The Legacy FG2 Earth is an elegant guitar that is a pleasure to hold and play, made with premium rosewood, a bone nut and saddle for increased resonance, a superb pickup system with both transducer pickup and an internal microphone, and an upgraded case too. A genuinely professional instrument with extra premium tonewoods.
Faith Legacy Series guitars raise the standard for professional quality ever higher and focus entirely on Patrick James Eggle's historic acoustic body designs. This model is an ‘Earth’ which is based upon Patrick’s historic ‘Linville’ shape, taking inspiration from Orchestra Models (OM) of old. Across the lower bout it measures 15” – the same as the Venus model - but its overall contour that is somewhat more refined. This size and shape however definitely qualify as a perfect ‘all-rounder’, being big enough to perform well unplugged, but small enough to be used on stage for long periods by players of any stature.
Complementing the elegant design, a process of torrefaction or torreficationhas been used to age the Sitka Spruce tops of these guitars. This Canadian Spruce is air dried to minimise moisture content before being ‘roasted’ in a kiln with precise controls over atmospheric conditions and oxygen levels, removing nearly all of the natural moisture. After this drying process however, as it cools, the wood has a controlled level of moisture re-introduced to its environment which then re-humidifies the wood to an exact, ideal level. This resulting ‘torrefied’ tonewood is not only enriched with a deeper colouration, but it is more stable thanks to a change in the cellular fibres of the wood.
When wood is ‘young’ and recently sawn, the wood fibres are positioned somewhat irregularly. A guitar with a ‘young’ top will, over years of playing, gradually vibrate its fibres into a steady state where they find a final resting position. At that point, the tonewood will sound its best, which explains why older guitars can so often have ‘that’ sound. And this is the secret of torrefaction. The precise drying and re-hydration process causes the fibres to settle into a steadier state very quickly, allowing the tonewood to ‘age’ rapidly, producing an even better tone much more quickly.
For the back and sides of this Legacy FG2 model, the tonewood of choice is Solid Rosewood. The back features 2 pieces of beautifully book-matched Rosewood, which is truly a premium choice, as large pieces of rosewood – big enough for guitar backs – are highly sought after.
Most of our Rosewood comes from Indonesia, which due to its unique climate, produces trees with remarkable figuring, often somewhat wavy in appearance and much more varied in colour than its Indian Rosewood relations.
Using two pieces that are book-matched (mirror images), an infinitely mesmerising number of patterns can be discovered across every guitar, which makes them even more special.
So, when we are pairing aged, caramel-hued Spruce with the famously stiff and resonant properties of Rosewood, we can be confident of a strong low-end but still with brilliance at the top too. This clarity of tone is tempered by the mature voicing of the Torrefied Spruce, so overall is reminiscent of a guitar already 20 years into its journey.
Each Legacy FG2 model is bound in highly figured Flamed Maple; has Figured Ebony fingerboard, bridges; plus, genuine unbleached bone nuts, saddles, and bridge pins for incredible resonant transfer. Each guitar also has a 1mm thick figured Ebony pickguardwhich will help protect your beautiful instrument.
Faith Legacy models are fitted with Fishman's FLEX-T-BLEND preampsystem which features an undersaddle piezo pickup and condenser microphone located just inside the soundhole. By combining these two pickup types, a greater sound balanceis achieved, plus percussive techniques can be fully explored as the body sound can be more easily ‘dialed-in’ when required. The preamp features 3 ultra-discreet knobs integrated into the side of the guitar; a built in tuner with a discreet screen; an EQ contour control; a pickup blend control (Piezo/Mic); and a phase control to control feedback.
The battery is stored in a special bag located inside the guitar fixed to the neck block, and the jack output is combined with the strap button at the base.
Your new Faith Legacy Earth will be complete with an ABS moulded hardcase, designed to protect your beautiful new guitar from the elements. We always recommend that you keep your guitar in the hardcase whenever not in use.
Specification
Top Spruce-Torrefied Sitka (Solid)
Back & Sides Rosewood (Solid)
Fingerboard Macassan Figured Ebony
Fingerboard Radius 16"
Fingerboard Inlays Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret
Binding Solid Flamed Maple
Machine Head Grover Rotomatic 18:1 Nickel
Neck Mahogany
Neck Joint Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
Trussrod 2 Way
Nut / Saddle Width 45mm / String Spacing 55mm
Nut / Saddle Material Natural Bone
Bracing Material Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce
Bridge Macassan Figured Ebony
Bridge Pins Natural Bone
Rosette 5mm Abalone with Fibre Border
Finish Type PU Lacquer High Gloss all-over
Preamp / Pickup Fishman Flex Blend / Condenser Mic
Hardcase Faith Premium Hardcase Included
