Anyone not really dig Suhr guitars?

[Bob Savage]

Hey, if anyone would like to order a T-Shirt, please just send me an email and we'll get you taken care of!

customerservice at suhr.com

Thanks!

Well dang, I want a shirt but don't own a Suhr guitar. Anyone, literally?

 

[luther910]

They seem like very good guitars, but the headstock turn me off

 

[madrigal77]

Never played one, but they don't appeal to me. The look like gaudy 80's wanker guitars to me.

Aside from never having played one, you apparently haven't seen many of them either. Although a few of them may fit your description, most do not.

I know they make strats and teles. But let's face it, most of the hype around them is for the Modern and Standard models.

Never played one, but they don't appeal to me. The look like gaudy 80's wanker guitars to me.

At least you go out of your way to not be offensive to your guitar playing bretheren. Good job.

Why would I? If someone wants to be offended, that's their problem. Plus, if someone is offended that easily (someone not liking a guitar that they like), then they must have a pretty stressful life, going around being offended by everything.

 

[Purpleibby]

Never played one, but they don't appeal to me. The look like gaudy 80's wanker guitars to me.

What a douche baggy, bs comment...look we all have different tastes, no need to bag on someone elses....if you think that one looks "way" 80's then clearly you weren't around to see some real excess of the era or are just overstating...only a few suhr models really scream 80s and that's what they were intended to do.

 

[Suhr]

Tom sands the back of the neck as the final finish and lightly scotch brites.
Nothing to stop you from doing the same thing unless you have a tinted finish

It's a standard order M6, so it's whatever normal finish you apply on the necks. In fact, I'm 99% sure that it's the exact one that's on your website in the Charcoal Burst finish:

http://www.suhr.com/guitars/modern-pro-guitars-by-suhr/

I thought the flame pattern looked familiar when I checked the site awhile back, and sure enough, it seems to match. Here it is for reference:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7077071/suhr.jpg

It's a great guitar, no doubt about it. Really screams with the Aldrich pickups I swapped into it, and I've used it for recording a few things, too. I'll try very lightly sanding it with fine scotch brite pads and see what that nets me.

Just try the scotch bright first, then spray a small amount of lemon pledge on a cloth and wipe down the neck and even the strings and fingerboard. Very old lemon Pledge is the best if you can find it.
The guitar will go faster than you

 

[cardinal]

Well, if you're into super strats with basswood bodies, maple necks and rosewood boards (which I do), it's hard not to be impressed with Japanes Ibanez guitars in light of their price IMHO.

But Suhr makes great guitars that are very customizable, and he offers great customer service, to boot. One thing I've noticed is that Suhrs tend to feel "stiff" out of the factor because the action is set unbelievably low. Truly amazing fret work to get the action that low without buzzing, fretting out or dead spots. But it makes it hard to dig in for a bend or vibrato. Combine with the very slick feel of SS frets, and it can seem hard to play IMHO. Has an impact on the tone too. Simple fix: raise the action a touch.

I get why Suhr does it: much easier to raise action to taste than lower it. Just wanted to mention it because it took me a bit to figure out what was going on.

 

[Deleted member 16554]

Well, if you're into super strats with basswood bodies, maple necks and rosewood boards (which I do), it's hard not to be impressed with Japanes Ibanez guitars in light of their price IMHO.

But Suhr makes great guitars that are very customizable, and he offers great customer service, to boot. One thing I've noticed is that Suhrs tend to feel "stiff" out of the factor because the action is set unbelievably low. Truly amazing fret work to get the action that low without buzzing, fretting out or dead spots. But it makes it hard to dig in for a bend or vibrato. Combine with the very slick feel of SS frets, and it can seem hard to play IMHO. Has an impact on the tone too. Simple fix: raise the action a touch.

I get why Suhr does it: much easier to raise action to taste than lower it. Just wanted to mention it because it took me a bit to figure out what was going on.

Not trying to negate your experience or personal preferences, but my modern out of the box with 11's on it was perfect. No issues with bends at all personally.

I will add when it comes to playing ibanez's, i just can't do it. the necks are just too thin for my hands.

 

[carlygtr]

Man, you guys would have not liked learning to play guitar in the 70's where it was Strats w/ the old 7.25 radius or 11 lb Les Pauls.

 

[rupe]

Man, you guys would have not liked learning to play guitar in the 70's where it was Strats w/ the old 7.25 radius or 11 lb Les Pauls.

Not to mention the 11 lb Strats!

 

[Suhr]

Tom sands the back of the neck as the final finish and lightly scotch brites.
Nothing to stop you from doing the same thing unless you have a tinted finish

It's a standard order M6, so it's whatever normal finish you apply on the necks. In fact, I'm 99% sure that it's the exact one that's on your website in the Charcoal Burst finish:

http://www.suhr.com/guitars/modern-pro-guitars-by-suhr/

I thought the flame pattern looked familiar when I checked the site awhile back, and sure enough, it seems to match. Here it is for reference:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/7077071/suhr.jpg

It's a great guitar, no doubt about it. Really screams with the Aldrich pickups I swapped into it, and I've used it for recording a few things, too. I'll try very lightly sanding it with fine scotch brite pads and see what that nets me.

Just try the scotch bright first, then spray a small amount of lemon pledge on a cloth and wipe down the neck and even the strings and fingerboard. Very old lemon Pledge is the best if you can find it.
The guitar will go faster than you

 

[Vanlaing5150]

I can understand someone maybe not digging Suhrs. For a long time I was diametrically opposed becuase of the headstock. But then I got into OD head, snagged a couple pedals and then placed my order for a guitar. I'm awaiting my second, and I guaruantee you, a third and so on will be on their way. Anyone who doubts the tone and playability of the guitars should go to the factory party in January.

 

[Anonymous]

If you got that pic from the Music Zoo website originally, that is my Suhr Henderson! Love that guitar... If it's another guitar, it's identical to mine. I also have a gorgeous Suhr Modern 7 string with a roasted maple "museum" birdseye neck that is killer. I've also owned two other Standards and a Guthrie Modern. For whatever reason, they weren't for me, but I've also owned a bunch of Charvel Custom shop guitars. Some I kept and some weren't for me. All great guitars, I just keep the ones that sound and feel the best for what I like to play. I've never seen one of the Suhrs or Charvels I've sold up for sale again (with the exception of one I traded to someone who intended from the start to flip it), which kinda proves that there is a home for every guitar...

Steve

 

[thiswaythatway]

Man, you guys would have not liked learning to play guitar in the 70's where it was Strats w/ the old 7.25 radius or 11 lb Les Pauls.

My buddy has a 79 strat and I think it's the only guitar he has and the only thing he will ever play. Although he did rip it up and install humbuckers in it. I can't play it, but he doesn't want to play anything else.

 

[madrigal77]

Never played one, but they don't appeal to me. The look like gaudy 80's wanker guitars to me.

What a douche baggy, bs comment...look we all have different tastes, no need to bag on someone elses....if you think that one looks "way" 80's then clearly you weren't around to see some real excess of the era or are just overstating...only a few suhr models really scream 80s and that's what they were intended to do.

*Looks at topic title... * I wasn't aware that only positive comments were allowed in a topic about not liking a guitar. If you like them, cool, but no need to get all butthurt because someone else doesn't.

They are just not my bag. Everyone isn't going to like everything you like. Get over it.

 

[Greg Riley]

John and Chris are standup guys The new factory is amazing and their attention to detail is outstanding. I went to the Suhr Factory Party during NAMM, and Chris gave me a tour of the production area. Everyone there takes pride in their craftmanship. It is not a mass production dirty facility. It's all about quality and innovation. Dealer and owner intimacy is world class from Suhr. You can't find that from a asian manufactorer, and not many to that degree here...

 

[Greg Riley]

Say something negative about Ibanez, ESP, or even PRS on this forum...see if they care enough to know why, or suggest future personal interaction about making you happy with their products. To each his own on guitar preference. I've owned them all. I dig Suhr guitars I don't expect you to like them too..

Never played one, but they don't appeal to me. The look like gaudy 80's wanker guitars to me.

What a douche baggy, bs comment...look we all have different tastes, no need to bag on someone elses....if you think that one looks "way" 80's then clearly you weren't around to see some real excess of the era or are just overstating...only a few suhr models really scream 80s and that's what they were intended to do.

*Looks at topic title... * I wasn't aware that only positive comments were allowed in a topic about not liking a guitar. If you like them, cool, but no need to get all butthurt because someone else doesn't.

They are just not my bag. Everyone isn't going to like everything you like. Get over it.

 

[glip22]

Suhr starts with a very level straight neck and the builders know how to properly use the Plek. Not like Gibson builders who install taller wire and just level the frets with the Plek. If there's a hump or twist in the neck it doesn't matter to them as they will just Plek around it. It will feel great to most customers. They will not waste the wood or hours if its not perfect. I have had some guitars with what I would consider great fretwork. The Suhrs are better. I would bet if one would take the greatest luthier's guitars and put them on a Plek for analysis the scan would show fault in the fret work. I sent a guitar built by one of these luthiers, not once, but twice for analysis, and you would have been amazed at what the scan showed. Sold that one on Ebay. The neck was supossed to be 10" radius. It began at 7.2 and went up to 9.4. The neck was straight and level but the frets had high and low spots. I have a good feel when it comes to frets after playing a guitar for a few. Phil will tell you that. The Plek operated by a competent luthier shows everything about the neck/board and frets. Hand leveling will never be as accurate.

 

[AC]

I have 2 suhrs, and a T-shirt...

both are moderns, yet the T-shirt looks somewhat vintage.

I have a 2009 LE modern, which I love. The best guitar I own, hands down. I also have a pro series M2, and that one tends to be bright, being alder bodied, maple neck and fretboard equipped... rather obvious.

 

[racerevlon]

I have two Suhrs. IMHO they're really nice strats/superstrats, but I wish I had one with 24 frets. It would see much more stage time. 22 frets is a serious limitation for me.

 

[RG955TT]

FYI the Moderns's are 24 fret.