Blue Moon Neptune - Cutaway Electro
FNCEBLM
- Beautiful and Sustainable, Tropical Mango Tonewood
- Neptune body shape for a rich unplugged tone
- Cutaway design for easier upper fret access
- A unique, mid-range tonal palette.
- Fishman INK3 Preamp for effortless on-stage amplification
- A truly unique wood grain pattern on every guitar.
Guide Price (inc. VAT)
£0.00 £1,099.00 £1,099.00
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The Neptune Blue Moon is truly a one-of-a-kind instrument, delighting both players and audiences alike with its stunning visuals and unique tone.
A relatively recent addition to the Faith line-up, your Faith Neptune Blue Moon is bound to fascinate and excite you at every turn.
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The importance of body shape:
The design of the Faith Neptune draws inspiration from Patrick James Eggle's renowned 'Saluda' body shape. This body shape, referred to as the 'Baby-Jumbo' due to its 16" lower bout, offers a powerful and robust sound without the bulk of a 'full-sized' 17” Jumbo guitar. The Blue Moon Neptune model, like many other Faith Neptune guitars, comes with a cutaway which gives easy access to the upper frets as well as reducing the physical size just a little more.
Which tonewoods are used and why?
Mango trees grow freely and abundantly across Indonesia, so the woods used for Blue Moon guitars are purchased locally in Java, Indonesia from recognised timber merchants under the SVLK Indonesian Legal Wood scheme.
Mango has an intriguing character in terms of tone. It's not as loud and forceful as rosewood or as mellow as mahogany, but it has its own particular warmth. The overall tone may be described as dark and brooding, with the frequency range beginning somewhat below that of mahogany and fading off slightly earlier in the mid-range. This lowered level of resonant overtones, similar to that found on maple guitars, makes the Mango-bodied Blue Moon well-controlled, balanced, and feedback-resistant. It’s just as ‘at home’ on a loud stage as ‘at home’ itself.
How does it all come together?
One of the benefits of all-solid, natural tonewoods is that each piece of solid wood utilised will differ in natural coloration and grain patterns. Once stained with the Bluemoon burst, some naturally light patches of wood will exhibit bright, vivid blues, and some darker areas will look almost black or ebony-like. When matched with the solid, Flamed Maple binding and Ebony fittings, your Blue Moon will be as much of a one-off as you and your music.
The Electronics:
Amplifying your Blue Moon is simple thanks to the Fishman INK3 preamp and sonicore pickup system. The undersaddle piezo pickup is controlled by a side-mounted, flush-fitting preamp with 3 band EQ and a built-in tuner. The output socket is mounted into the end of the guitar with an ingeniously integrated battery box and separate strap button.
The Case:
To ensure that your beautiful new instrument is well protected and cared for, your guitar is complete with a woodshell hardcase, with padded plush interior. We recommend that you keep your guitar in the hardcase whenever not in use.
Features of the Blue Moon Neptune - Cutaway Electro
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Top
Mango (Solid)
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Back & Sides
Mango (Solid)
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Fingerboard
Macassan Figured Ebony
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Fingerboard Radius
16"
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Fingerboard Inlays
Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret
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Binding
Solid Flamed Maple
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Machine Head
Grover Rotomatic Chrome
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Neck
Mahogany
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Neck Joint
Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design
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Trussrod
2 Way
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Nut / Saddle Width
Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm
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Nut / Saddle Material
TUSQ (PQ-6116)/(PQ-9110)
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Bracing Material
Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce
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Bridge
Macassan Figured Ebony
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Bridge Pins
Macassan Figured Ebony with Abalone Dots
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Rosette
5mm Abalone with Fibre Border
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Finish Type
Gloss Top / Gloss Back and Sides
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Preamp / Pickup
Fishman INK3 Preamp with undersaddle pickup
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Hardcase
Included
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