Faith unveils super-limited, hand-burnished Monarch Series acoustics
High-end designs sport top-notch tonewoods and multi-layered nitrocellulose burst finishes
Faith Guitars and UK-based luthier Patrick James Eggle have announced the limited-edition Faith Monarch Series of acoustic guitars.
The new series comprises two models, the Earth OMC and the Mars Drop Dreadnought.
The guitars boast torrefied Sitka spruce tops and top-grade Khaya mahogany backs and sides, with the Earth OMC based on Eggle’s Linville shape and the Mars Drop on his Kanuga shape.
Both models feature hand-applied burst designs and are finished in multiple coats of nitrocellulose lacquer.
Additionally, Eggle rubbed back the nitro finish a final time to create a hand-burnished semi-satin finish.
Other high-end touches include celluloid tortoiseshell pickguards and specially commissioned Gotoh 301 tuners with PJE-monogrammed machineheads and solid ebony buttons.
One Monarch Earth OMC and Mars Drop Dreadnought each has been released, with more scheduled for later in summer 2020.
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The Earth OMC and Mars Drop Dreadnought are available with a Faith hardcase for £3,299, or approx. $4,150.
For more information, head to Faith Guitars.
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