I Have A Brand New Silo In My Possession

[dwells]

The band im producing at the moment have all been converted to EBMM by yours truly and the guitarist gave me his Silo special to take home and give some love to?
at first i really didnt like the neck i.e No birds eye and feels like a thick JP ?
Now ive played it for the last couple of nights and id have to say its starting to really grow on me .
so my dilemma is should i give it back ?
Q. why is there no birds eye ?
Q. are all silo necks Fat ?
cheers
D

 

[Larry]

EB does not use birdseye on Silos, Silo Specials, I never noticed my Silo Special neck to be fat...

 

[candid_x]

I'm confused. Neither Silo nor JP necks are fat.

Bird's eye is a matter of luck of the draw. Some have 'em, some don't. Not everyone cares for birds eye.

 

[candid_x]

Larry, didn't know Silos never have bird's eye.

 

[Larry]

I thought they stopped using it recently and went to plain maple. I could be wrong

 

[beej]

Guys- figuring in the necks (flame or birdseye) is luck of the draw. Always has been. (Unless you're an endorsed artist).

As for "fat" ... all silo necks have the profile that you're playing. There are, of course, subtle differences from guitar to guitar. If you find that neck too big there are plenty of MMs with smaller profiles.

 

[Lew]

My old silo special didn't have any bird's eye.Loved the neck too,and afaik wood boffin's will tell you straight grained wood with no knot's/birdseye is superior.
My Luke has plenty of bird's eye tho and I couldn't give a damn if it has wood worm lol

 

[Big Poppa]

there are some really radically figured silos from the old days. Birds eye is crazt scarce and we save it for the sig guitars.

As far as the silo being thick it is actally the JP is extrodiarily thin

 

[Dead-Eye]

there are some really radically figured silos from the old days. Birds eye is crazt scarce and we save it for the sig guitars.

I can vouch for that, the '99 in my sig has birdseye

 

[dwells]

yeah i said the neck feels like a jp but fat ???

 

[candid_x]

If you find that neck too big there are plenty of MMs with smaller profiles.

Besides the JP, which other models have thinner (top/bottom) necks than a Silo?

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Besides the JP, which other models have thinner (top/bottom) necks than a Silo?

The Nicole Ricce model...



Just kidding

 

[Lew]

From the website

Luke 1-5/8" at nut, 2-3/16" at last fret Radius 12"
JP - 11/16" at nut, 2-1/4" at last fret Radius 15"
Silo.SS 1-5/8" at nut, 2-1/4" at last fret Radius 10"
Axis.ass 1-5/8" at nut, 2-3/16" at last fret Radius 10"
Morse 1-5/8" at nut, 2-1/4" at last fret Radius 12"
AL 1-5/8" at nut, 2-1/4" at last fret Radius 10"

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

My old teal green Silo of years ago did not have any birdseye at all. Suppose it must have been an early '90's model.

 

[robelinda2]

the silo special neck would feel miles fatter than a JP, personally ive found the rosewood fretboard Silo's to feel slightly fatter than the maple board ones. which is fine for me!

Ive seen Silo Specials with heaps of birdseye, but not since the early 2000's.

 

[greenwizard]

Everything feels fatter than the JP...

 

[candid_x]

personally ive found the rosewood fretboard Silo's to feel slightly fatter than the maple board ones. which is fine for me!

2000's.

Mine feel just the opposite, which is also fine with me. They're both comfy critters.

 

[robelinda2]

funny eh Bruce!!! I guess there are subtle differences in all of them.

Hey Dean whats the specs on your silo???

 

[lock-ny]

funny my axis ss is fatter than my silo, but my hardtail axis is smaller than both -go figure?

 

[whitestrat]

there are some really radically figured silos from the old days. Birds eye is crazt scarce and we save it for the sig guitars.

As far as the silo being thick it is actally the JP is extrodiarily thin

I remember seeing one way way way back in another local dealer which was black, pearl pickguard, and SICK bird's eye maple neck... I should've bought it then, but I was still in school back then, and had no $$$...