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Features
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Aged Model: yes
Vintage look, higher quality, unmistakable character. -
Neck Profile: Ian Thornley V .875"-.970"
Better playability and more comfortable grip. -
Technology: Solid Body
Clear, focused, powerful sound with higher sustain -
Neck construction: Bolt on neck
A little less sustain, but very percussive. -
Scale: 25" (635 - 659 mm)
Classic scale length of ST-style guitars -
Fretboard radius: 16"
Easier fingering on high frets. -
Fretboard: Roasted Maple
Clear and balanced sound reproduction, improved sustain, long durability. -
Body Material: Alder
Bright and balanced sound with good sustain. -
Custom shop: yes
Individual design, handmade, high quality materials, excellent sound quality.
- Strings: 6 string
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Special Features: Tone 1: push/push, parallel neck humbucker Tone 2: push/push, parallel bridge humbucker, Suhr Locking Mechaniken, Stainless Steel Frets
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body shape: ST-Style
- Body Material: Alder
- Neck: Roasted Maple
- Neck Profile: Ian Thornley V .875"-.970"
- Fretboard: Roasted Maple
- Fretboard radius: 16"
- Fretboard Inlays: Dot inlays
- Frets: 22
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: H-S-H (1x Humbucker, 1x Single Coil, 1x Humbucker)
- Neck Pickup: Suhr Doug Aldrich
- Middle Pickup: Suhr ML
- Bridge Pickup: Suhr Doug Aldrich
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge / Tremolo: Gotoh 510 with steel block
- Color/ Finish: Antique Sonic White
- Includes: Hardcase
In the early 1980s, John Suhr, who regularly played guitar in local bars and was a skilled craftsman, began building electric guitars and searching for the perfect sound to his ears. He started working at Rudy Pensa's Rudy's Music Shop, which is still known today for its high-quality guitars. The collaboration was a huge success, under the name "Pensa Suhr" John Suhr built electric guitars for Mark Knopfler, Reb Beach, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Steve Stevens and many more.
In 1995, John Suhr first joined the Fender custom shop as a senior master builder before fulfilling his lifelong dream in 1997 and opening a small guitar factory in California with his newly founded company Suhr Guitars. John already had a growing fan base, especially professional guitarists such as the aforementioned Reb Beach and Mark Knopfler continued to be his customers and attracted new prospects. For the first time, John Suhr had full control over the entire manufacturing process. After completion, the guitars are still checked down to the smallest detail. Due to high demand, the small factory has now grown many times over.
Today the name Suhr Guitars from Lake Elsinore, California not only stands for top-class pickup and guitar amps, but above all for custom shop electric guitars and basses that not only score with the highest quality workmanship, the best woods and sound , but above all in design. The professional artists have also remained loyal to Suhr and so, in addition to the standard lines, there are also numerous signature instruments, including those from Andre Nieri, Andy Wood, Mateus Asato and of course Pete Thorn.