2001 Silo Special SSS pickup configuration

[Chliaropoulos]

Hey All,
I'm new to the forum and recently acquired a 2001 Slihouette Special SSS. Super happy with the quality but I expected that since I have owned a 4 and a 5 string Stingray basses for many years. I know the EBMM quality and heritage intimately.
I had a problem with the stock bridge pickup (microphonic) so I decided to swap it out to a Bill Lawrence L-250. When I was doing my testing I realized that the 5 way switch did not have the same control function as a standard Strat would have. For example, position 2 is not the bridge/middle but bridge and neck instead. Position 3 is middle/ neck and position 4 is middle only.
My question is, would this have been set up this way from the factory or did the previous owner get creative. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of useful tones there and none of them sound bad. It's just that I don't have one of my go to sounds (standard position 2 bridge/middle).
Somebody please help. I would be grateful for any info coming my way.
Here are some picks.

 

[jones4tone]

Welcome to the forum!

I can't answer your questions about the factory wiring on your Silo, but I'm sure others will be along who can.

 

[John C]

I think that would be a creative mod - I've owned 3 SSS Silo Specials and they were all wired like a standard Stratocaster 5-way: bridge/bridge+middle/middle/middle+neck/neck. Granted mine were a 2004, a 2007 and a 2010, but it seems like the earlier SSS ones I played were also wired this way.

I wonder if it was originally an HSS that was redone as an SSS; the HSS ones wired differently: bridge humbucker/bottom humbucker coil + middle/top humbucker coil + neck/middle + neck/neck.

 

[Dead-Eye]

As far as I can see EBMM took down the control diagrams for discontinued models, which is rather annoying. Is it possible that it was originally a HSS? That comes with that kind of wiring.

 

[threeminutesboy]

I do confirm that silo spec SSS are wired like a strat

good luck in putting al that on order and congrats on the new guitar

 

[DrKev]

Previous owner got creative. HSS has one bridge coil + neck in middle position but it otherwise normal.

Welcome to the forum, Chliaropoulos!

 

[Chliaropoulos]

Thanks for all the quick replies gang!
The guitar body is routed for HSS so I,m not sure if they just changed the pick guard or if all of the Silo's are just routed that way regardless if it's HSS or Sss.
So I guess I could try to re-wire it myself, however I can't fing a good wiring diagram anywhere for SSS stock wiring. From the look of it I don't want to go in there and 'figure it out' especially with the silent circuit and all. Anyone out there have anything I can get my hands on?

 

[DrKev]

All SSS bodies are routed HSS. Email EBMM customer service and they will send you a diagram (see links below in my signature).