my first 20th silo sighting

[marduke]

well i went into my local Billy Hydes guitar shop and to my absolute surprise they had a 20th silo on display.... the thing was just stunning, and ill admit, it was more beautiful than my MD JP's... there were alot of other quilt/flame maple top guitars there (PRS etc) but none of them came close to how nice the top on the silo is, and the finish is pure perfection!
unfortunately i didnt have time to sit down and noodle around with it.... but i will be going back there this weekend to try it out.... never know, it may come home with me....

 

[meenahga]

Just wait till you hear the thing plugged in. Incredible tone!!! 20ths are INCREDIBLE!

 

[Colin]

Rob, I have one here you can have at trade price if your interested...

 

[marduke]

ill see how i like it and ill let you know got any pics of yours colin?

 

[Colin]

got any pics of yours colin?

Yep, please excuse my photography skills. When are we catching up for a beer anyway?

 

[wolfbone07]

Yeah, you shouldn't play the 20th, because if you do you are going to want to own one.

 

[roburado]

Playing mine even makes me want to own more of them.

 

[whitestrat]

well i went into my local Billy Hydes guitar shop and to my absolute surprise they had a 20th silo on display.... the thing was just stunning, and ill admit, it was more beautiful than my MD JP's... there were alot of other quilt/flame maple top guitars there (PRS etc) but none of them came close to how nice the top on the silo is, and the finish is pure perfection!
unfortunately i didnt have time to sit down and noodle around with it.... but i will be going back there this weekend to try it out.... never know, it may come home with me....

Your'e going to REGRET seeing and playing the 20th...

Cos' you'll sell all your other guitars after that... Whahahahaha!!!!

Honestly, after my 20ths, my other guitars (including my JP6) is in cold storage...

 

[marduke]

well i played it today.. and its amazing, but not for me.. the neck is amazing, but i dont know it just didnt feel right in my hand (profile wise) just couldnt get used to it... even after playing it for over an hour. dont get me wrong, it is such an amazing guitar, sounds beautiful played it through a mesa roadster and it sounded good on all channels, even playing DT stuff was no worries (not exactly the same tone but fairly close). It looks astounding! up close it was the most beautiful guitar ive seen. but the neck profile was the thing i couldnt overcome... maybe if i spent more time with one..

funny thing i found myself going for the tremelo alot (its a hardtail... haha ).
but atleast ive found the ideal guitar for me, the JP meets everything i look for in a guitar, looks good, feels great, sounds great, and the neck fits my hand like a glove. since i got the JP it has helped me improved my playing 10x. no other guitar i tried was able to inspire me to play more. im a JP man got to love EBMM, they have a guitar for everyone!

Tobacco burst BFR JP6 here i come!

 

[robelinda2]

I felt the same too, no matter how much I played my 20th, i always longed for the neck i like best, which is the mighty AL.

 

[marduke]

im still yet to try an AL, which i am wanting to try alot. but only with MM90's.

 

[robelinda2]

MM90's are my favourite, especially in an AL, they sound angelic and nasty and smooth and twangy.

 

[whitestrat]

MM90's are my favourite, especially in an AL, they sound angelic and nasty and smooth and twangy.

I recently tried a PRS with P90s... I'm not sure what to make of the tone. It's not quite a humbucker, and not quite a single coil... But I like it!!!!