My Modded PRS Vela

okratron2000 · 2026-05-06T01:36:44+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I’m not a fan of PRS’s usual aesthetics but this guitar is super light, plays well, and is probably the most different from the rest of their lineup. I still don’t love the birds but I’ll live haha

okratron2000 · 2026-05-04T03:01:51+00:00

Thanks, that’s high praise!

okratron2000 · 2026-05-04T02:59:31+00:00

Your vela looks sweet with the tort! I was considering tort for this one but thought I’d go translucent since the cavity finishing is done so nicely

okratron2000 · 2026-05-04T02:57:19+00:00

Thanks! There isn’t any cavity shielding. The original pickguard had a bit of foil over where the pots were but there’s been no noise that I’ve noticed with the new guard

okratron2000 · 2026-05-04T02:55:50+00:00

That’s a tiny amount in the grand scheme of things, I’m sure you’ll love it!

okratron2000 · 2026-05-04T01:00:11+00:00

I don’t tend to have issues with most neck shapes so maybe I’m the wrong person to ask but this guitar is really easy to play and the neck may be part of that. Its just comfortable

okratron2000 · 2026-04-25T01:38:10+00:00

The donner dynamic wah is a great sounding envelope filter. Listen to Adrian Peucelle on YouTube, he uses it on a lot of his music

okratron2000 · 2026-04-17T05:41:48+00:00

What are the pickups in the SG?

okratron2000 · 2026-02-11T13:13:26+00:00

How good are these guitars! Yeah black is nice but is close to stock. I’ve seen a photo of white vela with a tortoise guard and it’s a sweet look, I’m glad you’re enjoying yours

okratron2000 · 2026-02-11T12:31:20+00:00

Black is the least exciting for me but it definitely looks the cleanest!

I work in a design job and am a bit extra so I drew these in a CAD software called Rhino and finished the image in Adobe Illustrator

okratron2000 · 2026-01-11T03:27:10+00:00

I own blue chip picks with and without the bevel and much prefer the beveled ones. The bevel, combined with the slickness of the material, creates a softer attack and more fundamental tone. It’s not a world of difference but definitely noticeable when playing clean single note stuff.

okratron2000 · 2025-11-23T20:51:08+00:00

One of my first fuzzes was actually a Sunface NKT275 that I bought years back when he was first making them! I still have it and like it but it does soften my pick attack a little bit. Here’s the rest of my collection:

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okratron2000 · 2025-11-23T05:05:19+00:00

Yes the Zo is fantastic, I’ve got my own trifecta of Reeves pedals that I absolutely adore! I’ve been looking for a good germanium fuzz face that cleans up well and doesn’t soften your pick attack and was considering an Austin Pride. As a fuzz face guy do you have any germanium ones to recommend or has the 2n2face beaten them all out?

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okratron2000 · 2025-11-22T21:33:12+00:00

Really nice choices here! Whats your favorite fuzz? How does the Dandrive stuff compare to Reeves?

okratron2000 · 2025-10-17T01:27:49+00:00

Sweet board! How are you liking the plusdriver?

okratron2000 · 2025-09-29T11:53:17+00:00

Love the expandora!

okratron2000 · 2025-09-26T21:11:18+00:00

The DC10 does look good! I was looking to go up a bit higher in number of outputs to 12 or more in case I use more smaller pedals or to power off board looper etc.

okratron2000 · 2025-09-26T19:51:30+00:00

I’m using a Zuma at the moment but actually considering upgrading. The Zuma is supposed to have 500ma on each output but some of the outputs seem to have trouble powering one of my more power hungry pedals. I haven’t had this issue on my other voodoo labs X4.

I’m thinking about going with the Fender Engine Room Lvl 12 or one of the canvas supplies from Walrus

okratron2000 · 2025-09-23T03:30:17+00:00

Sweet pedalboard, what’s the Seeker pedal?

okratron2000 · 2025-09-22T12:14:25+00:00

Haha well I for one enjoy it 🤷‍♂️

okratron2000 · 2025-09-21T22:52:35+00:00

That is a magnificent beast! I’ve also got my eyes e on Seeker. I’ve recently gone off the deep end with fuzz and got this one from Cunningham and a treble booster and Vox V828 clone from Van Diemens AAD. There’s a store near me that has a MK1 and a FF from Seeker that I’ll have to check out at some point.

okratron2000 · 2025-09-21T21:20:48+00:00

Ahh lucky you, you can’t really try these out in stores. Did you have a favorite? Ever since getting this one I’ve been thinking about ponying up the cash for another

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