My Silo special is too Bright!!!! help

[dwells]

hey guys
ive decided my Silo Spcial is just to bright
have a d-sonic in it and a cruiser in the neck both great pickups but theres something i just dont like about the tone of this guitar
what to do???
maybe some seymours?
or pot change which ive already done..

 

[whitestrat]

hey guys
ive decided my Silo Spcial is just to bright
have a d-sonic in it and a cruiser in the neck both great pickups but theres something i just dont like about the tone of this guitar
what to do???
maybe some seymours?
or pot change which ive already done..

What I did to my Silo Spec (the candy red one) that was also amazingly bright, was to throw in pretty warm pickups, and play around with the tone pots. Your DSonic is running thru a 500k pot? or 250k? I ended up throwing a Tonezone in the bridge and a protrack in the neck. Warmed it up considerably...

Also, in your case, it COULd be the maple neck that's the culprit.

 

[robelinda2]

I have to say, my only complaint too is that my Silo Specials sound too bright, and lack some mid range oomph.

 

[whitestrat]

I have to say, my only complaint too is that my Silo Specials sound too bright, and lack some mid range oomph.

Is that in the neck or in the bridge?

 

[robelinda2]

Neck, but mostly overall. I may change pickups, but honestly I probably cant be stuffed and will just live with it.

 

[dwells]

yeah no mid range is more like whats missing hey!
might investigate mid boosted pickups
cheers

 

[telemike]

Try the Duncan Custom5

 

[whitestrat]

yeah no mid range is more like whats missing hey!

Yep... Pickups are the answer!

 

[RocketRalf]

Did you change the tone capacitor also or left the stock there? Could that be it?

If not, try a Super 3 - Air Zone (or Air Norton S) DiMarzio combo. I've read it's great for metal, and there's hardly anything darker than that.

 

[Voo]

seymour duncan dimebucker for your bridge and a jazz for the neck..thats all you need bro

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Not sure if I'd recommend the Dimebucker in this case... that might be VERY treble heavy. Maybe a Tonezone or a '59? EMG 85?

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Aren't the pure nickel strings a bit warmer and less bright? Might want to give them a shot first.

 

[mb99zz]

Interesting discussion. The last time I brought my Silo Special to a jam session with my band, I nearly killed everyone's ears during a solo using the neck and middle pickups. The highs were intense (ear splitting) highs. I fooled around a bit with the tone and mids on my amp which helped quite a bit.

One thing is for sure, I definitely have to change the tone, mid, and bass settins on my amp quite a bit when switching between the Silo Special and 20th.

 

[patpark]

try lowering your pickups. this takes away alot of harsh highs and gives you more fundamental tone instead of the increased harshness you get from the string being to close to the polepieces.

 

[wolf5150]

Dude, try my combo.
I actually wonder why mine is so warm, acoustically, but whatever the reason, I love it.
Solid saddles
Dimarzio AT-1 bridge
Cruiser bridge.. in the middle
Fast Track 1 in the neck.
Dimarzio 500k volume and tone pots, kinman type treb bleed on the volume pot and .022 RS guitar works cap on the tone pot.
I would also recommend a real pro fret dress to make sure there's absolutely no fret sizzle.

 

[conan02919]

wouldn't it be easier to try a EQ pedal first before you change the pup's?

 

[wolf5150]

Get a guitar right and you can use it with any rig, not just your own.

 

[robelinda2]

My pups are low, and I use several EQ pedals, still bright. Pup change time. No idea to what, definitely want a true stratty tone, no metal for me. Maybe Fat 50's.

 

[mb99zz]

My pups are low, and I use several EQ pedals, still bright. Pup change time. No idea to what, definitely want a true stratty tone, no metal for me. Maybe Fat 50's.

Rob, are you talking about the BFR RW neck Silo? Instead of buying new pickups, I say sell the whole thing to me

 

[robelinda2]

Yep the BFR RW. If I dont get the desired results then to the chopping block it goes.