questions

[ScreaminFloyd]

i'll put all my questions in one post. is the Steve Morse guitar the original Silhouette model? On floyd rose model guitars, why no locking tuners? wouldn't it be easier for string changes on the floyd? how come the U.K. has alot of cool Ernie Ball shirts and the U.S. has Jersey shore style shirts?

Lastly i'm a guitar player, thank you though for the Music Man Classic StingRay bass. I'm looking forward to learning a new instrument. Also the Ernie Ball website looks nice and easy to navigate. The Music Man instrument website though needs some attention. IMO it just looks Blah! with a bunch of classy guitars. Please fix it. Thank you

 

[kneeoh]

The Morse model has always been the Morse model and never a Silo.

The locking tuners are not needed on Floyd equipped guitars because they already have locking nuts.

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

The Morse model has always been the Morse model and never a Silo.

The locking tuners are not needed on Floyd equipped guitars because they already have locking nuts.

I just read in a published book "Neville Marten" -Guitar Heaven- printed that the Morse guitar is a Silouette. I was wondering if it was the first style of the Silo? Also when stringing a Floyd Rose. I already know it has a locking nut.
I'm just saying it would be easier if it had locking tuners as well.

 

[beej]

It's a different guitar. 22 frets, not 24. Different neck profile. Poplar, not ash or alder. No contours, rather than the arm & tummy carve. Yada yada yada.

I'm just saying it would be easier if it had locking tuners as well.

Kinda overkill since the nut locks it. So it'd just be extra expense for no real gain. But you can always swap in the locking tuners if you want to change 'em. Not too difficult.

As for the website ... I think it's pretty kick ass. But that's just me.

 

[Gio_Force_One]

hey I think this is a pretty kick ass site also.

 

[Roubster]

The Silhouette and Morse model have absolutely nothing in common...other than the fact that they are EBMMs of course hehe.

 

[nathanhny]

I've got the same book at home. Basically it's a mess up from the author. All information about the silhouette is right, but for some reason they show a picture of the Steve Morse guitar and try to pass it off as a Silhouette.

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

I've got the same book at home. Basically it's a mess up from the author. All information about the silhouette is right, but for some reason they show a picture of the Steve Morse guitar and try to pass it off as a Silhouette.

Thank you, As far as the website. The instrument section and the video section looks old and outdated. the instrument section when looking at the guitar colors and pickguard options dont even match. for exsample, Silver Axsis color shows a Bongo bass ect. ect. ect. to me it looks bad and not very organized.
The Ernie Ball website looks professional. Maybe its me, in that case just leave it. Last question. When you guys, gals string up a Floyd, do you string it 3 or 4 times around the post? or just once or twice because of the locking nut?

 

[beej]

When you guys, gals string up a Floyd, do you string it 3 or 4 times around the post? or just once or twice because of the locking nut?

I usually wrap it several times. Not b/c it needs it - I think you can get away with once around the post - but rather, if the string breaks by the trem, then you have extra string you can unwind and lock back in. Saves you having to break out a new string when you're pressed for time at a gig, jam, etc.

 

[ScreaminFloyd]

I usually wrap it several times. Not b/c it needs it - I think you can get away with once around the post - but rather, if the string breaks by the trem, then you have extra string you can unwind and lock back in. Saves you having to break out a new string when you're pressed for time at a gig, jam, etc.

oh wow, thats a great tip ! no need for locking tuners then. Thank you

 

[John C]

Thank you, As far as the website. The instrument section and the video section looks old and outdated. the instrument section when looking at the guitar colors and pickguard options dont even match. for exsample, Silver Axsis color shows a Bongo bass ect. ect. ect. to me it looks bad and not very organized.

Probably because EBMM hasn't recently produced a specific guitar in a specific available color and rather than photoshopping the color they chose to show the actual color on a different model.