NDSP Quad Cortex

[eggpl@nt]

Pickups and guitars are huge factors. I spent years trying to make a silhouette sound like an Axis. In the end, I have no patience for dead wood...

What did you not like about the Silo? It’s probably the guitar I grab most. I think the pickups are a bit wimpy, and I’ve considered many times what changes might be an improvement, but it’s still a fine guitar, IMHO. Do you think you had a less than stellar example?

My Axis has P90s in it, so I don’t quite have a reference there. My Albert Lee HH has (I believe) Axis pickups. I would say they’re a bit thiccer compared the the Silo, but the Silo is also a smaller/lighter guitar, so that’s a contributing factor as well.

 

[dean701]

What did you not like about the Silo? It’s probably the guitar I grab most. I think the pickups are a bit wimpy, and I’ve considered many times what changes might be an improvement, but it’s still a fine guitar, IMHO. Do you think you had a less than stellar example?

My Axis has P90s in it, so I don’t quite have a reference there. My Albert Lee HH has (I believe) Axis pickups. I would say they’re a bit thiccer compared the the Silo, but the Silo is also a smaller/lighter guitar, so that’s a contributing factor as well.

Can of worms open....
I think the Silo is the most comfortable guitar body on the planet.
However, I prefer the neck on the axis.
I'm a bit of an ebmm nut.
I have an assortment. I have learned to accept guitars for what they are and not to try to make them into something else. Don't get me wrong, within the reason a guitar can be modded slightly. The silos I have had have all been warm with lower sustain. (Even with about 20 different pickup trials)
Even with the Axis guitars I own, some just sustain and pop more than others. At this point I've owned over 100 guitars but never more than 15 a time. There's some wisdom in that but it's mostly just madness.

Sidebar:
I'm currently on a tear with the evh relic series. A total unadulterated rock machine wthout even trying. Very comfortable. The one I have now simply rips. Currently putting an air norton S in the neck and it has a custom custom in the bridge.
I was slicing my hand on the mini pickguard so, in keeping with the theme, I put a full clear on and painted its interior in an evh tribute style

 

[sleewell]

Huge agree on pickups making a big difference. My two favorite guitars (mayones and reverend) dont sound as good at home into studio monitors as my cheapo agile with dimarzio 36th annis. I love those 2 guitars into my recto when I'm playing live but for some reason the agile sounds better at home.



I saw something about the new synth sounding better without an amp block in the chain. I tried it and kinda agree lol. Anyone else try it with no amp or cab block?

 

[Dez]

Huge agree on pickups making a big difference. My two favorite guitars (mayones and reverend) dont sound as good at home into studio monitors as my cheapo agile with dimarzio 36th annis. I love those 2 guitars into my recto when I'm playing live but for some reason the agile sounds better at home.



I saw something about the new synth sounding better without an amp block in the chain. I tried it and kinda agree lol. Anyone else try it with no amp or cab block?

Yup! I like it without an amp or cab block

I did download this preset because I don’t know wtf I’m doing with these parameters lol