PJE Legacy

Using a mix of Sitka Spruce or African Mahogany tops and premium 2-piece Rosewood or African Mahogany backs, every PJE Legacy guitar top has undergone a process of torrefaction or torrefication to age the tonewood and allow these guitars to mature rapidly, producing an even better tone much more quickly.

Complementing the elegant design, a process of torrefaction or torrefication has been used to age the tops of these guitars. This topwood is air dried to minimise moisture content before being ‘roasted’ in a kiln with precise controls over atmospheric conditions and oxygen levels, removing nearly all of the natural moisture. After this drying process however, as it cools, the wood has a controlled level of moisture re-introduced to its environment which then re-humidifies the wood to an exact, ideal level. This resulting ‘torrefied’ tonewood is not only enriched with a deeper colouration, but it is more stable thanks to a change in the cellular fibres of the wood.

A guitar with a ‘young’ top will, over years of playing, gradually vibrate its fibres into a steady state where they find a final resting position. At that point, the tonewood will sound its best, which explains why older guitars can so often have ‘that’ sound. And this is the secret of torrefaction. 

The Premium Top and Back woods are complemented by highly figured Flamed Maple binding; a Figured Ebony fingerboard, bridge and headplate; plus genuine unbleached bone nuts, saddles, and bridge pins for incredible resonant transfer. Each guitar also has a 1mm thick figured Ebony pickguard which will help protect your beautiful instrument as well as complete the classic appearance.

Faith PJE Legacy models are fitted with Fishman's FLEX-T-BLEND preamp system which features an undersaddle piezo pickup and condenser microphone located just inside the soundhole. By combining these two pickups types, a greater sound balance is achieved, plus percussive techniques can be fully explored as the body sound can be more easily ‘dialed-in’ when required. The preamp features 3 ultra-discreet knobs integrated into the side of the guitar; a built in tuner with a discreet screen; an EQ contour control; a pickup blend control (Piezo/Mic); and a phase control to control feedback. The battery is stored in a special bag located inside the guitar fixed to the neck block, and the jack output is combined with the strap button at the base.

Your new Faith Legacy is complete with an ABS moulded hardcase with plush interior. We always recommend that you keep your guitar in its hardcase whenever not in use.