Hello! New member and first MM

[V_S]

Hi all!
I'm Volker from Germany
Just registered this week to this forum because I scored a MM Silo on Ebay and got it this week. It plays, sounds and looks fantastic. Only in terms of sustain and pinch harmonics it doesn't reach my les Paul.
Since I can't imagine a guitar forum that isn't keen on pics, without further ado here they are:

 

[V_S]

Isn't here back beautiful?

 

[fogman]

Volker,

Welcome to the forum! Congratulation on your first EBMM!!!!
It's beautiful.

 

[JMB27]

Volker,

first, let me say welcome to the forum. think you have chosen wisely in buying the Silhouette - it most definitely rocks the knot!

and, second - those pics are awesome! definitely diggin' the color and wood combination.

cheers, eh!

Joel

 

[Pundix]

Beautiful guitar! I wish I could find one like that, but they seem to have disappeared around here over the past several years. I seldom see any EBMM's for sale here, especially Silo's like that.

Congrats!

 

[candid_x]

Nice one!

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Welcome!

 

[roburado]

Very nice! Welcome! That's a fantastic looking Silo.

Obviously, the Seymour Duncan bridge pickup is not stock. Do you know if the other ones are the stock pickups?

 

[MN246]

Welcome to the forum. That may be the nicest Silo I've seen. I'm looking to pick up a Silo next.

 

[V_S]

Thanks to all for the warm welcome....

to MN246:
I replaced the bridge pickup it's a SD distortion. But it wasn't stock before. The neck one isn't stock neiter, maybe a SD jeff beck. I don't know what the middle bickup is. Although it's a songel coil it has 4 wires.
Maybe I'll put a SD 59 in the neck position which I can split with a push pull poti.

to Pundix:
I'm sure if you keep on looking on Ebay you'll find a nice one.

to JMB27:
Yeah, I dig the color and the wood, too. Looks nice when standing next to my Les Paul which has a color not too different:

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Sweet silo!

 

[V_S]

Sweet silo!

Sweet cat. It's yours?

 

[roburado]

If you are so inclined, I highly recommend putting in Virtual PAFs in your guitar. The Silo comes with those now. My 20th Anniversary Silo has Virtual PAF in the neck and Virtual PAF Hot in the bridge position. I think they do pinch harmonics pretty nicely.

 

[Dizzy]

Great Silo mate.

Such great guitars...........Silos fuggin rock.

 

[V_S]

I have the direct comparison: SD distortion in my LP and in my Silo. And it's much easier with the LP.

If you are so inclined, I highly recommend putting in Virtual PAFs in your guitar. The Silo comes with those now. My 20th Anniversary Silo has Virtual PAF in the neck and Virtual PAF Hot in the bridge position. I think they do pinch harmonics pretty nicely.

 

[robelinda2]

most beautiful silo ive seen, now when is that colour coming back?????? Hopefully one day!

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Sweet cat. It's yours?

lol nah, just felt like being a dork today

 

[roburado]

I have the direct comparison: SD distortion in my LP and in my Silo. And it's much easier with the LP.

What I mean is that the Silo with Virtual PAF might be better than Silo with SD distortion.

 

[V_S]

Thanks for the advice.. I'm not sure at the moment what I want to do. My first intention was to get some fenderish sounds. I just have some humbuckers lying around and I wasn't very satisfied with the JB that came with the silo. But in the future I probably will try HSS or SSS.

What I mean is that the Silo with Virtual PAF might be better than Silo with SD distortion.

 

[V_S]

most beautiful silo ive seen, now when is that colour coming back?????? Hopefully one day!

Thanx So what's that color called? Didn't find a matching one on the EBMM-homepage.