Faith FKVMHS Naked Venus Mango Honey Stain

This guitar features a solid all-Mango body with a Honey Stain top.

Mango makes for an incredibly attractive choice of guitar wood, displaying a wonderful array of flamed grains that is accentuated beautifully with a light brown Honey Stain to enhance the natural pale orange and yellow colours of this stunning exotic tonewood.

One of the 3 original Faith body shapes upon launch in the winter of 2002, the Venus has become a reference point around the world as a guitar that strikes the ideal balance of size and sound. Thanks to its 15" lower bout and shallower body, the Venus is comfortable to play for long periods yet doesn’t sacrifice tone or acoustic power.

Mango sits somewhere between a hardwood and a softwood, not dissimilar to Mahogany, Koa or in fact Trembesi (as used on our second FKVTHS Exclusive Venus Honey Stain model). Each log can of course vary in its particular hardness, but we select the stiffest boards we can to ensure the best tone.

If you long for a crisply articulate and unmistakably warm tone, then Mango may just be what you’ve been looking for.

Tonally, Mango is most comfortable in the upper-bass frequencies, holding through the mid-range, and dropping off at the top. So, with measured playing you’ll find a rewarding sound that successfully combines warmth with remarkable depth.

True to its ‘Naked’ name, all the woods used are left to show their original colours and grain patterns, with only the electronics breaking up the show of beautiful simplicity.

This Naked Venus is equipped with a Fishman Presys 1 preamp system and an undersaddle piezo pickup strip. This elegant solution is super easy to use, with an easy to read built-in tuner, an EQ contour control, phase switch (to control any feedback on stage), and a volume knob. 

The output jack is integrated into the strap button on the base of the guitar, with the battery compartment located separately for easy access.

• Top

  Mango (Solid)

• Back & Sides

  Mango (Solid)

• Fingerboard

  Indonesian Ebony

• Fingerboard Radius

  16"

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Mother of Pearl 'F' at 12th Fret

• Binding

  N/A

• Machine Head

  Faith Precision Chrome

• Neck

  Mahogany

• Neck Joint

  Patrick James Eggle Bolt-On Design

• Trussrod

  2 Way

• Nut / Saddle Width

  Nut 43mm / String Spacing 55mm

• Nut / Saddle Material

  NuBone (LC6116)/(LC9110)

• Bracing Material

  Hand-Scalloped Quarter-Sawn Spruce

• Bridge

  Indonesian Ebony

• Bridge Pins

  Ebony with Ablone Dots

• Rosette

  2mm Abalone

• Finish Type

  2 Stage Satin all over

• Hardcase

  Gigbag Included