The Faith PJE Legacy Neptune FG1NCE Cutaway Electro Khaya Mahogany is a powerful, professional instrument built for musicians who require a commanding acoustic voice alongside premium live electronics.
Developed alongside celebrated British luthier Patrick James Eggle, this model pairs a specially aged soundboard with stable solid tonewoods to yield a deeply mature performance that sounds broken-in right out of the box.
Torrefied Sitka Spruce Soundboard
The soundboard is carved from a solid piece of Canadian Sitka spruce that has undergone a precise torrefaction process. By roasting the timber in a low-oxygen kiln to eliminate natural moisture before controlled re-hydration, the wood’s cellular fibers settle into a highly stable state. This mirrors the natural ageing of a vintage instrument, producing a mellow, deep acoustic voice with exceptional response, increased stability, and projection that normally takes decades to develop.
Patrick James Eggle Neptune Baby-Jumbo Design
Based on Eggle's historic Saluda acoustic shape, the Neptune body template is a refined baby-jumbo design. Measuring 16 inches across the lower bout, it delivers a noticeably larger tone, deeper bass response, and greater natural acoustic volume than smaller orchestra shapes, yet it avoids the cumbersome bulk of a full-sized jumbo guitar. A sleek venetian cutaway provides unhindered access to the upper frets, giving technical players full freedom across the fingerboard.
Solid African Khaya Mahogany Back and Sides
The roasted spruce top is matched with two-piece solid African Khaya mahogany back and sides. This all-solid combination anchors the guitar's acoustic properties, imparting a warm, focused midrange character with an articulate, mature voicing. The body is outlined with highly figured flamed maple binding and features a unique 1mm thick solid figured ebony pickguard, which guards the finish without impeding the top's natural acoustic resonance.
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
For pristine live performance, the guitar uses the discreet Fishman Flex Blend preamp system. This setup blends a traditional undersaddle piezo transducer with an internal condenser microphone mounted inside the soundhole, letting you capture both crisp string attack and organic body resonance. This combination makes it incredibly well suited to percussive playing styles. The system is adjusted via three low-profile knobs on the side and includes a built-in digital tuner, an EQ contour control, a pickup blend layout, and a phase switch to eliminate onstage feedback.
Faith FG1NCE PJE Legacy Neptune Cutaway Electro Khaya Mahogany Specifications
- Top Wood - solid torrefied Sitka spruce.
- Back & Sides Wood - solid African Khaya mahogany.
- Body Type - Neptune baby-jumbo 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.
- Accessories - ABS moulded premium hardcase included.
The Faith PJE Legacy Neptune FG1NCE Cutaway Electro Khaya Mahogany earns its place as an investment-grade tool for touring pros and recording artists who demand a larger acoustic presence balanced with complete plug-and-play versatility.
Absolutely awsome guitar for the money. Great sound, easy to play. I was not a Faith guitar lover, but now a total convert.