I finally got to try a Silhouette! 2 actually!! 
Last week I visited many shops as I was travelling for business so I could test drive various models and necks. Nobody had a Silo.
Oddly enough, I went into one of the LOCAL guitar shops to look at amps and there on the wall was a SUB 1, an Benji, a Silo w/ piezo (rosewood neck) and Silo Special (maple neck).
My jaw dropped since this shop wasn't listed on the EBMM website as a dealer. After talking to one of the gentlemen working there, I figured out that they are sort of a satelite shop for a dealer a couple of hours away.
Needless to say, I was estatic and ready to plug in! Even though I was interersted in the Silo Special, I played them all. Funny enough too, I was leaning at purchasing the SS for the SSH pickup combination (probably mass programming from other guitar manufacturers) but when I tried the Silo with HSH, Whooo!
Did I ever love the sounds coming from that. The pickup at the neck position was a little weak. I think I read this is due to 24 frets. But the next 2 pickup combinations over were just beautiful.
I was also leaning towards the maple fret board (mostly for looks). I've had guitars with rosewood and wasn't too happy. Well I think it was the guitar and not the fretboard. This Silo was just sining to me.
One thing I found weird was that out of all the EBMMs that I tried at all the stores, the action was always better on the rosewood guitars as opposed to the maple one. I am guessing it's just a weird coincidence. Also the rosewood "appeared" to be flatter than the maple. Just my eyes playing tricks on me I'm sure.
I cannot tell you how pumped I am! All I have to do now is decide on the colour I want and place my order!!!
Last week I visited many shops as I was travelling for business so I could test drive various models and necks. Nobody had a Silo.
Oddly enough, I went into one of the LOCAL guitar shops to look at amps and there on the wall was a SUB 1, an Benji, a Silo w/ piezo (rosewood neck) and Silo Special (maple neck).
My jaw dropped since this shop wasn't listed on the EBMM website as a dealer. After talking to one of the gentlemen working there, I figured out that they are sort of a satelite shop for a dealer a couple of hours away.
Needless to say, I was estatic and ready to plug in! Even though I was interersted in the Silo Special, I played them all. Funny enough too, I was leaning at purchasing the SS for the SSH pickup combination (probably mass programming from other guitar manufacturers) but when I tried the Silo with HSH, Whooo!
Did I ever love the sounds coming from that. The pickup at the neck position was a little weak. I think I read this is due to 24 frets. But the next 2 pickup combinations over were just beautiful.
I was also leaning towards the maple fret board (mostly for looks). I've had guitars with rosewood and wasn't too happy. Well I think it was the guitar and not the fretboard. This Silo was just sining to me.
One thing I found weird was that out of all the EBMMs that I tried at all the stores, the action was always better on the rosewood guitars as opposed to the maple one. I am guessing it's just a weird coincidence. Also the rosewood "appeared" to be flatter than the maple. Just my eyes playing tricks on me I'm sure.
I cannot tell you how pumped I am! All I have to do now is decide on the colour I want and place my order!!!
