Suhr Guitars Discussion

[Ed Yoon]

As some of you know, Guthrie and I embarked on a clinic tour of the Far East in early-June and it was a spectacular success. Guthrie started out in India with two clinic-gigs which drew over 500 people for one and nearly 300 for the other. I then hooked up with Guthrie in Hong Kong for a clinic there in a packed little restaurant/bar. From there, it was onto Beijing and the clinic there also drew nearly 300 people, which was a pleasant surprise.

But the highlight of the tour was definitely the visit to Seoul where we did a clinic-concert one night and Guthrie did two TV show tapings that will be nationally broadcast in Korea in mid-July. Music Force, the Suhr dealer and distributor in Korea, did a tremendous job organizing and promoting the events. The clinic-concert on June 8 drew nearly 700 people, which was definitely a record for an event like this.

We are already planning another extravaganza in Seoul in October with Guthrie's band also flying in from UK and Andy Wood joining in on the fun as special guest and second guitarist. There'll be four TV station shows for both Guthrie and Andy as well as a concert at an even bigger venue.

Guthrie brought his Signature Set-Neck for the tour and also played the first Signature Model for 'Ner Ner' in Seoul. Guthrie played the OD-100 Classic Plus for the Hong Kong gig and said he really liked the amp. He used the Badger 30 through a Suhr 2x12 for the three gigs in Seoul along with the Koko Boost.

By the way, the Hong Kong vid has Guthrie playing through a Line6 POD direct to the board as they just couldn't arrange to send a real amp and cabinet to the station and you can hear the difference...

I should have more vids and a lot of photos later from the trip, but here are some new vids from the tour for now. Enjoy!

Hong Kong TV Interview and 'Waves' Performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJpGbyOH_U0

Videos from Our Visit to Seoul, Korea

Music Force Visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdqua5jJBwQ

Clinic on June 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bccIz68zNik

Jam on 'Little Wing' with Korean artist Kim Se-Hwang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJnokpyDNHk

Ner Ner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xG5VogJWNwQ

Special thanks to Jennifer Hong at Music Force who took these vids and edited them for our viewing pleasure. Jennifer, who is the marketing manager at Music Force, really gets Guthrie, guitar music in general and guitars as she's from a singer/musical actress/pianist background. She did an amazing job organizing the events and made the experience far beyond what Guthrie and I expected in Seoul. I'd also like to thank Andy Yang, the president of Music Force and his entire staff for making our visit to Seoul so memorable and enjoyable. Can't wait to get back there with Guthrie's band and Andy Wood to boot!
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Ed Yoon

Suhr Guitars & Amps
Marketing, Sales, & Customer Services Director

[TrevB]

Awesome stuff Ed!

Great to see such stellar support for Suhr Artists.

Trev

[JediHalen]

The fans from the far East have massive respect for Guthrie and Suhr.

It must make you sort of proud

Come back to the UK and do this as soon as possible, as I missed it last time round

Pete.
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[Pete Lacis]

Hey Ed,

First off, thanks for sharing these videos. Not only did I enjoy the performances, but it was very cool to see Guthrie play both versions of his signature guitar (set neck and bolt on) within the same venue. I remember you and Guthrie mentioning that the set neck was more focused in the mids and had more of an "angry grunt" to the tone (not unlike an SG) whereas the bolt on was more full range and put out a wider spread of sound. After hearing these clips I have to agree with those descriptions, but I also preferred the sound of the bolt on. Curious what everyone else hears.
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Suhr, I'll take another....

[Ed Yoon]

[Ed Yoon]

Here's another vid of 'Little Wing' jam from the EBS TV broadcast show on June 10 with another fine Korean guitar player and Suhr artist - I.H. Jeon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ63T-pXuic
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Ed Yoon

Suhr Guitars & Amps
Marketing, Sales, & Customer Services Director

[alifocan]

Hi Ed

Being one of the few Suhr owners in Turkey (well, I actually have two unlike the others) it was just announced that Guthrie Govan will be here in September 15th for a clinic. A Suhr & Guthrie clinic, actually.

Is this true? And if it is, will you be here as well?

Best,
Ali