WTB: Silhouette With Floyd

[gui7ars]

Hey guys (gals?):

I'm looking to buy a Silhouette with a Floyd. Is this option currently available or was this only available in previous production years?

Anyone have one they've seen or are interested in selling?

Thanks,

Randy

 

[brentrocks]

that is a good question... i dont remember anyone talking about Silos w/ floyds???

i would think they would come w/ a floyd...not 100% sure

 

[fogman]

Randy,

The Silhouette was offered with a Floyd some years ago, but is no longer available.
You could try eBay, as they come up there once in a while.

There are however other Music Man guitars that sill offer a Floyd. Such as the Axis and the Morse.

 

[Larry]

Go for the Axis

its amaing the smooth neck and such a bite from the pickups and yet can clean up real nice for the bluesy stuff

 

[fogman]

Don't underestimate the Music Man Vintage Trem either!
The Luke use to sport a Floyd, but now doesn't. Steve Lukather can get done what he needs on the MM trem!
Also, my favourite trem is the one on the Petrucci! Simply amazing.
Way better than the Floyd IMHO. With no annoying locking nut!

 

[Larry]

those locking screws can be a bit annoying but once there set the fun truly begins

 

[blackspy]

I feel like I'm always defending the floyd here but...

The locking nut is not a problem in any way. I think some have a misconception that you constantly need to unlock it to adjust your tuning. You don't. Once your floyd is setup and strung, strings stretched out a bit. You tune it, lock it and forget it until you change your strings next. At least for me anyway... of course the occasional minor little tuning, with the fine tuners, but that's about it.

For me anyway, the only complaint with the floyd is intonation, it can be a pain to adjust. Fortunately, that's not something that needs to be done very often.

I'm sure the vintange or JP trems are perfectly good as well, but really a floyd is no more difficult if you consider the locking tuners, balancing springs, etc.. of those trems. One extra step, locking it at the bridge is the only difference really. Intonation sure is easier though.

 

[fogman]

I feel like I'm always defending the floyd here but...

The locking nut is not a problem in any way. I think some have a misconception that you constantly need to unlock it to adjust your tuning. You don't. Once your floyd is setup and strung, strings stretched out a bit. You tune it, lock it and forget it until you change your strings next. At least for me anyway... of course the occasional minor little tuning, with the fine tuners, but that's about it.

For me anyway, the only complaint with the floyd is intonation, it can be a pain to adjust. Fortunately, that's not something that needs to be done very often.

I'm sure the vintange or JP trems are perfectly good as well, but really a floyd is no more difficult if you consider the locking tuners, balancing springs, etc.. of those trems. One extra step, locking it at the bridge is the only difference really. Intonation sure is easier though.

I was only referring to string changes being a pain in the arse! The rest is cool!
I'm thinking my 3rd EBMM will be Floyd equipped!

 

[gui7ars]

I'm pretty abusive of the trem and am skeptical that a vintage type trem can stay in tune well enough. I also like the fact that Floyd has very broad range - can take the pitch up to 2 steps or so and down until the strings are all slack. Vintage type trems I have on other guitars (Strat, G&L, USA Schecter) don't have that range.

 

[brentrocks]

i think where the Floyds are a problem is when they FLOAT!

When they sit against the body, (EVH, Morse, ect) once you get them locked in and the strings streched, you are good to go, untill you break a string...

Once i get a new set of string on an EVH, get 'em streched and locked in, i dont have to unlock the nut untill the next string change...and i am very harsh on the trem!!!

 

[gui7ars]

Agreed that the floating Floyds require a bit more maintenance (and suck when you break a string) but there's a lot of cool techniques which require a floating Floyd...

 

[derk]

Hey man-

I have an old Silo with a Kahler floating trem (locking nut, but non locking bridge w/fine tuners) It's a rare one, but I'm looking to sell in favor of a backup to my CE24. Shoot me an email at [email protected] . I'm asking $850 shipped.

 

[mcvinyl]

Hi. I've got a Silo with a Floyd in the rare Morse Blueburst. Check out my pics to see it. It's been gigged so it sure isn't what you'd call pristine but if the offer was right I may consider selling.

Simon