Do ALs, Axes, and ASS have more birdseye?

[King Hazel!]

Today Dave's Dargie Al had some whereas my Silo has none.
Am I going to cry about it. Absolutely not. It doesn't really matter to me.

Harrrrrrumph! If I were you, I'd cry about it! But since I'm not, I'll cry for ya! I wanna see more measles on my stick!

 

[fogman]

........I wanna see more measles on my stick!

This is kind of a weird compliment! You sound like Lucious!
(please stay away from my daughter!)

 

[Colin]

I have no idea where footman has been!
Actually, I don't even know who that is!!!???

I wondered if you'd started reading that?

 

[roburado]

I seem to recall BP saying that the woods that have birdseye are usually separated and reserved for the guitar with a higher premium. But it's no guarantee since there is only so much to go around.
The 20th Silo is one of these lucky guitars, and I believe the Albert as well.
Today Dave's Dargie Al had some whereas my Silo has none.
Am I going to cry about it. Absolutely not. It doesn't really matter to me.

Neither my JP, nor my 20th Silo is particularly gifted with birdseye. Actually, I think the JP has more than my 20th, but it's really just a few birdseyes.

 

[fogman]

I wondered if you'd started reading that?

Ribbit!
I think I noticed starting yesterday.

 

[Colin]

Ribbit!
I think I noticed starting yesterday.

well I had to do something...

 

[robelinda2]

my 20th Silo is just plain, nice wood, but not birdseye, all my AL's though have HEAPS! Nice that they know which guitar to reserve the best wood for.

AL rules!

 

[Sub1 Zero]

I wonder if the piezo option has any bearing?

 

[Colin]

I wonder if the piezo option has any bearing?

nope, the birdseye starts at the top and stays there

 

[Sub1 Zero]

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but what is the top? I haven't ever seen a MM with a very big price gap between others, besides the 20th silo and I imagine the BFR's. Thanks

 

[Colin]

I hope this isn't a dumb question, but what is the top? I haven't ever seen a MM with a very big price gap between others, besides the 20th silo and I imagine the BFR's. Thanks

signature and BFR models

 

[andynpeters]

Some Silhouettes do......(I apologise to the sensitive for having lefthanded guitars

 

[robelinda2]

most older silo's (up until 91?) all had birdseye didnt they? certainly all the ones ive seen have. then the EVH's stole it all!

great silos you have Andy!

 

[andynpeters]

Mine was made in September '99.....it's actually a Special. Of course , being odd I much prefer the plain neck on my Red Sparkle SS......but then I don't like flame tops,metallic green guitars and sunbursts ......very very odd!!

 

[andynpeters]

"great silos you have Andy!"

I thank you.
I tend not to get very attached to guitars and have sold on most of the ones I've ever owned and bought different ones,, but I travelled the world in a duo for 4 years with the purple SS so it probably has the most sentimental value of any of them.

 

[Florian.k]

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[Florian.k]

Also a nice one:

 

[banjoplayer]

it´s funny to see, that the DD-AL has a highly figured neck, the other DD´s don´t have

 

[Spudmurphy]

would there be more preference given to say.... LE models?

No - I've seen a 06 LEAL with hardly any birds eye.
I've also seen pictures of a 06 LEAL with nice birdseye.
All the Silos I've seen ( all 4 of them !!) had hardly any at all.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

My EVH is diseased with it!!

Though I must be lucky (or unlucky depending on your point of view) that all my balls have some figuring.