Sterling by Music Man

After a few weeks of tracking I finally located a Silo30 (by Music Man). This is the 'off shore' version of their Silhouette. I love these guitars and presently have the first incarnation of the Silo30 when it was under the OLP brand as an MM4, the red one in the insert. The MM4 is a little beauty and it has been my go-to instrument these past few years. For a 400 dollar instrument nothing comes near it for around that price. The Sterling Silo30 was produced by Music Man as a limited run in 2010 and only available in black/maple or white/rosewood. There were only two that came to Victoria so I picked the closest to check out. This is not supposed to be a guitar review but I do have to say the (white) Silo30 was immaculate in it's glowing high gloss pure white with its white pearl pickguard, white H/S/S pickups and chrome hardware. At 1200 big ones (retail) it is at the top of the price range for a Chinese made three pickup style instrument and is up against a Mexi Strat with the F name on the head. The Silo30 is a players guitar and would be a keeper so if you're a buyer looking for a great instrument and don't want to put it on the 'Bay after your first broken string then.. if you can find one, grab it. Unfortunately I didn't and for one reason alone, the ultra slim neck. It would be 'fast' if you're into fast, shredding I think it's known as these days. For me, the original slowhand, I prefer the baseball bat, big C shape neck. While I may eventually get use to 'slim', I think I am too-far-gone to try and will continue to enjoy my MM4. Check out the Music Man forum for the praise the Silo30 gets and take a look at the Sterling Guitars website and their other models.