The Faith PJE Legacy Mars FG2RE Rosewood is a traditional and powerful electro acoustic tailored for professional musicians who seek a strident, room-filling acoustic presence combined with premium stage-ready performance.
Conceived alongside master British luthier Patrick James Eggle, this all-solid sloped-shouldered dreadnought pairs a kiln-matured soundboard with premium tonewoods and Fishman electroncis to provide an incredibly rich, seasoned acoustic voice right ready for the stage, studio and more!
Torrefied Sitka Spruce Soundboard
The engine of this model's exceptional projection is its solid Canadian Sitka spruce top, which has undergone a highly specialized thermal process called torrefaction. The wood is air-dried before being roasted in a computer-controlled, low-oxygen kiln to strip away structural moisture, after which a precise level of re-humidification is introduced. This process closely mirrors the natural cellular ageing process of a vintage instrument, bypassing decades of waiting. This results in an incredibly stable top that produces a rich, mellow tone with a mature voicing, strong dynamic headroom, and excellent resistance to atmospheric changes.
Patrick James Eggle Mars Sloped Dreadnought Shape
The body is formed to Patrick James Eggle's historic 'Kanuga' design, delivering a stunning drop-shoulder dreadnought profile. First popularised in the 1930s as an elegant, rounded alternative to flat, square-shouldered shapes, this sloped outline preserves the traditional power and deep bass response of a full-sized dreadnought while balancing the overall voice.
Measuring 40.5 cm across the lower bout with a maximum rim depth of 12 cm at the base, it produces a confident, sweet, and evenly distributed acoustic presence with sparkling, brilliant highs.
Solid Indonesian Rosewood Back and Sides
The seasoned spruce soundboard is paired with premium two-piece, book-matched solid rosewood back and sides. Large pieces of solid rosewood are highly sought after and add a significant premium to an instrument's acoustic depth. Sourced from Indonesia, this specific tonewood reacts to the local climate by developing beautiful, wavy figuring that provides a unique visual landscape for each instrument. Sonically, this choice frames the guitar's voice with a powerful low end, rich harmonic complexity, and extensive sustain across the entire register.
Modern Neck Design and Ebony Fingerboard
The guitar is constructed with a stable mahogany neck featuring a satin finish for slick hand movement, connected via a secure Patrick James Eggle bolt-on joint. The fingerboard and bridge are formed from Macassan figured ebony, accented with a single mother-of-pearl "F" inlay at the 12th fret.
Fishman Flex Blend Electronics
For high-fidelity stage performance, this instrument is fitted with a discreet Fishman Flex Blend preamp system. To avoid the sterile sound of standard plug-in setups, this system combines an undersaddle piezo pickup with an internal condenser microphone positioned just inside the soundhole. This layout permits you to blend both signals to capture the authentic body resonance of the guitar, making it highly responsive to technical, percussive acoustic playing styles. The preamp features three low-profile side-mounted knobs, a built-in digital tuner, an EQ contour setting, a blend control, and a phase button to eliminate onstage feedback.
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Solid flamed maple binding outlines the edges alongside a 1mm thick solid figured ebony pickguard. Tuning accuracy is managed by Grover Rotomatic 18:1 ratio nickel machine heads, and maximum resonant transfer is secured via natural unbleached bone nuts, saddles, and bridge pins.
Faith FG2RE PJE Legacy Mars Electro Rosewood Specifications
- Top Wood - solid torrefied Sitka spruce.
- Back & Sides Wood - premium solid 2-piece book-matched Indonesian rosewood.
- Body Type - Mars drop-shoulder dreadnought (PJE Kanuga shape).
- 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).
- Fingerboard Inlays - mother of pearl "F" at 12th fret.
- 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 - Faith premium ABS moulded hardcase included.
The Faith PJE Legacy Mars FG2RE Electro Rosewood earns its place as a dependable, premium asset for gigging singer-songwriters and touring guitarists who require traditional dreadnought projection balanced with natural dual-source electronics.