Koa just looks beautiful - no wonder the best pieces are rare and expensive. I think it'll warm up the walnut enough to make rather balanced Personally I prefer gold hardware on these warm looking tops - but I think the darker streaks in your koa makes a good match for black hardware.
I'll patiently await your NGD, even if I actually prefer the build threads
Scott and joe said they'd been demoing pickup placement in their prototypes and this was a happy medium between mid body and too close to the bridge shrillness. He sent us a play through video and they sounded sick as fuck.