Suhr Guitars Discussion

Open Discussion :: RE: Favorite players

Author: freedom's door
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:22 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 14

Jeff Beck
Wayne Krantz
Allan Holdsworth
Paul Gilbert
Steven Hufsteter
David T Chastain
Tony MacAlpine
Joe Diorio
Ted Greene
Johnny Winter
Lightnin' Hopkins
Mick Goodrick
Shawn Lane
Kaori Muraji
Randy Rhoads
Scott Henderson
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Suhr Dealers :: RE: Just in for Labor Day!!!! Bahama Blue Pro Series S4

Author: freedom's door
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:12 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

Wow- one of the best i've seen yet. I don't often look at guitars anymore and say "i'd really like to have that", but this one is calling my name...
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Tech Talk :: RE: Do tusq nuts need to be lubricated?

Author: freedom's door
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:06 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 9

Suhr wrote:

I had to replace Hendersons nuts

Didn't know you were a surgeon as well John, but it wouldn't surprise me
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: dead of night
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:03 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

Man, if you have to ask between a Fender or a Suhr, you just don't get it. Should have gotten a Suhr.

I love the classic old school players like Jimi, Clapton, even Buddy Holly and Bob Dylan.

That's why I prefer Suhr: no one makes a Strat like Suhr.

Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: TyrannoSuhrus
Subject: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:12 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

Is that a Masterbuilt or Teambuilt guitar ? How does it play and sound to you ?
Any issues with the relicing ? I only ask because I've read posts where players have had trouble intonating and adjusting the guitar because some of the bridge and saddle screws were literally rusted and stuck into position, unable to turn.
Congrats ! Hope you enjoy the guitar.

Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: greenfingers
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 7:17 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

congratulations, its always nice to get a new guitar, or should i say old
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: lewkay
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:45 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

Looks like it got damaged in transit
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: balloonhorsens
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:04 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: balloonhorsens
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:02 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

Well, the decision has finally been made. Here she is:

[img]http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/rr30/balloonhorsens/DSCN0022.jpg

I am a happy man![/img]
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: Waiting on Pics For Guitars Shipped In September

Author: tkharris
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 12:41 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 1

Dave,
If it makes you feel better you are not the only one, and I will not even get a glimpse of mine by looking...
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: TyrannoSuhrus
Subject: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:11 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

I think "F" players ( you know that company in Corona, CA, I'm not sure I can say the name here ) and "Suhr" players sort of fall into two categories...the older "F" guys admire Beck, Clapton, Trower, Hendrix, SRV (well, OK, SRV wasn't playing during the 60's but you know what I mean ) etc. because that's what they grew up with.

Whereas, I believe a lot of "Suhr" guys came of age during the "eighties" admiring players like Malmsteen, Satriani, Vai, Van Halen, Lukather, Schenker, Beach, Bratta, Howe, MacAlpine, Lane, and players of that type of style.

The strats had their limitations...low output pickups, 7.25" radius fingerboards, tremolo systems that didn't stay in tune so well under heavy use, relatively high action, etc. That type of guitar is not really geared towards, say, technically demanding styles of playing. Not putting anyone down here, just making a simple statement.

So, players modified their strats with humbuckers, swapped the necks out for flatter radius fretboards, routed the bodies for Floyd Rose tremolos...all in the pursuit of a guitar that would reduce limitations and improve performance. A tool that would help the player make the music that they wanted to make. Suhr Guitars does all of that for us and more.

I believe there's also a certain amount of "mythology" surrounding the vintage guitars, partly brought about because of the CBS-era and partly due to the fact that those old guitars were the first of their kind and as such, are also antiques in that they are relatively few in number.

Anyhow...nothing wrong with strats...I like 'em and own quite a few myself. I think of the "F" guitars as Fords and my Suhr's as Ferrari's. They're simply built for a differnt type of player in mind. A Suhr player enjoyes the low, easy action, the immediacy of the tone, the impeccable workmanship, the consitency from one unit to the next, the outstanding customer support, the ability to literally custom order the guitar of his or her dreams.

I believe Leo Fender would be quite proud of Suhr Guitars. After all, Leo was constantly trying to improve his products. Remember the Music Man bass and G&L guitars ? They were quite different in many respects from Leo's original designs. He was always trying to "build a better mouse trap" as it were. He didn't "rest on his laurels", counting on his reputation alone to sell instruments. I think Leo sort of passed the torch to gentlemen like John Suhr, maybe not literally, but in spirit. John didn't invent the strat but he did perfect it.

Just my two cents, my humble opinion.

Finally, I own two Suhrs...a Pro Series S1 and a Suhr Classic. Amazing guitars in every way. I will never sell them. If I could own only one electric guitar it would be a Suhr.

Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: I'm So Sad

Author: CudBucket
Subject: Re: I'm So Sad
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:39 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2

clubshred wrote:

CudBucket wrote:

I'm 42 years old and I have a 5 gallon water jug under my desk that I drop my loose change into at the end of the day. I use that money to buy toys for myself. Once, I saved $2400 in it and bought a tv. Right now I'm using to save for another Suhr. Totally gay I know. This coming from a man who owns a home and doesn't have a mortgage. Kids are expensive. They all want to go to school and eat.

Hi Cud,

Well - it's a noble venture though right? I had made similar promise to myself that none of the guitars that I was going to buy for myself were going to come out of the "bank account". I did the 5 gallon spare change thing all last year and I only used my gig money from summer 2007 to now and got a Modern, a used Steinberger GS and a McNaught. Who would have thought that it added up?

Xander

That's what I need to do. Get a band together and play out on weekends. Time is scarce though.

Dave
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: I'm So Sad

Author: clubshred
Subject: Re: I'm So Sad
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:05 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2

CudBucket wrote:

Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: greenfingers
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:18 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

balloonhorsens wrote:

I want a strat with a mediocre setup, high action, not-quite-perfect intonation and dead spots above the 12th fret. I'll probably have it lying around on the floor at home so that everybody kicks it or steps on it.
And when I'm going to play a gig, I'll just picks it up from the floor, go to the gig, plug in and play my ass off without worriyng about construction quality, fretjobs, buzz, hum......

I'm gonna buy a Fender CS limited edition relic strat today. With a color-on-color finish. Looking forward to showing it to all of you.

If that's what you want then why dont you get a "Thin Skin" strat. Probley the best value guitar fender are doing at the monent, IMO better than the custom shop,

I remember reading something that Eddie Van Halen said, he talked about a guitar player who said, "I like to play fenders because you have to fight with them", Eddies reply to that was "I'm no macho guy" why fight with the guitar? I like it to play like butter, .....Me too
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Suhr Guitar Talk :: RE: A Suhr Antique Classic or a Fender CS strat?

Author: CudBucket
Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:24 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 21

I always wanted a Strat and once, I bought a Highway Way 1 on close out for $449. I was planning to prime the body and spray it pink. Once I got the guitar and played it, I new I'd rarely want to play a strat. It's just not a guitar whose feel induces me to pick it up. But I love the way single coils sound sometimes. So for me, it'd be a Suhr because of the playability. Why fight the instrument?

My next Suhr will either be a Pro Series or Classic to fill that niche.

Dave
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