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Just upgraded to a Luke III from an American Special Strat. Took a second to get used to the Luke, but now my strat feels like a baseball bat. Still love the strat, but the Luke is just... wow. Be very careful, once you go MM...
Find the one that speaks to you, and just play it for a while and you'll get used to it. I dont believe you could spend time with any MM and NOT grow to love it. Cheers!!
Find the one that speaks to you, and just play it for a while and you'll get used to it. I dont believe you could spend time with any MM and NOT grow to love it. Cheers!!
Tollywood
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Welcome to the forum!
BUC
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If only they made some kind of guitar that could be instantly and easily re-wired. That would change this whole game!
Sounds like the reflex neck might be something you'd like but I'd add that it feels much different under your picking arm than a silo or Petrucci.
Sounds like the reflex neck might be something you'd like but I'd add that it feels much different under your picking arm than a silo or Petrucci.
thanks, Unicorn.. no and I do not want to change anything with the wiring. I only want the setup of HSS which the Luke has but the neck is similar but different. The JP has that Ibanez feel to it but seems a bit narrow when compared. I know I would need get use to any of their necks and I am fine with that. I think like someone said I need to make sure I am getting what I want because I am not going to make the same mistake I made twice with G&L. Lesson learned....
OT (sorry): My "Unicorn" is a hardtail Reflex with an Axis neck - or even a hardtail Axis SS with the forearm contour that the Reflex has.
canuck6string
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Hey Sully,
I reread your first post. You didn't get to test drive the Silhouette Special, eh? Its neck profile is thinner than the Luke, but not Ibanez/shredder thin. It's a small C vs. the V shape of the Luke's neck. If there is no rush, see if you can lay your hands on one to see.
I still don't suggest compromising for the sake of owning an EBMM; buyer's remorse is a bi$$%. However, you get an HSS with a slim C neck. No fuss, no muss. Whatever muss is...I suppose mess doesn't rhyme.
I reread your first post. You didn't get to test drive the Silhouette Special, eh? Its neck profile is thinner than the Luke, but not Ibanez/shredder thin. It's a small C vs. the V shape of the Luke's neck. If there is no rush, see if you can lay your hands on one to see.
I still don't suggest compromising for the sake of owning an EBMM; buyer's remorse is a bi$$%. However, you get an HSS with a slim C neck. No fuss, no muss. Whatever muss is...I suppose mess doesn't rhyme.
Flash Gordon
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The great thing about Silo is the pickups are modular. It is a quick swap via a clip in the wire harness to swap in a modified pick guard populated with what ever you fancy.
straycat113
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Coming from playing Fenders you test drove the two EBMM models that I would advise someone to make sure they played them first before they bought the guitar. As a JP has a neck like nothing Fender makes as it is very thin and basically a shred machine, also the Luke has a V neck which Fender does make but it is not found on many models, the most popular would have to be a Clapton Strat.The Luke is my good friends favorite EB guitar and last I looked he had at least 5 of them and playing a V is not an issue for me. Other then that I own 10 EBMM guitars which consist of 6 different models and I have no issues whatsoever with any necks, keeping it real they are my favorite necks to play and are famous for their sublime unfinished feel. Mainly 85% of my guitars are split between EBMM and Fenders which I played nothing but for for almost 20 years before getting my first EBMM and the 7 guitars I have bought in the last decade have all been EB's.
DennisS
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Silhouette special neck thinner than the Luke one?
I own a Silo special and owned a Luke II for a while, but the silo neck is much chunkier.
daneford
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Same here. My first guitar was a silo, and 20 years later the model is still my "desert island" choice.
my G&L that I like is a slim C but not too slim, almost like a modern slim. I'm going to have my repair guy give me the details on the neck I will then see if I can match it up. From there maybe I can look at the neck specs and see if something is close.
canuck6string
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Closest radius you will find is a 10", the nut widths are 1 5/8", Silo Special is basically C-shaped, but I do not know the thickness (no calipers at hand) and I haven't come across the actual neck specs (say that 5 times quickly). I'll go out on a limb and say it's the low .80s" at the first fret.
I had the vintage radius on my Strat and the Partscasters and had no issue with the increase on the EBMM whatsoever. To be honest, I expected a dramatic difference, but I found it a subtle difference at best. My old necks were Fender soft Vs, with about .87" at first fret. Those felt really chunky compared to my Silo's neck.
I had the vintage radius on my Strat and the Partscasters and had no issue with the increase on the EBMM whatsoever. To be honest, I expected a dramatic difference, but I found it a subtle difference at best. My old necks were Fender soft Vs, with about .87" at first fret. Those felt really chunky compared to my Silo's neck.
