Watch out for Black Ice!

**doubleR** · 02-26-2006, 02:38 PM

After the longest three month wait, my Silhouette Special finally arrived Saturday morning. I chose a visual combination that I don't recall seeing before on this board: Sapphire Black (with matching headstock) and Black Ice pickguard. It doesn't really show due to the cheapo digital camera I have, but when the light hits this guitar it really shines.

I play in a cover band, so the HSS config suits me well. When I plugged it in for the first time yesterday, I played along with the blues show that the public radio station here (kkjz.org) has on weekend afternoons. I was pleasantly surprised at the killer single-coil bluesy tones I got from this guitar.

The only improvement I'm gonna make is removing the pussy .09's the factory puts on and replacing them with working man's .10's.

**Larry** · 02-26-2006, 02:50 PM

very nice

**fbecir** · 02-26-2006, 02:53 PM

Hello DoubleR

Nice guitar indeed

I bet 50 € that Black is your favourite color ...

**doubleR** · 02-26-2006, 02:55 PM

....and in those long three months I drove poor Pete duBaldo crazy bugging him for updates on when it would arrive.

**koogie2k** · 02-26-2006, 02:56 PM

Nice Silo.....

**PeteDuBaldo** · 02-26-2006, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by doubleR

....and in those long three months I drove poor Pete duBaldo crazy bugging him for updates on when it would arrive.

Yeah, if you don't stop bugging me now, I'm gonna call you NorM.

**doubleR** · 02-26-2006, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by PeteDuBaldo

Yeah, if you don't stop bugging me now, I'm gonna call you NorM.

I'm not done bugging you yet. Not until I get the new case.

**doubleR** · 02-26-2006, 03:07 PM

Oh, and another thing. I'm no stranger to EBMM's, (I had a Morse) but the neck on this guitar is unbelievable! It's so smooth it feels like it's coated with Teflon.

**brentrocks** · 02-26-2006, 03:45 PM

i like that look!!!

**songman** · 02-26-2006, 05:31 PM

Originally Posted by doubleR

After the longest three month wait, my Silhouette Special finally arrived Saturday morning. I chose a visual combination that I don't recall seeing before on this board: Sapphire Black (with matching headstock) and Black Ice pickguard. It doesn't really show due to the cheapo digital camera I have, but when the light hits this guitar it really shines.

I play in a cover band, so the HSS config suits me well. When I plugged it in for the first time yesterday, I played along with the blues show that the public radio station here (kkjz.org) has on weekend afternoons. I was pleasantly surprised at the killer single-coil bluesy tones I got from this guitar.

The only improvement I'm gonna make is removing the pussy .09's the factory puts on and replacing them with working man's .10's.

COngrads!
I am debating on which guitar to purchase right now and SILO being a stong possibility, Can you explain to me how a H.S.S. pup config suits well playing in a cover band?
Thank you, David

**doubleR** · 02-26-2006, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by songman

COngrads!
I am debating on which guitar to purchase right now and SILO being a stong possibility, Can you explain to me how a H.S.S. pup config suits well playing in a cover band?
Thank you, David

Our band has a diverse song list, everything from the 60's to the current day. I used to bring both my Strat and Les Paul, and have them routed via an A/B box so I could switch in a second using the foot pedal. However, it was still a hassle taking one guitar off, putting it on the stand, and reversing the process with the other guitar. I thought "there has to be a better way."

Enter the Silo. If we're doing a Tom Petty or a Springsteen song and I want a bright tone, the single coils come into play. The following song might be a Bad Company or Doors tune that I want a darker, heavier tone. With a flick of the switch I select the humbucker. That's the beauty of the HSS configuration.