Where does the Y2D fit into the EBMM lineup?

[ghunter]

I have owned many EBMM guitars over the years, and am curious about how the Y2D fits in to the overall scheme of things from both a "feel" and a "tone" perspective.

Here's how I'd rate the "feel" of the EBMM guitars that I have owned:

(Smooth)
Silhouette
Axis
Petrucci
Luke
(Quick)

Then the "tone":

(Vintage/Warm)
Silhouette
Luke
Axis
Petrucci
(Modern/Aggressive)

I'm likely to pick one up if it's a nice compliment to the Silhouette and tends closer to the Smooth/Vintage. I've seen some of the reviews on Youtube and am still left scratching my head as they seem to do nothing but fawn over the guitar and say how awesome it is. I know that all EBMM guitars are awesome, but I just want some relative comparisons.

Anyone care to comment on this? Let's also throw the Albert Lee into the mix if possible

 

[Tubes4Tone]

I have both...Silhouette Special & a Y2D BFR Roasted in Black Sugar. I'm very comfortable with either guitar. The Y2D to me is a combination of a Strat, Tele & a Les Paul as far as tone is concerned. My Silo has a vintage trem and my Y2D is a hardtail.

I suppose the Y2D is somewhere between a Petrucci & a Silhouette. I have no experience with an Albert Lee. I hope this has been helpful.

 

[ghunter]

Thank you for your reply, I do appreciate it.

It sounds like you are saying that the Y2D is like a slightly faster, slightly more versatile version of the Silhouette but is in the same neigborhood tone-wise. Would you agree with that statement?

 

[guitarp77]

I´ve owned a Y2D, a Petrucci, a Reflex and a Silhouette.

I can say that the tones you get with the Morse you can´t get with any other MM. It is really one of a kind. I´d say it is like a LP sound, very fat and definitive. You get a really warm sound.

None better none worse that any other MM. Just different and with character.

That´s what I like about MM...all of them are different, and you can really get an arsenal of sound with MM guitars. You just have to know which is the sound you´re looking for.

Hope that helps...

 

[Tubes4Tone]

Thank you for your reply, I do appreciate it.

It sounds like you are saying that the Y2D is like a slightly faster, slightly more versatile version of the Silhouette but is in the same neigborhood tone-wise. Would you agree with that statement?

Well my Silhouette Special is loaded with 3 single coil pickups. My Y2D has Humbucker options so the tone is different. The neck on my Y2D is a little thinner too.

In short....BOTH guitars sound amazing performing clean passages as well as High Gain 80's to Modern Rock and ALL points in between !

The Y2D for me IS the perfect compliment to the Silhouette series guitar !!
PS: I have owned 3 Petrucci's in the past. My next EBMM will be an Axis...not sure which model.

 

[banjoplayer]

My experience is that I own an AL and a Standard Morse and owned a Silhouette. As I assume the difference between Y2D and Standard Morse are very subtile I would rate it like that:
(Smooth)
Silhouette / AL
Axis / Y2D
Petrucci
Luke
(Quick)

Then the "tone":

(Vintage/Warm)
AL
Silhouette / Y2D
Luke
Axis
Petrucci
(Modern/Aggressive)

note: I would not describe the Morse/Y2D as vintage but VERY warm, despite this you should be able the make it "aggressive" very easy by rising the Pickups or changing the Pots from 250k to 500k

 

[D.K.]

Having a Morse, having played a Y2d and having had a BFR Al (which I miss very much) I'd say the AL is my first choice for a warm, vintage-oriented sound fans. That doesn't mean You couldn't do all the modern stuff with it - but it will remain more vintage-stratty in character. If You love that tone, look no further!

Morse is, obviously, a humbucker driven guitar with a single coil in there, and the hums are more low-to-mid-power modern sounding (80's and later). Good for moderate gain, rather clean and "sterile" sounding in clean mode to my ears (especially compared to an AL). The sound has less character to me, which can be a very good thing if You want to play a lot of styles with it - I've yet to find a genre where a Y2d or a Morse wouldn't fit.

 

[ghunter]

Thanks for the opinions here and not just saying "yeah, it's awesome!"