Vintage Ernie Ball MusicMan Silhouette Special Saddle & Tuner Upgrade + Joe Barden Pickup

Ernie Ball Music Man vintage Silhouette electric guitar upgrades: Schaller locking tuners upgrade, Solid steel bridge saddle upgrade, and an attempt to upgrade the knobs. I also show you the interiors behind the pickup cover on this vintage Silhouette. At the end of this video is a simple non-musician's tone demo on the vintage Joe Barden JBE Strat Pickups that came with this guitar when I bought it.

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0:00 Overview prior to upgrade
2:35 Upgrades
4:20 Features & Detailed Overview
15:25 Tuner removal
24:32 Tuner install
34:15 Bridge saddle upgrade
37:06 Internals overview
40:07 Knob upgrade (failed)
44:30 Overview after upgrade
48:52 Tone test (clean tones)
55:04 Tone test (distorted)
60:00 Conclusion

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