoustic/Electric Black 2012
Faith Eclipse Venus 12-String, black, made in Indonesia 2012. Faith guitars are designed by well regarded British luthier Patrick James Eggle, and while the brand never picked up a lot of steam in Australia, they were the best selling acoustic guitar in UK for a year or two there. This one is all solid spruce and mahogany in a comfy small-ish body, equipped with a handy pickup to boot. It's got a clear, jangly tone with a nice airy midrange. The neck is a comfy balance of string spacing and nut width, it sits in the hand pretty intuitively. The black is cool too, it'll look good on stage if you keep it clean. You've gotta have Faith, right?
Model: Faith FECV12 Eclipse Venus
Made: Indonesia, 2012
Serial: FS3/120511133
Finish: black, gloss poly
Body: solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, super folk shape, 385mm across, 110mm deep
Neck: mahogany, rosewood fretboard, 642mm scale, 48mm nut, 400mm radius, slim D shape
Weight: 2.230kg
Mods: none
Pickup: Shadow piezo + preamp system
Accessories: none
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has chips on both corners, dimples on the end, scuffs on the edges and front and some scratches on the back near the top. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and some play wear on the back only. The back has dimples and a small chip in the bottom corner, dimples along the back edge, surface scratches in the middle of the body and widespread minor scuffs around the whole body. The sides have minor scuffs around the whole body, dimples in the elbow area and some surface scratches in the bottom corner. The front has has minor dents around the bridge and back edge and some play wear on and around the shoulders and guard.
Overall: very good condition (7/10)
Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good. Setup with 12/54 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 8/10, minor wear only