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Silhouette Ser # G14929

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  1. 01-24-2008, 08:12 PM #1
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    Question Silhouette Ser # G14929

    I have a Silver Silhouette Ser # G14929 and would like information on age and history. Obviously I would like to date the instrument and establish if it is still at the same build standard as when it left the factory.
    This instrument has passed through the hands of several friends of mine (as these noisy pieces of wood oft' seem to) but was originally purported to be a custom shop Silhouette, made for EVH's guitar tech at the time - doubtless this will be a crock, but hey! It was a good story for a while there . . . . . . . . . .
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  2. 01-24-2008, 10:21 PM #2
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    Said guitar does not exist without pictures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paranoid70 View Post
    Said guitar does not exist without pictures.

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    exactly my thoughts
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  4. 01-25-2008, 09:01 AM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by BigFluffyAl View Post
    I have a Silver Silhouette Ser # G14929 and would like information on age and history. Obviously I would like to date the instrument and establish if it is still at the same build standard as when it left the factory.
    This instrument has passed through the hands of several friends of mine (as these noisy pieces of wood oft' seem to) but was originally purported to be a custom shop Silhouette, made for EVH's guitar tech at the time - doubtless this will be a crock, but hey! It was a good story for a while there . . . . . . . . . .
    Well I was able to find a little bit of info on this Silo. It was done on 5/09/01 and shipped to our UK distributor, Strings and Things. The color is Gunsmoke. There are some notes that indicate it had 2 MM90 pickups, and black pickguard and pearl tuners
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  5. 01-25-2008, 01:12 PM #5
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    So EVH's tech is a limey huh?
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    A Silhouette with MM90s? That sounds cool.... to bad we have no pics to prove it.
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  7. 01-26-2008, 11:18 AM #7
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    All correct people

    and just as soon as I get my photo transfer sorted from my antique Fuji, I will take some ( having said that, I may have photo's somewhere on the system of my mate playing it - we'll see . . .).
    Thanks Aziah, it still has 2 MM90 pickups, black pickguard and pearl tuners I will give Nick and the boys a call and see what they can tell me, in fact I will text Nick, forthwith, haven't hear from him in a while . . . . .

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    I can't wait to see it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudmurphy View Post
    So EVH's tech is a limey huh?
    I think his tech at the time was Matt Bruck. He's an L.A. guy.
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  10. 01-27-2008, 04:54 PM #10
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    I will post pics as soon as I get organised (never say never), in the meantime I also snuggle up with these two . . . . . .

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  11. 02-01-2008, 10:05 AM #11
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    I have been looking into things surrounding this Silhouette and it was originally manufactured with a single humbucker, this was replaced with a new scratchplate and the MM90s (shipped to the UK for fitting) at the request of the buyer (EB/MM apparently took some convincing).
    The spurious link to EVHs guitar tech is in fact due to the fact that Eddie thinks that Dudley Gimpel is the best guitar tech in the world and this particular guitar was assembled and set-up by Dudley (no wonder it plays as though it had been gently buttered).
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    Nice Story ....its always cool when we find out we have something VERY different ...i too would love to pics of the Silo with the MM90s that Dudley built
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