"love the look. Saddle height was high so I had to take it down. Love it.
I'd like to know if I can change the pickp. I think this one has a shadow system, but I'd like the Fishman Ink. Can I get one from you and will it fit?"
FMEHG-BNC - HiGloss Mercury Electro Scoop
$1,329.00
In stock
SKU
FMEHG-BNC
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UserRating
99.2%
Electronics
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.
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 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.
| Top Wood | Solid Engelmann Spruce |
|---|---|
| Back Wood | Solid Rosewood |
| Side Wood | Solid Rosewood |
| Binding | Solid Flamed Maple |
| Bracing Material | Quarter-Sawn Spruce |
| Bracing Pattern | Patrick James Eggle X-Brace Design |
| 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 |
| Rosette | 5mm Abalone with Fibre Border |
| 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 INK3 Preamp with undersaddle pickup |
| Hardcase | Included |
| Upper Bout | 240mm |
| Lower Bout | 340mm |
| Depth at Neck | 96mm |
| Depth at Base | 110mm |
| Body Length | 500mm |
| Soundhole Diameter | 100mm |
| Scale Length | 610mm |
"Beautiful!"
"I'm totally excited about this guitar. I already have some guitars, including other Parlor models. The Faith Mercury Parlor beats them all in workmanship, design and especially in sound. In spite of the small body shape, it delivers a good performance - especially in the bass range. The general volume of this instrument is also - in comparison - loud and especially impressive."
"The workmanship and finish is outstanding, it's perfect in every way. The sound resonates so well and blows other so called high end makes out the water. PJE has excelled at his craft and choice of woods . Overall it's a 99% from me. Thanks to all involved."
"I absolutely love this guitar, I also own a Lowden which are known for there exceptional sustain but this actually hangs on to it for longer. Could do with being a little cleaner inside regarding excess dust stuck to the inside from the manufacturing process but this is only a minor gripe."
"Initial review after a few days of use:
A really fantastic guitar, superbly made and beautiful to look at. Everything about this guitar (sound quality, construction, finish, solid woods, parts used, ease of use) is way above the expected quality for the price (also, the "scoop" is a truly great idea - I wondered how much it difference it would make, and the answer is "a lot") - seriously, this easily competes with guitars at twice it's cost of purchase. Setup on arrival was perfect also - thanks for that, a nice touch that is always appreciated.
Construction is very solid and I have high hopes that it will last a lifetime of use - really looking forward to how it will sound in 20 years! Thanks Faith, great guitar. "
A really fantastic guitar, superbly made and beautiful to look at. Everything about this guitar (sound quality, construction, finish, solid woods, parts used, ease of use) is way above the expected quality for the price (also, the "scoop" is a truly great idea - I wondered how much it difference it would make, and the answer is "a lot") - seriously, this easily competes with guitars at twice it's cost of purchase. Setup on arrival was perfect also - thanks for that, a nice touch that is always appreciated.
Construction is very solid and I have high hopes that it will last a lifetime of use - really looking forward to how it will sound in 20 years! Thanks Faith, great guitar. "
"I am absolutely delighted with my new Faith Parlour Guitar. I went out to buy a high end instrument costing twice the price and I came home with my new Faith Hi Gloss Series Mercury with Scoop. Beautiful to look at, superb action, and the best tone ever. It's never about the money - but then it never was. "
"beautiful guitar. Well built. Lovely tone. I love it ? "
"LOVE IT - Incorrectly registered this earlier - I have 2 faith guitars and got them mixed up on the form :)"
"A great acoustic guitar, beautiful to play and sounds rich in tone.
Wasn’t looking for a parlour, just a good acoustic.
But when the guy from the shop showed me this to try I fell in love and couldn’t leave it in the store.
I hadn’t even researched this guitar and it’s rare these days to buy a product without reading review after review but it sold itself which is the way it should be. "
Wasn’t looking for a parlour, just a good acoustic.
But when the guy from the shop showed me this to try I fell in love and couldn’t leave it in the store.
I hadn’t even researched this guitar and it’s rare these days to buy a product without reading review after review but it sold itself which is the way it should be. "
"My Second Faith guitar I also have a FSCEHG - HiGloss Saturn Cutaway/Electro. Both quality instruments and sound superb. The sound from the Mercury is amazing for a small bodied guitar. The Mercury was ordered in Feb and took a while to arrive and was well worth the wait."
"Sounds as good as it looks"
"Very clear sounding guitar its a joy. the scoop doesn't give me as much access to the upper frets as a I had hoped but nether the less this guitar is just simply amazing. "
"Awesome guitar!"
"Very well made with some lovely choice of woods sounds great"
"Lovely to play, easy to handle, great sound from a small guitar. Fret ends on fingerboard could be finished better though as they feel quite rough otherwise very well built."
"Absolutely gorgeous sounds wonderful great to play. test"
"This was a Christmas present (I have the best wife). Have yet to play it at a gig so can't comment on this but it sounds great unplugged. The finish is great and I struggle to find fault with it. Plays and sounds great."
"I have found this to be the most amazing guitar I have ever held in my hands. It was an instant friendship. I adore the amount of detail embodied in this guitar from the headstock to the input. Thank you for giving me this gift. Many more to go."
"for the price, it's good, but not as good as my PJE Saluda which Patrick made when he was in "the states" for a short period of time...Please say "hello" to Patrick for me...I visited Patrick at his shop in North Carolina back in "05..."
"Yes to put it though it's paces, so far it looks well made, feels good but need to know more about it's manufacture and capabilities compared to all my . other acoustics?
Only time will tell :)"
Only time will tell :)"
"Everything I was seeking in a small bodied Guitar and more besides!!
Fantastic tone and sustain!"
"I took my wife with me to Eagle Music; she is not a particular fan of guitars, but she was absolutely blown away by the sound quality and also loved the look of the guitar. I love parlour sized guitars and the Mercury is just perfect"