Faith PJE Legacy FG5HCE Dark Roast Earth

The Faith PJE Legacy FG5HCE Dark Roast Earth is an electro-acoustic OM Cutaway-bodied guitar, which stands at the pinnacle of Faith’s lineup. The FG5 features all-solid African Khaya Mahogany body construction, with a Torrefied soundboard, resulting in stunning, broken in tone, straight out of the case. Premium appointments abound, with ebony used for the fretboard, bridge, pickguard and body binding. For the pickup, a premium Fishman Flex-T system is fitted, combining a piezo pickup and condenser mic for highly accurate amplified tone.

Supplied in a Faith Premium Hard Case, the Faith PJE Legacy FG5 Dark Roast Earth is now available from Merchant City Music, online and in our Glasgow store. We are Glasgow’s longest-established guitar specialist, shipping fast to the UK, Europe and worldwide.

Faith PJE Legacy Earth Dark Roast with Torrefied Mahogany Top

Focusing solely on Patrick James Eggle’s historic acoustic body shapes, Faith’s new PJE Legacy Series guitars are the company’s flagship range. This Faith PJE Legacy FG5 model is only the second to be granted access to Patrick James Eggle’s sought after ‘Earth’ body shape.

This OM Cutaway design is built from Solid African Mahogany all over, but with the top having gone through a laborious roasting or ‘torrefaction’ process. The Mahogany is air dried before being roasted in a kiln with precise controls over atmospheric and oxygen levels to reduce its moisture content. Then, as the wood cools, precise amounts of moisture are re-introduced to the wood. The resulting timber is more stable – always good when used as a topwood - and aurally, it produces a rich, mellow tone with a mature voicing which would take perhaps 20 years of waiting to achieve under normal circumstances. The Legacy ‘Dark Roast’s’ physical colouration is reflected in its tonal palette too with a luxuriously smooth low-end, pronounced, well-balanced mids, and a treble range with remarkable headroom.

The guitar is finished with Ebony fittings and a beautifully grained Ebony pickguard. Electronics are courtesy of Fishman’s Flex-T system which incorporates an undersaddle piezo with a condenser mic. Other premium features include solid Figured Ebony fingerboard, binding and bridge. Bone is used for the nut, saddle and bridge pins. Based on Patrick James Eggle’s ‘Linville’ model, the Earth is a true Orchestra Model (OM) shape and is the newest addition to the Faith family. Although sharing many geometric characteristics with Faith’s highly acclaimed Venus shape, the Earth has its own set of distinguishing features that make for a unique tonal palette, plus it is truly unique, having been drawn by Patrick’s own hand.

In true OM fashion, its 15” lower bout is flattened at the base, and at 4.45” deep, its shallow body makes for a comfortable mid-sized guitar.