Woody Velocity

[Hassan94]

After months of window shopping, i finally got myself to make my order. Its a Velocity build with a Strat neck.
Velocity Body is Koa over Mahogany with comfort contours and a Wilkinson Trem. Chose a HSS pickup configuration with the Strat control layout.

The neck is a quartersawn Wenge with a Ziricote fretboard. SS6105 frets and Schaller locking tuners.

Haven't decided on the pickups though. I'm keeping a very bluesy sound in mind, but with high output and noiseless to handle my heavier music in my band.

 

[Timmsie95]

'59 in the bridge, hot stack in middle, cool rails or JB Jr. in neck.
I think that would be a nice combo  :icon_thumright:

 

[Verne Bunsen]

That's pretty wood, looking forward to seeing the build!

 

[Glimmer]

Nice choices! :icon_thumright: Look forward to following along...

 

[vetteman]

What the last two guys said.....

 

[rgand]

That will be a beautiful one. Congrats on a fine body. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Hassan94]

Thanks all. I've decided on the pickups now. An all Seymour Duncan ensemble. Seth Lover in the bridge, Custom Stack Plus in the middle, and a Hot Stack Plus in the neck. Gonna woodmount all of them. Don't quit like the look of a pickguard on this type of body.

 

[Logrinn]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think they offer a pickguard for the Velocity.
But maybe you mean pickup rings?

 

[bagman67]

Warmoth don't offer a PG for the Velocity, but there's a thread on the board with a build where someone cut a custom pickguard, and it looks pretty snazzy.

 

[Hassan94]

Yeah, basically, no pickguards/pickup rings. Woodmounting them all. Should be arriving on Monday. Will update with pictures of the parts.

 

[Hassan94]

Here are some photos of it from my phone. Couldn't get a good shot of the dark coloured neck. But man oh man, the body turned out absolutely incredible. :cool01:

 

[Logrinn]

That looks really sweet!

 

[fdesalvo]

I have been WAITING ages for someone to snatch that beauty!