Two New Arrivals

[ernie1966]

Here are two old Silhouette's that showed up on my doorstep today.

The black, serial # 86031

Here's a pic of the bridge, could any of you EBMM boys tell me if it's the original?

And a redburst, serial # 90740, six bolt neck, very nice:

 

[brentrocks]

oh wow is that a floyd???

nice, nice, nice!!!

 

[robelinda2]

interesting, they are weird!!! Both have some things goin on....nice catches though, i'm definitely gonna get me a nice oldish EBMM guitar one day off the bay.....

 

[phatduckk]

love the burst!!! congrats

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Very cool Ernie, I'm glad to see that auction worked out!

btw, you've got another JP arriving tomorrow.

 

[John C]

oh wow is that a floyd???

nice, nice, nice!!!

Brent - since Ernie hasn't answered yet, I can tell you that is a Schaller-made trem EBMM used prior to their licensed Floyd. It has kind of a Kahler-style mechanism with rollers in the saddles, but pivots on a long knife-edge instead of two posts and has 6 separate blocks for the strings for fine tuning behind the typical trem inertia block.

The bridge was sold earlier in the 1980s by Schecter under the brand name Tremlok (or maybe Trem-Lok; I can't remember offhand ), and were found mostly on the Texas-production-era multiple-parts-source Schecter production guitars.

I believe these were used until about 1991 - they were replaced by EBMM's licensed Floyd around the same time the EVH came out.

 

[brett8388]

Nice

I like both of them! Nice acquisitions.

Brett

www.gilaguitars.com

 

[mbgreene]

Very nice Ernie, Very nice

 

[mhorse]

Here's a pic of the bridge, could any of you EBMM boys tell me if it's the original?

I don't know if it's original, but I think I know what kind of bridge it is... Schaller 3D adjustable stoptail... here.... http://www.schaller-guitarparts.de/1219.htm

 

[ernie1966]

Thanks guys. Mr. Horsie, if it's a schaller then it's probably the original, since EBMM used the schaller trem on their early Silos.

I would really love to get more info on the black Silo. 86031 is an early serial #. I have another early Silo, # 86010 which was verified by the team as the 10th Silo made. Could this be the 31st Silo made, and what's the deal with the hardtail? Dudley, BP, .....anyone?

 

[mhorse]

P.S. I particularly like the black one. Looks sleek with those covered pickups. Congrats!

 

[Larry]

Very nice Ernie what are you up to now. 30?

 

[fogman]

Sweet additions Ernie!!!

 

[ernie1966]

Very nice Ernie what are you up to now. 30?

Total EBMM's? I think I'm at 46.

Since I'm in a pic mood, here's the two older Silo's side by side.

A nice pair if I do say so myself!

 

[Big Poppa]

Ernie this is very very early You may be correct with the serial number. How do you like the sound of the originals? let us know

 

[tommyindelaware]

I don't know if it's original, but I think I know what kind of bridge it is... Schaller 3D adjustable stoptail... here.... http://www.schaller-guitarparts.de/1219.htm

the toggle knob is original........i wish i could still get those......

 

[GWDavis28]

Ernie, nice new acquistions.

EVH's, JP's, Early Silo's you are the king.

Glenn |B)

 

[brentrocks]

Brent - since Ernie hasn't answered yet, I can tell you that is a Schaller-made trem EBMM used prior to their licensed Floyd. It has kind of a Kahler-style mechanism with rollers in the saddles, but pivots on a long knife-edge instead of two posts and has 6 separate blocks for the strings for fine tuning behind the typical trem inertia block.

The bridge was sold earlier in the 1980s by Schecter under the brand name Tremlok (or maybe Trem-Lok; I can't remember offhand ), and were found mostly on the Texas-production-era multiple-parts-source Schecter production guitars.

I believe these were used until about 1991 - they were replaced by EBMM's licensed Floyd around the same time the EVH came out.

thanks for the info!

 

[koogie2k]

Awesome ernie.....congrats bro!

 

[lenny]

Sweet i like the black looks kinda stealthy!!! the sunburst is very cool as well NICE NICE NICE!!!!