Question Pickup and tones for my new Silhouette Rosewood Neck?

[Siddius]

I just received my bitching new ebmm Rosewood Necked Silhouette. The clean tones are stellar, but I am hoping to find a more powerful sound out of the bridge position. The first thing I will be doing is switching to 500k pots like I did to give my Y2D more umph.

Now for the questions: Is there a way to change the pots for the bridge pickup without affecting the tone of the other pickups too much? maybe keep the tone knob 250k but unwire the bridge from the tone knob?

If switching to 500k pots doesn't give my bridge the wail I am looking for, what pickups might the EBMM community recommend for a ripping and wailing classic metal tone? I'm thinking along the lines of Savatage, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, or Van Halen.


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[Siddius]

Also, how do I get my pictures to be full sized?

 

[joe web]

nice looking silo!!! congrats!

 

[damirpuh]

Great looking guitar. Congrats!

Ripping classic metal tone? DiMarzio Super Distortion would be my first choice.

 

[BartB]

I don't know the answer to your question, but i had to reply when i saw the photo's!!
What an absolute georgeous silo!! Stunning!

 

[DrKev]

Beautiful guitar!

 

[Tollywood]

Also, how do I get my pictures to be full sized?

Hi, when you right click on a pic to copy the properties, be sure to do so on an enlarged photo rather than from a field of thumbnails.

Beautiful Silo! Oh, and regarding an 80's tone, I believe there is a pair of Axis pickups in the for sale thread here.

 

[Metropolis777]

I put an illuminator in my silhouette and it was so good that I sold my Petrucci BFR!

 

[megaroel]

Yeah sweet water has killer photos I love that!!


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[Siddius]

Thanks everyone. I'll keep the super distortion in mind.

 

[lock-ny]

Super distortion is a great choice for that sound but I just put a transition in the bridge of my silo spec, sounds fantastic, will sound better clean than SD, its the pup in the luke III if you haven't heard it yet....

 

[wheres my pick?]

80s metal? Go right to the source, super distortion would be my recommendation.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

Or a Dimarzio Tone Zone! Classic bridge pickup!

 

[Siddius]

I had the Duncan distortion in one of my guitars and that guitar sounded pretty bad. Anyone know of a significant difference between the Duncan Distortion and the Super Distortion?

 

[guitvai1]

Love the Suhr Doug Aldrich in my PDN Silhouette Special bridge position (mahogany body, Pau Ferro fretboard)

 

[wheres my pick?]

^Have heard great things about the Aldrich

 

[Roubster]

Suhr pickups are really awesome! I had a DSH+ in my Y2D. Probably the best all around pickup I have had the pleasure of playing. Very articulate, warm, punchy and cut through perfectly. Perfect for metal, fusion, rock..whatever.

 

[damirpuh]

+1 on the Suhr Aldrich. I forgot about that one.