Ultima2876 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 So I've just purchased a second hand Faith Venus that was originally bought from a music shop in 2005. After buying I've been googling a bit to find out more about it... but now I'm not sure if it's real or not as I cannot find any Faith guitar that looks the same (ie has the same inlays/rosette design, preamp, binding etc). I was hoping someone here might be familiar with Faith guitars and be able to confirm whether or not what I have is the real deal! Pics: http://imgur.com/a/wCEE2 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) Like this? Google images: Faith Venus guitar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNtfkjEVSo Edited October 17, 2013 by Ancient Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima2876 Posted October 17, 2013 Author Share Posted October 17, 2013 (edited) [size=4][color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Thanks for your fast response! I've done some further digging (along with stringently checking their site) and found this document speaking about changing the diamond inlays: [url="http://www.bandm.co.uk/barnes-and-mullins-news.asp?$=18&o=90#.UmBbRJTXQwY"]http://www.bandm.co....90#.UmBbRJTXQwY[/url][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I've also found a couple of similar looking Faith guitars on eBay (Saturn ones):[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Faith-Saturn-12-String-Acoustic-Natural-Guitar-/200974520981?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2ecb03d295"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item2ecb03d295[/url][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Faith-Saturn-12-String-Acoustic-Natural-Guitar-/370901757416?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item565b77ade8"]http://www.ebay.co.u...=item565b77ade8[/url][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I found these pics from an early 2003 brochure on their official facebook site from way back when it first started: [url="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/528833_10150704077542880_284189271_n.jpg"]https://fbcdn-sphoto...284189271_n.jpg[/url]and [url="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/546402_10150704077612880_761631683_n.jpg"]https://fbcdn-sphoto...761631683_n.jpg[/url][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I guess this more or less confirms that it's just one of the first guitars they made. In my mind that makes it all the more special! [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]Thanks again for your input![/font][/color][/size] Edited October 17, 2013 by Ultima2876 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 They have dramatically redesigned a lot of the earlier models which may mean that you can only find the 'newer' Venus model in image searches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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