My dream EBMM..possible someday?

[telemike]

I am heavily into the Tele style guitars..........

I wonder if there would ever be a possibility to have an EBMM like this:

Take the Silhouette Special and replace the bridge humbucker with a pickguard mounted "T" style pickup with the body routed for it. I know Don Grosh makes something similar but I think once I get my SUB 1 next week, I'll probably work on buying EBMM from now on......

 

[fbecir]

Hello

If you like Tele, I think you have two options : the Albert Lee Model or the Steve Morse Model.
The Steve Morse model is based upon Steve's Frankenstein guitar (a Tele body with a strat neck and the four pickups). Next to the bridge humbucker, you have a single coil that can give you some Tele tones (just hear the country tunes of Steve Morse).
Besides, the Morse model has the same type of ethic as the Tele (no forearm contour or body contour, it's for sissies !). It's a raw guitar for the working man guitarist !

 

[telemike]

I am thinking maybe I could have the SUB-1 modified to be like the Y2D Morse model with a single ccoil added. I would just need to get a pickguard made and have someone route the body.

 

[agt]

If you can find a used (discontinued since late 90's or early 2000's) Axis Sport with a SSS config you would be happy. Or an Axis Sport HSS and install a Tele-style bridge and single coil.

Or an Albert Lee as mentioned.

Also, search on threads by Knucklehead/forum member Marantz1300 ... here's a head start ...

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/35449-tele-silhouette.html

 

[redeleon]

Hmm
John Petrucci Mystic Dream

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Its very expensive in here (Philippines)
Well just ordered a Sterling instead...

heck still its a one step closer to the "dream"

 

[e.mate]

I am thinking maybe I could have the SUB-1 modified to be like the Y2D Morse model with a single ccoil added. I would just need to get a pickguard made and have someone route the body.

Brother, go for the SUB and then check with Chandler, they will create whatever PU scheme you want on the pickguard. Look...
http://www.pickguardheaven.com/
Really good stuff...I ordered one for my SUB as well

 

[telemike]

I think sometime next year I may see about having the SUB made into a Morse Y2D.

 

[dannymusic]

not every manufacturer has to offer a tele. cripes, there are sooooooo many out there. the AL will twang and pluck with the best of them. ask me

 

[e.mate]

I think sometime next year I may see about having the SUB made into a Morse Y2D.

The "body feel" is also very similar (weight & balance)....also the "no bullsh*t construction logic

 

[Butch Snyder]

Hello

If you like Tele, I think you have two options : the Albert Lee Model or the Steve Morse Model.
The Steve Morse model is based upon Steve's Frankenstein guitar (a Tele body with a strat neck and the four pickups). Next to the bridge humbucker, you have a single coil that can give you some Tele tones (just hear the country tunes of Steve Morse).
Besides, the Morse model has the same type of ethic as the Tele (no forearm contour or body contour, it's for sissies !). It's a raw guitar for the working man guitarist !

To me, the Albert Lee model is the best "Tele" out there. It's also the best "Strat" out there...

The Morse Standard model is a great guitar and gets close on the Tele sound when you want the sound of the Tele neck and bridge pickups together in parallel. That's about it though. I own a Morse model and have owned an Albert Lee.

What Tele sound(s) are you looking for? Are you looking for the feel too?

 

[Dead-Eye]

I am heavily into the Tele style guitars..........

I wonder if there would ever be a possibility to have an EBMM like this:

Take the Silhouette Special and replace the bridge humbucker with a pickguard mounted "T" style pickup with the body routed for it. I know Don Grosh makes something similar but I think once I get my SUB 1 next week, I'll probably work on buying EBMM from now on......

Somebody here did that with a Silo, don't remember who though.

edit: Actually, a tele-style bridge was used - this is what I was thinking of.

 

[Sticky1973]

.... I am thinking maybe I could have the SUB-1 modified to be like the Y2D Morse model with a single ccoil added. I would just need to get a pickguard made and have someone route the body.

That's the layout I followed, and I love it.

There is some good info in amongst these threads:

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...ucci-6-steve-morse-y2d-al-owner-opinions.html

http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/37698-sub-1-mods-project-motrucci.html

No sure if you saw, but I also posted a quick reply in your original thread, http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/40347-talk-me-into-sub1-2.html#post651664

Also, as Dead-Eye has posted, Marantz modded his Silo, Tele style.

I'm using a JP6 inspired D Sonic/Air Norton combo with DiMarzio switching, with my tone pot doubling up as a push-pull-country-clean switch to switch over to the "single" coil. The DiMarzio Area '61 is a great pickup, but perhaps not quite as snappy as I had planned it to be.

Very flexible setup though.

 

[telemike]

Hmm.....Just thought about the Duncan P-rails route too. I'll see after I get my SUB-1 how it works "stock". The Y2D route seems really cool for me as well.