The Velvet takes the 2 humbucker guitar to a whole new level. It was designed to have a broader tonal range; fat and focussed mids when played with drive but enough treble and quack to serve the classic clean tones.
As usual on Magneto guitars, we designed the body and the neck in order to influence the guitar's vibrations while improving its ergonomy. The body is a 1-piece mahogany with a 10mm bound maple top, its overall thickness was brought to a total of 55mm which gives the guitar around 8.75 lbs (under 4 kgs) of weight. The neck is made of mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard topped with jumbo frets and was shaped to a C profile for playing comfort. The headstock is angled to 17° for great string pressure resulting in better vibrations. As opposed to our T-Wave and Sonnet models, the Velvet is a set-neck guitar with a 24 ¾" scale . The Lollar Imperial humbuckers were chosen for their ability to translate the guitar's real tonal characteristics.
The Velvet was created to address your music in a new fashion, either you are in a retro twangy mood or you need plenty of power and sustain, the Velvet will deliver.
VELVET Specification Sheet
BODY
Body Wood: Mahogany, 1-Piece
Body Top: Maple, 2-Piece, Carved, 10mm (0.39”) thick
Binding: Ivoroid
Finish: Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
Pickguard: Cream, 1-Ply
NECK
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Finish: Hand Rubbed Oil Finish
Fingerboard: East Indian Rosewood
F-Board Markers: Pearloid Block Inlays
Binding: Ivoroid
Scale length: 624mm / 24 ¾”
Nut Material: Oiled Bone
Nut Width: 42 mm / 1.650”
Frets: .114” X .051” Jumbo Style Frets, 18% Nickel Silver (6120 Style)
Nr.of Frets: 22 frets
Neck Profile: C Shape,
Radius: 11” / 280mm Radius
Truss Rod: Single Truss Rod
Truss Rod Nut: Classic
Headstock Angle: 17°
HARDWARE
Bridge: Gotoh GE-104B, 10.4mm / 2-1/16 String Spacing
Stop Tail Piece: Gotoh GE-101A
Tuners: SG-301-04, Gear Ratio 18:1, Made by Gotoh
Hardware Finish: Chrome
ELECTRONIC PARTS
Pickups: Lollar Imperial Bridge / Lollar Imperial Neck
Pickup Switch: 3-Position “Flip Switch”
Switching: Standard 3-way
Controls: 1 master volume, 1 master tone
Pots: CTS Audio Taper Pots
Output Jack: Switchcraft
STRINGS: 010-046
WEIGHT: 3.9 to 4 Kgs / 8.6 to 8.9 lbs
CASE: Magneto “Mag-Lite” Case included.
ACCESSORIES: “Pipe” Neck Adjustment Hex Wrench
Colors Available: BO: Black Oil, LBR: Light Brown Oil
(Custom Colors are available)
