Question Newb!!! Silhouette Special Pickups.

[DanKelly]

Hi Folks,

I just joined the MusicMan family!

I've recently bought a Silhouette Special SSS, but the previous owner has changed the pickups and I would ideally like to put it back as standard.

Could anybody point me in the right direction as to where I can buy the correct pickups please? I know that they are Dimarzio Custom Wound, but I don't know much more than that!

I love the guitar, it's a great weight, feels ace and plays like a guitar should, I'm going to be using it mainly in a high end covers band, so versatility would be great!!!

Many thanks

Dan

 

[Tollywood]

Welcome to the forum, Dan.

I'm not sure which pickups are the right ones for your Silo, but the DiMarzio website is really cool and you can see a graph for each pickup's treble, middle and bass, and their output.

 

[DrKev]

The silhouette special pickups were chosen for a vintage vibe...

The stock humbucker is a DiMarzio Virtual PAF, which DiMarzio no longer offer to the public, replacing it with the 36th Anniversary PAF. That would be a fabulous choice for the Silhouette Special.

The single coils are made by DiMarzio specifically for Music Man, so not available to the public. But the closest match used to be the Blue Velvets, which again DiMarzio have replaced with the True Velvet line.

By the way, unofficial forum rule is that your guitar does not exist without pictures.

Welcome to the forum, Dan!

 

[Metropolis777]

Check ebay. Someone had an original 3 single setup on there this week.

 

[Stratty316]

Call customer service... It may be possible to order a loaded pick guard set up. That would be the easiest way to get those pickups as I believe the Silo Spec is interchangeable between HSS and SSS.

 

[DrKev]

Totally forgot about that option. Thanks, Matty.

 

[DanKelly]

Brilliant! Thank you all so much for your help! I have emailed MM Customer Services for that very thing! I'll get some pics up soon!

Dan