Silhouette
Ernie Ball Music Man's first production guitar! The body is dramatic in styling, compact in size, and made from premium quality alder beveled and contoured for balance and comfort. The combination of two DiMarzio virtual PAF humbuckers and custom wound DiMarzio single coil pickup yield a variety of tones from vintage to cutting edge.The Silhouette's maple neck with 24 frets provides a full two-octave range, while smooth action Music Man vintage style trem and Schaller locking tuners deliver precise tremolo action with perfect tuning stability.
Your Custom Options:
- Model:
- 6 String - HSH Trem
- Color:
- Snowy Night
- Neck:
- Roasted Maple/Matching Headstock
- Pickguard:
- White
- Hardware:
- Chrome
Build Code
520-WT-12-02-MB-CR
Silhouette Highlights
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Comfortable contoured body
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24 frets
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Music Man Standard Bridge.
See & hear it
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Watch Sweetwater Sound's Silhouette Guitar Demo
Billy Imperial from Ernie Ball Music Man demonstrates the Silhouette electric guitar for Sweetwater Sound.
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Watch Guitar Planet's Silhouette Guitar Review
Michael Baugh from Guitar Planet reviews and demos the Ernie Ball Music Man Silhouette electric guitar.
Specifications, Schematics & More
Specifications
| Size | 12-1/4" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-1/2" long (31.2 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.7 cm long) |
|---|---|
| Body Wood | Alder |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester |
| Bridge | Standard - Music Man® strings-thru-the-body bridge of chrome plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles; Optional - Music Man® vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles |
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) |
| Neck Radius | 10" (25.4 cm) |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long |
| Frets | 24 - High profile, medium width |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck |
| Fingerboard | Select maple or rosewood |
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend |
| Neck Colors | Standard - Natural; Optional - Matching painted headstock |
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard |
| Controls | 250kohm volume and tone - .047µF tone capacitor |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector |
| Pickups | HSH - 1 DiMarzio custom single coil; 2 DiMarzio Virtual PAF humbucking |
| Left Handed | No |
| Strings | 9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239) |
Compare Specs
| Specifications | Silhouette | — |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 12-1/4" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-1/2" long (31.2 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.7 cm long) | |
| Body Wood | Alder | |
| Body Finish | High gloss polyester | |
| Body Colors | ||
| Body Bindings | ||
| Bridge | Standard - Music Man® strings-thru-the-body bridge of chrome plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles; Optional - Music Man® vintage tremolo of chrome plated, hardened steel with bent steel saddles | |
| Pickguard | ||
| Scale Length | 25-1/2" (64.8 cm) | |
| Neck Radius | 10" (25.4 cm) | |
| Headstock Size | Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long | |
| Frets | 24 - High profile, medium width | |
| Neck Width | 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret | |
| Neck Wood | Select maple neck | |
| Fingerboard | Select maple or rosewood | |
| Fret Markers | ||
| Neck Finish | Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend | |
| Neck Colors | Standard - Natural; Optional - Matching painted headstock | |
| Neck Binding | ||
| Tuning Machines | Schaller M6-IND locking | |
| Truss Rod | Adjustable - no component or string removal | |
| Neck Attachment | 5 bolts - Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets | |
| Electronic Shielding | Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard | |
| Controls | 250kohm volume and tone - .047µF tone capacitor | |
| Switching | 5-way lever pickup selector | |
| Pickups | HSH - 1 DiMarzio custom single coil; 2 DiMarzio Virtual PAF humbucking | |
| Left Handed | No | |
| Strings | 9p-11p-16p-24w-32w-42w (RPS 9 Slinkys #2239) |
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