The Faith PJE Legacy Earth FG1HCE Cutaway Electro is a professional-grade electro acoustic guitar built to excel. Designed in collaboration with master British luthier Patrick James Eggle, this premium instrument pairs a highly stable, vintage-voiced soundboard with beautiful solid tonewoods to provide an incredibly mature acoustic performance right out of the hardcase.
Torrefied Sitka Spruce Top
The soundboard features a solid Sitka spruce top that has undergone a specialised process of torrefaction. By kiln-roasting the wood in a precisely controlled, low-oxygen atmosphere, the natural moisture content is completely minimised before being re-introduced to an exact level. This structural change mirrors the cellular ageing process of a vintage instrument, bypassing decades of waiting to provide a rich, mellow, and highly resonant tone with superb projection and structural stability.
All-Solid African Khaya Mahogany Back and Sides
The kiln-aged spruce top is sonically matched with solid African Khaya mahogany back and sides. This all-solid construction ensures a powerful depth of tone with a naturally warm character and a strong midrange focus. The body is bound with solid flamed maple and protected by a unique 1mm thick solid figured ebony pickguard, adding a refined, premium aesthetic while allowing the instrument to resonate freely.
Patrick James Eggle Earth OM Design
Based closely on Patrick James Eggle's historic Linville model, the Earth shape is a true Orchestra Model (OM). With a 15-inch lower bout that is flattened at the base and a shallow depth of 11.2 cm at the base, it offers a remarkably comfortable, mid-sized footprint that suits long tracking sessions or extended stage performances. A smooth venetian cutaway provides unhindered access to the upper registers, making it a versatile all-rounder for technical fingerstyle work and precise lead runs.
Modern Playability and Premium Appointments
The instrument features a highly playable mahogany neck fitted with a Patrick James Eggle bolt-on joint and finished in smooth satin. The fingerboard, bridge, and headplate are all shaped from premium Macassan figured ebony, maximizing durability and string snap.
Tuning accuracy is sustained by reliable Grover Rotomatic 18:1 ratio nickel machine heads. Resonant transfer is enhanced across the guitar by genuine unbleached natural bone nuts, saddles, and bridge pins.
Fishman Flex Blend Electronics
Engineered for high-fidelity performance when plugged in, this model is equipped with a discreet Fishman Flex Blend preamp system. By combining an undersaddle piezo pickup with an internal condenser microphone positioned inside the soundhole, you can easily blend both signals to capture the full organic body resonance of the guitar. This combination makes it exceptionally well suited to percussive playing techniques. The system features three ultra-discreet side-mounted control knobs, an EQ contour adjustment, a phase switch to eliminate onstage feedback, and a built-in tuner.
Faith PJE FG1HCE Legacy Earth Cutaway Electro Khaya Mahogany Specifications
- Top Wood - solid torrefied Sitka spruce.
- Back & Sides Wood - solid African Khaya mahogany.
- Body Type - Orchestra Model (OM) with venetian cutaway.
- Preamp / Pickup System - Fishman Flex Blend with internal condenser microphone and undersaddle piezo.
- Neck Material - mahogany.
- Neck Joint - Patrick James Eggle bolt-on design.
- Neck Finish - satin.
- Fingerboard Material - Macassan figured ebony.
- Fingerboard Radius - 16" (40.6 cm).
- Scale Length - 25.6" (65 cm).
- Nut Width - 45 mm.
- Nut & Saddle Material - natural unbleached bone.
- Bracing - hand-scalloped quarter-sawn spruce.
- Binding - solid flamed maple.
- Rosette - 5mm abalone with fibre border.
- Bridge Material - Macassan figured ebony with bone bridge pins.
- Machine Heads - Grover Rotomatic 18:1 ratio nickel.
- Strings Supplied - DR Veritas 12 gauge.
- Accessories - Faith premium hardcase included.
The Faith FG1HCE PJE Legacy Earth Cutaway Electro Khaya Mahogany earns its place as a dependable, investment-grade companion for touring musicians and singer-songwriters who require uncompromised acoustic depth alongside professional plugged-in flexibility.