Can my Silo fit Wilkinson trem??

[INMT]

What kind of adjustment INMT?

The guitar was "setup" by someone else before my buddy mailed it out to me.
It's bridge was way high and the springs were to tight, then the saddles were adjusted to low. Basically one mistake after another led to unplayable un tunable crap. It's not the guitars fault just the "luither" that did the setup.

I leveled out the bridge (with the body), loosened the springs to a bendable/useable tension then I adjusted the saddles to match the radius of the fretboard.
The result nice low action, smooth buttery feel, useable trem, stays in tune.
You can ask the silo owner yourself, he's a member here

 

[analogmage]

I own the guitar INMT talked about. Wow, is he ever being nice to the guy who jacked my silo. The guy popped off the bridge instead of taking the strings off by turning the tuners--he said it was easier. That screwed everything up and I ended up with an expensive paperweight, all because I wanted to change the pickups (that's the reason the dude had it in the first place). INMT fixed everything. I didn't want to mail it to him (expense and all), but I just don't trust anyone else with my stuff. I took a chance and was screwed. I'll post some pics of the silo sometime soon along with my Blue Dawn silo.

In keeping with this thread, however, INMT put a Wilkinson trem on one of my other guitars. It's a great bridge, and I've had other guitars with a Wilkinson as well. They work well, they give great tone and sustain, and they stay in tune. That said, I like MM's bridge much more.

 

[Alter]

I think Wilkinson is one of the best tremolo ever! Does anybody know if it is possible to purchase a EBMM equipped with wilkinson straight from the factory?

 

[John C]

I think Wilkinson is one of the best tremolo ever! Does anybody know if it is possible to purchase a EBMM equipped with wilkinson straight from the factory?

No, EBMM uses their own MM Vintage Trem now (or their licensed Floyd Rose on some models). There was a period of time when the Silhouette Special came with the Wilkinson vintage-style bridge (I think it was the VSV; it was the 6-screw model with the bent metal saddles); that lasted from the Silo Special's introduction in 1993 until about 1997 or so when they switched over to their vintage trem. I believe that the Wilkinson was also an option on the Albert Lee during about that same time frame. As a side note, I'm pretty sure all the Wilkinson models also had the old Grover top-locking tuners (thumbscrew lock on the top of the tuner) instead of the Schaller locking tuners.

 

[Alter]

Thanks a lot, John C!

 

[kneeoh]

I have one of the SS with a Wilkinson trem and while it is nice, I can honestly say I prefer the EBMM bridge more. The Wilkinson just doesn't stay in tune as well, even after a killer set-up (My SS originally had the Gotoh tuners which were swapped out for the Schallers by the good people of EBMM customer service).