Anyone not really dig Suhr guitars?

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Suhr does make a great guitar, but I prefer Tom Anderson's. it's all personal preference though.
 
I've had a Suhr Koa Standard, a Pro Series S4, and a Pro Series Modern. The S4 was the best of the one's I had. The Koa Standard sounded lame and the modern....was ok but the neck pickup sounded really really weak. But I don't like 24 fret guitars so no shocker there. The S4 I had was pretty cool.

You can expect a flawless guitar from Suhr with perfect fretwork. Whether or not it sounds how you want is another thing, as with any brand. These days I went back to Ernie Ball and PRS and I feel more at home.
 
IHateRap":sycbvb4g said:
I bought an M2 from the classified section here about 2 years ago. It's a really nice guitar and everything but I'd rather play my Ibanez rg770 or rgt220. The Suhr sounds really tight and focused and the feel is relentlessly stiff...even with 9's. There's a certain percussiveness to everything. Am I nuts? My 770 and 220 are warmer sounding with a much more relaxed feel. I'm thinking about losing the Suhr and picking up this:

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"warmer sounding with a much more relaxed feel" are not something I have ever found in the several Ibanezs I have owned. Lifeless and sterile...maybe.

Isn't it funny- our unique perceptions? :confused:
 
I tried many but left me a bit cold. I much prefer my petrucci.
 
I love my Suhrs. But that Ibanez is sweet too. But for me, the Suhrs are the best guitars I've ever played. I love everything about them. Whatever works.
 
I have never played one that blew me away, they are priced to high for me. They are nice quality and they look nice for sure though. I see no real need for my guitar to cost as much as a used car =)

I do think his strat and tele style guitars are the best of them though.... and i really like his pickups to, very nice.
 
Just have to find the right one. Some killers guitars are out there.
 
Heritage Softail":2q4804f8 said:
I have 2 Suhr guitars and they are works of art.
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I agree that they are meticulously built, gorgeous instruments; however, I have had the opportunity to play Carl Roa's, SteveVHTs, and two that the4thlast1 owned, and I couldn't get along with any of them. They all were very stiff and had a grainy aspect to the top end, regardless of what pickups were in them. Two of those guitars were mahogany and two were alder.

In my opinion, I think it's a sad story I DON'T like them, as I've heard so many wonderful comments about the company. Obviously, to each their own, but if I'm going to purchase a 2k+ guitar, it has got to be inspiring. I've enjoyed playing Schecter, Dean, and PRS imports better (I own several of each). The craftsmanship and consistency of Korean instruments these days is phenomenal and the axes play and feel better than many of the more expensive instruments I have encountered.
 
I lost count have many Suhrs I owned and never found any to play stiff. The workmanship is impeccable. Jesus, they ship w/ jumbo SS frets that have been plek'd. That makes an easy bending fast playing guitar, IMO.
 
I've loved every Suhr I've played/owned. Personally I prefer Tom Anderson though.
 
carlygtr":fzcaxwwc said:
I lost count have many Suhrs I owned and never found any to play stiff. The workmanship is impeccable. Jesus, they ship w/ jumbo SS frets that have been plek'd. That makes an easy bending fast playing guitar, IMO.
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Agreed. Suhr was the only company that I could find that had all the options I wanted in a custom guitar. I own a Suhr Modern and it does so many things well. Very resonant and great, complex tones. A good setup / having a tech look it over might be worthwhile. For me, I've never found an Ibanez that felt and sounded as good as my Suhr and I've owned 3 over the years. It also cuts thru the mix much better. My 2 c's.
 
Basing your decision on one Suhr in the lower priced models isn't valid. Thats like saying you hate Les Pauls when you played only one. Granted Suhr consistency is much better. I don't love the Suhr Modern thin neck profile. I don't love their mahogany necks or bodies. My Favorite combo is a Basswood body, maple cap and maple neck and board. Especially roasted. I did not love my Guthrie Govan model either. I did not love the killer Walnut topped Modern neck I had as it was the thinner profile. To each his own but your thread is ......... considering what a hell of a professional John Suhr is. Go play some high end Suhrs and post back. I'll send you mine. I think you will like it. I have played some Tom Andersons I did not love and one I dug allot. I have played some Les Pauls I liked and most not at all. Same with PRS. Didn't like my Charvel Custom either. Does that mean they all suck? But then and again maybe you hate Suhrs. You are allowed. BTW. I hate rap too. :lol: :LOL: I only listened to it once and it sucked. I would much rather listen to hard rock. :lol: :LOL:
 
I didn't mean for it to come off as condemning the brand based on one instrument...although it does seem a bit like that. It was certainly not my intention. I guess with Suhr's reputation I expected to be blown away but I wasn't. Maybe something else from them would be incredible...maybe not.
 
IHateRap":2m9o2g4e said:
I didn't mean for it to come off as condemning the brand based on one instrument...although it does seem a bit like that. It was certainly not my intention. I guess with Suhr's reputation I expected to be blown away but I wasn't. Maybe something else from them would be incredible...maybe not.
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:rock: I guess with any brand there are allot of differences based on woods, builder, etc..
 
Suhrs are smoking guitars but its possible they dont work for you.
Ibanez makes some great guitars too although Suhr to me is more consistent.
 
They are beautiful guitars. I've tried a couple of them and I liked them. I'm still unsure as to the feel of the stainless frets though.
 
I have nine Suhr guitars (five Standards, one Classic T, and three Moderns including the 10-year Anniversary model and their exotic one-off #8 Bubinga Modern) which are all a little different in tone and feel, depending on the woods, neck shapes, pickups, you name it.

I could understand if someone walked up to one of the Suhr's, picked one of them up (without picking up any of the others) and not bonding with that particular guitar if they are used to a different feel of a guitar. But this same person would be uninformed to think the entire brand played and felt only one way.

That's the beauty of Suhr guitars, in that you can order your guitar any way you want it, in that they have a large variety of options. All of my guitars are awesome in each of their own ways, and need no defending, and cannot find anything I'd want to change on any of them.

It's like having nine hot women at your fingertips. Nobody would want nine hot women to be exactly the same. Am I right guys?

My Suhr's are the nicest, most professionally built guitars I've ever owned. :thumbsup:
 
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