Why no choice of pickups?

[mesadualrec]

my friend has a autumn redburst silh and it has rio grande pups in it

I thought these were replacements but I have seen a few of the same guitar with them

anybody know if they were offered back in the day

[azazael]

He got it from GuitarGuitar 2nd hand??

[mesadualrec]

yep he did indeed

I was gonna buy it about months before him in the glasgow shop

he was off to buy a new guitar in edinburgh and I asked him if it was there on the off chance would he buy it...he said no


he left with that very guitar the same day

I made him see the light

[azazael]

Aye I've played that guitar.
The one and only time I've played a Silhouette.
I remembered the pickups being Rio Grande hence why I deduced that.
Was a very nice guitar though. Of course it was its a MM
You will find my babies in your colour thread.

[Sigmunds Couch]

A person's taste in pickups is akin to beer---If you go over to someone's house, open the fridge and don't like the choices in there, run on up to the store a get what you like.

[david.riggs1@vi]

Well I did not mean to stir you all up.
I really love my Silhouettes.
I still believe that they are the most consistently made guitars on the planet.
A mate of mine imported late 50's and early 60's Strats and i got to play an awful lot of vintage guitars. Not one of them sounded better than my original 86 Silo. Different some of them but not better. I would not have swapped for any of them.
I can understand the frustration on the part of Musicman that certain pickup manufacturers were snotty about their pickups being used.

My reason for being attracted to the Silhouette was the modular construction. I guess I have made use of that. Also I guess that pickup choice is one of those rather personal areas.
Barekuckle over here in th UK is I feel one of the very best p/u manufacturers around. Give them a try as they have a tone for everyone. However the exchange rate has pushed the price up a little for you Yanks.

[Big Poppa]

YOu didnt stir things up...I love the idea that you can make our stuff just right for you...it is just really hard to expect us to offer all of the possibilities

stick around any silo fan is a friend here

[fogman]

Hey David!

Welcome to the forum.
How about sharing some pics of your guitars?

[Colin]

Barekuckle over here in th UK is I feel one of the very best p/u manufacturers around. Give them a try as they have a tone for everyone. However the exchange rate has pushed the price up a little for you Yanks.

You can always add these (and other) pickups to your guitar...

[INMT]

....I better not talk about my JP7 pickup swap....I might get the firing squad LOL.
Like everything in life..lots of choices. Guitar and bass pickups just happen to be everywhere with something for everyone.


What was my point again...oh yeah.....I didn't have one

[tommyindelaware]

???????
who me ????
sarcastic?????
toward a grumpy first post before my morning mountain dew ??
i am sorry......
i do use some lollar single coils in some positions in some of my balls. but do i also leave alot of stock pickups in place cause they sound awesome w/ my rigs.
if there was a 'BEST "pickup.......surely there wouldn't be the endless options all the manufacturers offer.
that killer albert lee bridge pickup is made by duncan.
some of the best pickups made are by dimarzio. some are by duncan. some are by lollar. ect. ect. ect.

lol.. Tommy, do I detect a hint of sarcasm?

[whitestrat]

So does this mean that I CAN get a silo, and change it to an SSS config simply by changing the pickguard?

[ba2m]

So does this mean that I CAN get a silo, and change it to an SSS config simply by changing the pickguard?

i think the answer would be YES. that's why i bought another pick guard (ssh)so i can change my pick up configuration when it's needed. (my silo is sss)..