Calling All EBMM's 10 Years Old and Up!

[OU812]

I have a 2003 Axis, bought it used back in 2010. First time I plugged it in, I was floored how huge it sounded.
10 years old on a modern guitar is nothing, especially with poly finishes. I think what makes them play better and possibly sound better because they're more comfortable to play is because they are nicely broken in. The neck feels better, its something you're used to and have had a while. You know the ins and outs of the guitar. Its likes and dislikes, its personality. 10 years is nothing for this goofy wood aging myth and better tone because of it.

 

[lukather101]

21 and it still looks like that? Man, you need to play that guitar more.
I'm loving the heck out of your AL! Awesome finish!

Played the Morse exclusively for at least 15 years , frets are shagged though .

 

[acwild]

Played the Morse exclusively for a least 15 years , frets are shagged though .

Time for stainless?

 

[73watermutt]

Here's my 6/7/96 EBMM Axis. I have had a 2001 Axis and played a few newer ones too and while all where great guitars none felt like my 96. The neck is broke in perfect and it just has that coming home feeling when I pick it up. I almost sold it in a fit of insanity.

 

[musikarero]

very cool thread!

 

[NorM]

I remember one time BP talking about wood is the best medium for guitars. Part of that may be because it does change. If you vibrate something long enough it will "settle" out as an effect of those vibrations. Listening to Mr. Morse's #1 for as long as I have, that guitar is a comb filter like none other. The Black and Teal SiLOs have really calmed. The Blue dawn has had the most playing time and is settling.

I am really blessed and lucky

 

[ScoobySteve]

I remember one time BP talking about wood is the best medium for guitars. Part of that may be because it does change. If you vibrate something long enough it will "settle" out as an effect of those vibrations. Listening to Mr. Morse's #1 for as long as I have, that guitar is a comb filter like none other. The Black and Teal SiLOs have really calmed. The Blue dawn has had the most playing time and is settling.

I am really blessed and lucky

I think that's the most important part. Perhaps I should've clarified more in my post. The age isn't as important as how much its been played, wich correlates to age, but not necessarily.

It was clear looking at the maple finger board and neck on my SiloSpec when I got it that it got LOTS of playing time. Combination of the wood settling, (the finish too) and the magnets losing a little bit of their factory fresh "umph" really settles into something nice.

Especially when you get used to the guitar and vice versa.

 

[OU812]

A friend of mine who's a good guitar tech jokes about this and says its when the wood stops thinking its still a tree haha.

 

[Tollywood]

I'm loving the heck out of your AL! Awesome finish!

Me, too - the wood on the Al's body is sweeeet!

 

[skerwo]

My 17 years old SSS Silo Spec from 1995 (one of the first SS ever built) is a real player, got some fret work last year. It´s playing like a dream but I changed the pups because I found the original DiMarzios good but not excellent. Compared to new Silo Specs I´m sure that the neck from my SS is thicker and it´s a real superb looking birdseye maple. It has a lot of response and clearness in the sound, I really love this guitar. The only thing I like more with the newer MMs are the Schaller locking tuners which are also installed on my SS instead of the original Grover tuners.


Rainer

 

[ScoobySteve]

@skerwo

You've got a real beaut there! Loving it! You know that your axe gets a lot of playing time when you can tell exactly on the back of the neck where the unfinished maple ends and the clear coat begins!

What pups did you end up changing to?

 

[skerwo]

Thx ScoobySteve, like I said this Silo is a real player. The new pups are a set from a german guitar builder (Staufer Guitars) which is well known here. He made them in cooperation with Harry Häussel from Häussel Pickups (also well known in Germany). It´s got a special bridge-pu with more mids, a little bit hotter, for very good overdriven sounds. But though to the special designed middle pu also the in-between sounds are really authentic. I´m playin it for a lot of years and since that no more GAS. For me the perfect "strat" set, powerful but also vintage sounding in the way of a 60s strat.

BTW the humbuckers of my fantastic Ibanez are also from Staufer, made almost a knew guitar out of it.


Rainer