Its pickguard-loaded electronics feature a PRS-Designed DS-01 pickup in the bridge, providing a bright, chimey tone and the Type-D Singlecoil in the neck that gives the Vela some noteworthy bite. The coil-tap on the tone control allows the bridge pickup to split to singlecoils, providing a balanced tone that will cut through the mix with style. Anchoring this guitar is the PRS plate-style bridge with two saddles that were designed to compensate for intonation. This bridge harkens back to Paul’s early designs and traditional bass plate-style bridges, but is top-loading for easy restringing. Like the bridge found on Paul’s Guitar and some Private Stock models, PRS’s plate-style bridge features brass saddles and an aluminum plate for maximum tonal sustain.
Specifications
- Product Colour: McCarty Tobacco Sunburst
- Colour: Sunburst
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: Semi-Hollow Body
- Top/Face: Mahogany
- Back Plate: Mahogany
- Sides/Ribs: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Pattern Regular
- Scale: 635 mm
- Radius: 10 "
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 42 mm
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Pickup Configuration: H-S
- Pickup model: 1x PRS Designed DS-01, 1x Type-D Single-coil
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Tone (Push/Pull)
- Pickup Switch: 3-Way
- Bridge: Fixed
- Tuning Machines: PRS Locking
- Hardware: Nickel
- MIDI: No
- USB: No
- Hard Case: No
- Case: Yes
- Strings: 10's
- Country of Production: USA